Patent ID: 6021348
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A combination soft body tissue stimulator and heating device comprising:a pair of thin, flat flexible pads each having one side thereof defining an electrically conductive working surface adapted for adhesive attachment to a thin disposable double-sided adhesive electrode adapted to be adhesively attached to a skin area over soft body tissue;a resistive heating element embedded in each said pad electrically spaced from, and generally coextensive with, said working surface for heating each said pad;first means for electrically connecting said working surface of one said pad to one leg of a source of pulsed electrical current and another said working surface of another said pad to a second leg of the source of pulsed electrical current for stimulating the soft body tissue;second means for electrically connecting each said resistive heating element to a source of electric power for producing heat.