Method of and apparatus for electrically stimulating quadriceps muscles of an upper motor unit paraplegic
US5070873A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2007 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36003
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Muscle fatigue of an electrically stimulated quadriceps muscle of an upper motor neuron paraplegic is detected and compensated for by monitoring the myoelectric (EMG) signal produced by the stimulated muscle and controlling one or more of the following parameters of the electrical stimulation (ES) signal; its pulse repetition rate, its amplitude, and its pulse width.
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