TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, a technology that applies a small electrical current to the surface of your skin—in the case of Quell, the electrical leads make contact with your calf, which Quell describes as a “veritable USB port” for plugging into your body’s nervous system.
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Make Chronic Pains Go Away
January 27, 2015 – 15:44
FDA Approves “Appetite Pacemaker” For Weight Loss
January 16, 2015 – 23:25
Called the Maestro system, the implant is the first to generate an intermittent electrical pulse that blocks nerve signals from the brain to the stomach, reducing hunger pangs.
via Yahoo Health.
US regulators move on thought-controlled prosthetics
November 26, 2014 – 20:03
Robotic limb advances are attracting serious attention from the FDA.
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Smart Neural Stimulators Listen to the Body
via IEEE Spectrum.