Patent ID: 8571687

Claim:
A system for transcutaneous neurostimulation to modulate a cardiovascular function in a body, the system comprising: a transcutaneous neurostimulation device configured to be worn on the body, the transcutaneous neurostimulation device including: surface stimulation electrodes configured to be placed on a surface of the body; an external neurostimulator configured to deliver neurostimulation transcutaneously to a stimulation target in the body through the surface stimulation electrodes, the external neurostimulator including: a stimulation output circuit electrically coupled to the surface stimulation electrodes and configured to deliver the neurostimulation through the surface stimulation electrodes; a memory circuit configured to store a history of the delivery of the neurostimulation by the external neurostimulator; a stimulation algorithm stored in the memory circuit, the stimulation algorithm including parameters selected to modulate the cardiovascular function; a stimulation controller coupled to the stimulation output circuit and the memory circuit and configured to control the delivery of the neurostimulation by executing the stimulation algorithm, the stimulation controller including a clock configured to start the delivery of the neurostimulation according to a programmed schedule; and a chassis housing at least the stimulation output circuit, the memory circuit, and the stimulation controller, wherein at least a first electrode of the surface stimulation electrodes is incorporated onto the chassis, and the neurostimulation is delivered through at least the first electrode; and a first bracing element coupled to the external neurostimulator, the first bracing element configured to brace a portion of the body to hold the external neurostimulator on a surface location of the body such that the first electrode is approximately on an acupuncture point, the first bracing element including a belt having an adjustable length or a sleeve having an adjustable length; and a portable user communication device suitable for being worn on a wrist of the body and including: a communicator communicatively coupled to the external neurostimulator via telemetry, the communicator including a user interface; and a second bracing element coupled to the communicator and configured to brace the wrist.