Device for muscle stimulation
US7433738B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36042
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for muscle stimulation, said device comprising a pulse generator unit (9) for producing and sending an electrical stimulation pulse; a control unit (10) for controlling the pulse generator unit (9) in order to adjust the amplitude and the frequency of the stimulation pulses and to cause the transmission of stimulation pulses to a muscle to be stimulated; a detection unit (11) for detecting the instantaneous, spontaneous or stimulated cardiac rhythm of the carrier of the device; a housing (12) receiving the pulse generator unit (9), the control unit (10), and the detection unit (11); a counting unit (13) and a memory unit (14) for counting and storing the number of stimulation pulses emitted within a definable time interval; and a determination unit (15) for determining the arithmetic average of the stimulation frequency within the definable time interval.
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