I've just checked the patent mentioned on page 2 if you scroll down to background to the invention para 2 it states it is a tens machine
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P...S=PN/8,380,317

Hi Kevscar,

I hope you are doing alright.

I agree that it shares features with a TENS. It stimulates the nerve from outside the body. I think maybe the amplitude technical specs are different in the way that Frequency Specific Microcurrent is similar but different from TENS.

I wish that I had more faith in our patent office and FDA categories. New medical devices here tend to piggyback on a previously approved category to get out of lengthy clinical safety trials. So you can end up with different devices in the same category.

I found this out the hard way when early on in my journey a podiatrist recommended EWST, extracorporeal shock wave treament. I tried it once and it was excruciating. It blasts shock waves through the tissue and is like lithotripsy on a small local area. The device by Dynatron, is approved under the FDA as a "massager". Crazy!

I think we have to be careful of new gizmo treatments in general and have a high degree of suspicion about them. I got into trouble with cold laser also. Things that don't aggravate others can aggravate our already sensitive nerves and should always be approached with caution.

The WC doctor I saw recently told me that two RSD patients paid out of pocket for "scrambler" therapy and only one had success.

I agree that it shares features with a TENS. It stimulates the nerve from outside the body. I think maybe the amplitude technical specs are different in the way that Frequency Specific Microcurrent is similar but different from



When I went for my 1st session of Scrambler that is exactly what Dr. d'Amato told me about how they obtained a patent.

I had some moderate success with Scrambler. It wasn't a cure-all treatment for me, but it did significantly reduce my pain and helped stop a mirror spread.

I am a worker's comp patient and was the 1st person to have Scrambler covered by my insurance company. It was hard work to get it covered, but worth it. They even paid for me to stay in a hotel during the treatment since it was out of state. I hope I helped pave the way for other WC people to get the treatment.