Patent ID: 8805517
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: A61N,G06F

Abstract:
1. Apparatus comprising: a visual display; at least one electrode; and an electrically insulating layer forming a portion of an exterior surface of said apparatus proximal to said at least one electrode; wherein the apparatus is a hand-held device, and the hand-held device is configured to house the visual display, the at least one electrode and the electrically insulating layer; wherein in combination the at least one electrode and the electrically insulating layer are configured to provide stimulation to a user by utilizing capacitive coupling, via the electrically insulating layer, between the electrode and a user contacting the portion of the exterior surface of said apparatus; and wherein the electrode comprises a first planar electrode element lying substantially in a first plane and extending across the first plane and a second planar electrode element lying substantially in a second plane and extending across the second plane, and wherein the first planar electrode element and the second planar electrode element are electrically insulated from one another.