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Apparatus and methods for rehabilitating a muscle and assessing progress of rehabilitation

US9108053B2 · kind B2 · utility

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35References

21Claims

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Assignee

Mainstay Medical Limited · IE

Inventors

Peter Andrew Crosby · Bellevue, US
Prashant Rawat · Blaine, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2012
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/36003
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for rehabilitating a muscle are provided including one or more electrodes configured to be positioned in or adjacent to tissue, one or more sensors configured to sense muscle contraction and to generate a sensor signal based on the muscle contraction, and a pulse generator operatively coupled to the one or more electrodes, e.g., via a lead, and having a controller configured to receive the sensor signal and to adjust the stimulation frequency based on the sensor signal to cause the muscle to contract where muscle contraction is smooth and continuous.

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