Portable assemblies, systems and methods for providing functional or therapeutic neuromuscular stimulation
US7376467B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36021
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Neuromuscular stimulation assemblies, systems, and methods make possible the providing of short-term therapy or diagnostic testing by providing electrical connections between muscles or nerves inside the body and stimulus generators or recording instruments mounted on the surface of the skin outside the body. Neuromuscular stimulation assemblies, systems, and methods may include a steerable introducer that defines an interior lumen sized and configured to shield a percutaneous electrode from contact with tissue during advancement to a desired position within tissue.
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