CN213698553U - Electrode device for vagus nerve stimulator of ear - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to the technical field of medical equipment, concretely relates to an electrode assembly for vagus nerve stimulator of ear, it includes that hangers structure, concha district structure, U type press from both sides structure and drive-by-wire switch, the hangers structure is a C type structure, one end with concha district structure links to each other, and the other end presss from both sides the structure with the U type and links to each other, drive-by-wire switch one end is passed through the wire and is linked together with concha district structure and U type clamp structure respectively, and the other end can link to vagus nerve electrical stimulation instrument. The utility model discloses can be through the break-make of the steerable different position stimulating electrode of drive-by-wire switch to realize the light switching between concha district vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) mode and pseudo-concha district vagus nerve stimulation (S-taVNS) mode, be favorable to avoiding just can changing the subjective sense difference of feeling of the user that the amazing position leads to through changing the wearing mode, reduce the subject bias in the relevant research.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of medical equipment, concretely relates to research is with electrode assembly of vagus nerve stimulator of ear.
Background
Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) can treat various diseases such as refractory epilepsy and refractory depression, but is difficult to be widely used in clinic due to high price, great side effect and the like. Recent studies have found that the superficial dominating area of the concha (consisting of the cymba concha and the cavum concha) of the electrically stimulated vagus nerve may produce biological effects similar to those of VNS, known as vagal nerve stimulation of the concha (taVNS). the evaluation of the effect of taVNS usually adopts pseudo-concha vagus nerve stimulation (S-taVNS) as a control, namely, electrical stimulation is performed on non-vagally innervated areas (such as earlobes and external auditory meatus) of ears, but stimulator electrodes used in the existing research do not realize the function of changing stimulation parts without changing the wearing mode, are not beneficial to eliminating the bias caused by subjective feeling difference of a subject due to different wearing modes, and are not beneficial to objectively and accurately evaluating the treatment effect of taVNS.
Disclosure of Invention
To prior art ' S not enough, the utility model provides a thereby can easily switch amazing position and realize taVNS or S-taVNS ' S the vagus nerve stimulator ' S of ear electrode assembly has solved and need to change the problem that the electrode wearing mode could change amazing position when carrying out relevant research.
For realizing above-mentioned purpose, according to the utility model discloses a technical scheme, an electrode equipment of vagus nerve stimulator of ear is used in research, press from both sides structure and drive-by-wire switch including hangers structure, concha district structure, U type, the hangers structure is a C shape structure, one end with concha district structure links to each other, and the other end presss from both sides the structure with the U type and links to each other, drive-by-wire switch's one end is passed through the wire and is linked together with concha district structure and U type clamp structure respectively, and the other end can link to outside vagus nerve electrical stimulation instrument.
As the utility model discloses a further improvement, the main part that hangers structure, conch district structure and U type pressed from both sides the structure is made by light insulating material, and embedded plastic metal seal wire or sheetmetal, the manual moulding light of accessible realize the good laminating to different user auricles.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the concha structure includes two concha region electrode contacts, which can be pressed on the concha boat and the concha cavity region of the user, respectively, and the two concha region electrode contacts constitute the first stimulation electrode.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the U-shaped clamp structure contains two ear lobe region electrode contacts, can clamp in user's ear lobe portion, and two ear lobe region electrode contacts constitute the second stimulation electrode.
As a further improvement, the line control switch is a single-pole double-throw switch, which can control the on-off of the electrode contact of the concha structure and the U-shaped clamp structure and the external vagus nerve electrical stimulator.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the drive-by-wire switch can control the on-off of the concha zone structure and the U-shaped clamp structure electrode contact and the external vagus nerve electric stimulator.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the first stimulating electrode and the second stimulating electrode are made of platinum or platinum-iridium alloy material.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the area outside the concha zone electrode contact of the concha zone structure is covered by a thin layer of latex material.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the area outside the ear lobe area electrode contact of the U-shaped clamp structure is covered by a thin layer of latex material.
The beneficial effects of the utility model reside in that:
the utility model discloses compare with current vagus nerve stimulator electrode of ear, the advantage lies in, the utility model discloses the product can be through the break-make of the steerable different position stimulating electrode of drive-by-wire switch to realize the light switching between taVNS mode and S-taVNS mode, consequently be favorable to avoiding just can changing the subjective feeling difference of the user that the amazing position leads to through changing the mode of wearing, reduce the subject bias in the relevant research.
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Drawings and description: 1-a suspension loop structure; 2-concha zone structure; 3-U-shaped clamp structure; 4-a line control switch; 5-a first stimulating electrode; 51-concha region electrode contact; 6-a second stimulating electrode; 61-earlobe region electrode contact.
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In order to more clearly explain the overall concept of the present invention, the following detailed description is given by way of example in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1
Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides an electrode device of a vagus nerve stimulator for ear for research, including an ear hanging structure 1, a concha region structure 2, a U-shaped clip structure 3 and a wire-controlled switch 4, wherein the ear hanging structure 1 is a C-shaped structure, one end of the C-shaped structure is connected to the concha region structure 2, the other end of the C-shaped structure is connected to the U-shaped clip structure 3, one end of the wire-controlled switch 4 is respectively connected to the concha region structure 2 and the U-shaped clip structure 3 through a lead, and the other end of the wire-controlled switch can be connected to an external vagus nerve electrical stimulation.
