Exercise Apparatus For A Person With Muscular Deficiency
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Abstract
An exercise system for exercising at least one limb, such as the legs, of a subject with spinal cord injury or deficiency. The system comprises an exercise bicycle having a crank and pedals to which the feet of the subject can be mounted, and a functional electrical stimulation (FES) system. The FES system stimulates the muscles of the legs and includes a transducer mountable to at least one of the legs of the subject that outputs signals representative of the position and/or movement of the leg when performing the exercise. The FES system further includes a control means that receives and processes the signals output by the transducer and outputs control signals to a stimulator that through electrodes provides electrical stimulation to the legs of the subject so as to cause the legs to drive the crank of the bicycle.
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85 Claims
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1-71. -71. (canceled)
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72. A method of exercising at least one limb of a subject comprising the steps of:
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monitoring the position or movement of said at least one limb using at least one sensor mounted to the limb and outputting signals representative of said position or movement; processing the signals and selecting an action sequence from one or more predetermined action sequences; and outputting a sequence of stimulation signals corresponding to the selected action sequence to at least said at least one limb. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74)
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75. A method of exercising at least one limb of a subject comprising the steps of:
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mounting said at least one limb to an operable member of an exerciser; externally driving the operable member and so causing an exercising movement of said at least one limb; monitoring the position or movement of said at least one limb using at least one sensor mounted to the limb and outputting signals representative of said position or movement; processing the signals and providing electrical stimulation to said at least one limb so as to cause said at least one limb to drive the operable member; and discontinuing external driving of the operable member. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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85-98. -98. (canceled)
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