Automated adaptive muscle stimulation method and apparatus
First Claim
1. An automated adaptive muscle stimulation system comprising:
- at least one electrode assembly adapted to deliver a muscle stimulation signal to the tissue of a user;
a sensor system adapted to detect a muscle response; and
an electrical stimulation device operably coupled to the at least one electrode assembly and the sensor system, the electrical stimulation device including a control system operable to automatically diagnose at least one characteristic of a muscle from the detected muscle response and adjust at least one parameter of the muscle stimulation signal in response thereto to deliver an adjusted muscle stimulation signal.
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Abstract
An automated adaptive muscle stimulation system and method are disclosed. The stimulation system includes at least one electrode assembly adapted to deliver a muscle stimulation signal to the tissue of a user, a sensor system adapted to detect a muscle response, and an electrical stimulation device operably coupled to the at least on electrode assembly and the sensor system, the electrical stimulation device including a control system operable to automatically diagnose at least one characteristic of a muscle from the detected muscle response and adjust at least one parameter of the muscle stimulation signal in response thereto to deliver an adjusted muscle stimulation signal. A dual mode muscle stimulation system adapted to accept first and second data sets and provide first and second levels of treatment data is also disclosed.
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24 Claims
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1. An automated adaptive muscle stimulation system comprising:
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at least one electrode assembly adapted to deliver a muscle stimulation signal to the tissue of a user;
a sensor system adapted to detect a muscle response; and
an electrical stimulation device operably coupled to the at least one electrode assembly and the sensor system, the electrical stimulation device including a control system operable to automatically diagnose at least one characteristic of a muscle from the detected muscle response and adjust at least one parameter of the muscle stimulation signal in response thereto to deliver an adjusted muscle stimulation signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of using an automated adaptive muscle stimulation system, the method comprising the steps of:
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delivering at least one muscle stimulation signal to a target tissue of a user;
detecting a muscle response;
automatically diagnosing at least one characteristic of the target tissue from the detected muscle response;
adjusting at least one parameter of the muscle stimulation signal in response thereto; and
delivering at least one adjusted muscle stimulation signal to a target tissue of a user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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