NON-INVASIVE SELECTIVE HUMAN AND MAMMALIAN NERVE STIMULATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

What is provided is an apparatus, system and method for selectively activating one or more target nerves of a mammal by an electric field, including a wireless topical nerve stimulation dermal patch having one or more electrodes configured to provide electric stimulation to one or more target nerves, and a controller configured to receive one or more user inputs and wireless communication from the topical nerve stimulation dermal patch, and configured to send one or more control requests to the topical nerve stimulation dermal patch. The controller configured to determine an activation pattern for the electrodes of the dermal patch to selectively apply the electric field to the target nerve by shaping the electric field in a volume of tissue in proximity of the target nerve by the activation pattern of the electrodes, and the dermal patch configured to activate the electrodes in accordance with the specified activation pattern.