Patent ID: 9662269
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61H,A61N

Claim:
1. An auricular electrical stimulation device for auricular peripheral nerve field stimulation, the auricular electrical stimulation device comprising: an electrical signal generator comprising (i) a generator for generating electrical stimulation pulses, (ii) a voltage supply for supplying the generator with electrical energy and (iii) a control device for generating stimulation pulses from the electrical signal generator; a plurality of therapy electrodes electrically coupled to the electrical signal generator to provide the generated stimulation pulses to a concentrated area of auricular neurovascular bundles, wherein each of the plurality of therapy electrodes includes a needle array comprising a plurality of needles for insertion into a skin surface of the concentrated area to stimulate an auricular peripheral nerve field of the concentrated area; and at least one reference electrode connected to the electrical signal generator to provide a ground connection for the electrical signal generator at the skin surface.