The ear hanging structure 1 is worn on the ears of a user, and can be suitable for users with different ear shapes to wear through proper manual shaping; a concha zone structure 2 for contact with the concha zone of the user (including the concha boat and the concha cavity); a U-shaped clip structure 3 for contacting the ear lobe of a user; and the line control switch 4 is used for controlling the on-off of each stimulating electrode.
Concha district structure 2 is a Y type bifurcation structure, is provided with first stimulation electrode 5 in the Y shape bifurcation structure, first stimulation electrode 5 includes two concha district electrode contact 51, and the end of two Y shape bifurcation structures is two respectively, through opening and shutting and the bending angle of adjusting Y shape bifurcation, can make concha district electrode contact 51 closely laminate with user's cymba concha district region respectively.
The U-shaped clamp structure 3 is attached to the ear lobe part of a user through a semi-encircling clamp, a second stimulation electrode 6 is arranged in the U-shaped clamp structure 3, the second stimulation electrode 6 comprises two ear lobe area electrode contacts 61, and the ear lobe area electrode contacts 61 are positioned on the part which is in contact with the skin on the front side of the ear lobe.
By adjusting the opening and closing range of the U-shaped clamp structure 3, the ear lobe region electrode contact 61 can be tightly attached to the skin of the ear lobe part of the user.
The main part of hangers structure 1, concha district structure 2 and U type clamp structure 3 is made by light insulating material, and embedded plastic metal seal wire or sheetmetal, the moulding light of accessible is realized the good laminating to different users' auricles by hand.
The by-wire switch 4 is connected to the first stimulation electrode 5 and the second stimulation electrode 6, but the by-wire switch 4 can only connect one of the stimulation electrodes to the external vagus nerve stimulator.
In an implementation manner, the ear hanging structure 1, the concha region structure 2, the U-shaped clamp structure 3, and the line control switch 4 are integrated and can be connected to the vagus nerve stimulator through a lead, or the ear hanging structure 1, the concha region structure 2, and the U-shaped clamp structure 3 are integrated and can be detachably connected to the line control switch 4.
In one implementation, the by-wire switch 4 is a single-pole double-throw switch, and the connected first stimulation electrode 1 or second stimulation electrode 2 is reflected by the position of the switch, or the by-wire switch 4 is a light touch pressing type and the connected first stimulation electrode 1 or second stimulation electrode 2 is reflected by the color of an indicator light.
Preferably, the first stimulation electrode 5 and the second stimulation electrode 6 are made of platinum or platinum-iridium alloy materials.
Preferably, the area of the distal tip of the concha zone structure 2 other than the concha zone electrode contact 51 is covered with a latex material to improve comfort when pressed against the concha zone of the user.
Preferably, the area of the U-shaped clip structure 3 outside the ear lobe region electrode contact 61 is covered by a thin layer of latex material to improve the comfort of the clip when attached to the ear lobe of a user.
A taVNS is achieved when the by-wire switch 4 controls the first stimulation electrode 5 in communication with the external vagus nerve stimulator; S-taVNS is achieved when the by-wire switch 4 controls what is in communication with the external vagus nerve stimulator is the second stimulation electrode 6.
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1. The utility model provides an electrode assembly for vagus nerve stimulator of ear, its characterized in that, includes hangers structure (1), concha district structure (2), U type clamp structure (3) and drive-by-wire switch (4), hangers structure (1) is a C shape structure, one end with concha district structure (2) links to each other, and the other end presss from both sides structure (3) with the U type and links to each other, the one end of drive-by-wire switch (4) is passed through the wire and is linked together with concha district structure (2) and U type clamp structure (3) respectively, and the other end links to outside vagus nerve electrical stimulation instrument.
2. The electrode device for the vagus nerve auricular stimulator according to claim 1, wherein the main bodies of the ear-hanging structure (1), the concha region structure (2) and the U-shaped clip structure (3) are made of light insulating material, and a plastic metal wire or sheet is embedded therein.
3. An electrode arrangement for a vagus nerve at the ear stimulator according to claim 1, wherein the concha structure (2) contains two concha electrode contacts (51) capable of pressing against the areas of the user's concha and cavum concha, respectively, the two concha electrode contacts (51) constituting the first stimulation electrode (5).
4. An electrode device for a vagus nerve at the ear stimulator according to claim 1, wherein the U-shaped clamp structure (3) contains two electrode contacts (61) in the area of the ear lobe for clamping to the ear lobe of the user, the two electrode contacts in the area of the ear lobe constituting the second stimulation electrode (6).
5. The electrode device for the vagus nerve stimulator of the ear according to claim 1, wherein the switch-by-wire (4) is a single-pole double-throw switch for controlling the on-off of the electrode contacts of the concha region structure (2) and the U-shaped clamp structure (3) with the external vagus nerve stimulator.
6. An electrode device for a vagus nerve at the ear stimulator according to claim 3, wherein the first stimulation electrode (5) is made of platinum or platinum-iridium alloy material.
7. The electrode device for the vagus nerve auricular stimulator according to claim 4, wherein the second stimulation electrode (6) is made of platinum or platinum-iridium alloy.
8. An electrode device for a vagus nerve at the ear according to claim 3, wherein the area outside the electrode contact (51) at the concha region is covered by a thin layer of latex material.
9. The electrode device for the vagal nerve to the ear stimulator according to claim 4, wherein the area outside the electrode contact (61) of the earlobe region is covered with a thin layer of latex material.
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