Systems and apparatus for gait modulation and methods of use
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at an electric stimulator and from a sensor, the sensor being one of a tilt sensor, an accelerometer, or a gyroscope, a first signal associated with a gait characteristic;
calculating one or more system parameters based at least in part on the first signal associated with the gait characteristic;
sending a signal, based at least in part on the one or more system parameters, from the electric stimulator to an electrode assembly to cause the electrode assembly to provide an electric stimulation to a portion of a neuromuscular system of a limb;
receiving, at the electric stimulator and from the sensor, a second signal associated with the gait characteristic; and
terminating the electric stimulation of the portion of the neuromuscular system of the limb based on the receiving of the second signal associated with the gait characteristic.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a frame, a sensor, and an electric stimulator. The frame is removably couplable to a portion of a limb. The sensor is configured to produce a first signal associated with a gait characteristic at a first time, and a second signal associated with the gait characteristic at a second time, after the first time. The electric stimulator is removably coupled to the frame and is in electrical communication with an electrode assembly and the sensor to receive the first signal substantially at the first time and the second signal substantially at the second time. Based in part on the gait characteristic at the first time, the electric stimulator sends a third signal to the electrode assembly to provide an electric stimulation to a portion of a neuromuscular system of the limb substantially during a time period defined between the first time and the second time.
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11 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at an electric stimulator and from a sensor, the sensor being one of a tilt sensor, an accelerometer, or a gyroscope, a first signal associated with a gait characteristic; calculating one or more system parameters based at least in part on the first signal associated with the gait characteristic; sending a signal, based at least in part on the one or more system parameters, from the electric stimulator to an electrode assembly to cause the electrode assembly to provide an electric stimulation to a portion of a neuromuscular system of a limb; receiving, at the electric stimulator and from the sensor, a second signal associated with the gait characteristic; and terminating the electric stimulation of the portion of the neuromuscular system of the limb based on the receiving of the second signal associated with the gait characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of using an electric stimulator having a sensor and an electrode assembly in electrical communication with a portion of a neuromuscular system of a limb, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the electric stimulator, a first signal, the first signal sent from a control device via a first communication channel, the first communication channel associated with a wireless communication over a network, the first signal associated with a system parameter; sending, from the electric stimulator and via the first communication channel, a second signal, the second signal sent to the control device and being associated with a confirmation of the system parameter; receiving, at the electric stimulator a third signal, the third signal sent from the sensor via a second communication channel different from the first communication channel, the third signal associated with a gait characteristic; and sending, from the electric stimulator and to the electrode assembly, a fourth signal, the fourth signal operable to cause the electrode assembly to provide an electric stimulation to the portion of the neuromuscular system of the limb based at least in part on the system parameter and the gait characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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