CPC A61N 1/36007 (2013.01) [A61N 1/0456 (2013.01); A61N 1/0484 (2013.01); A61N 1/36031 (2017.08)] | 20 Claims |
1. A wearable device for transcutaneous stimulation in response to leg restlessness, the device comprising:
a controller;
at least one biomedical sensor to measure restlessness of a leg;
a first peripheral nerve effector comprising at least one stimulation electrode configured to be positioned to transcutaneously modulate a first afferent nerve pathway;
a second peripheral nerve effector comprising at least one stimulation electrode configured to be positioned to transcutaneously modulate a peroneal nerve; and
wherein the controller comprises a processor and a memory and is arranged to cause the device to:
adjust one or more parameters of a first electrical stimulus and a second electrical stimulation based at least in part on information received from the at least one biomedical sensor; and
deliver the first electrical stimulus to the first afferent nerve pathway through the first peripheral nerve effector and deliver the second electrical stimulus to the peroneal nerve through the second peripheral nerve effector,
wherein the device is not configured for implantation within the patient.
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