Measuring the “on-skin” time of a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS) device in order to minimize skin irritation due to excessive uninterrupted wearing of the same
Apparatus for providing transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy to a user, the apparatus comprising: a stimulation unit for electrically stimulating at least one nerve of the user； an electrode array connectable to the stimulation unit, the electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes for electrical stimulation of the at least one nerve of the user； a monitoring unit electrically connected to the stimulation unit for monitoring the on-skin status of the electrode array； an analysis unit for analyzing the on-skin status of the electrode array to determine the effective on-skin time of the electrode array； and a feedback unit for alerting the user when the analysis unit determine that the effective on-skin time exceeds a threshold.
