Patent ID: 7155287

Claim:
A device for percutaneous nerve stimulation by inserting a tip of a needle/electrode connected to a source of electric pulses into a selected point on the skin of a patient, comprising: a needle/electrode holder having an outer surface and a bottom surface for placement on the skin of said patient; attachment means on said bottom surface for attachment to said skin; a through channel formed in said needle/electrode holder, said through channel being inclined at an acute angle to said bottom surface with inclination towards said selected point; a needle/electrode inserted into said through channel; a source of electric pulses; a terminal pin channel that has a tip and extends from said outer surface of said needle/electrode holder to said through channel; and a terminal pin connected to said source of electric pulses and inserted into said a terminal pin channel till electrical contact of said tip with said needle/electrode, wherein said tip of said terminal pin that is in contact with said needle/electrode is beveled to conform the shape of said needle/electrode in the area of contact.