Neuromuscular stimulation
US9238137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36034
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for rehabilitating a patient who has a paretic body part, the apparatus comprising: a) at least one electromyograph (EMG) sensor adapted to being applied to a voluntary muscle of a healthy body part of the same type as the paretic body part, which at least one sensor produces at least one EMG signal; b) a neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) device adapted for stimulating at least one voluntary muscle of the paretic body part; and c) a controller which controls the NMES device, making the amplitude of stimulation of the paretic body part at least partly dependent on the EMG signal from the healthy body part.
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