Neuromuscular stimulating apparatus
First Claim
1. A portable electric neuromuscular stimulating apparatus comprisinga plurality of separate and individually portable electrical stimulation units, with each unit including at least one pair of electrodes adapted to be placed on the body of the patient,means mounted in one of said units for generating a reference signal,electrical line means for supplying said reference signal to each of said units,electrical circuit means mounted in each of said units for adjustably modifying said supplied reference signal and applying the resulting modified signal to the associated electrodes, andpower supply means mounted in each of said units for powering the associated electrical circuit means.
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Abstract
A portable electrical neuromuscular stimulating apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of portable electrical stimulation units, with each unit including at least one pair of electrodes adapted to be placed on the body of the patient. Electrical circuit means are provided that operatively interconnect each of the units so that a pulsed electrical energy signal is supplied to each pair of electrodes as desired, whereby a predetermined amount of therapeutic pulsed electrical energy is delivered to the desired muscle.
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1. A portable electric neuromuscular stimulating apparatus comprising
a plurality of separate and individually portable electrical stimulation units, with each unit including at least one pair of electrodes adapted to be placed on the body of the patient, means mounted in one of said units for generating a reference signal, electrical line means for supplying said reference signal to each of said units, electrical circuit means mounted in each of said units for adjustably modifying said supplied reference signal and applying the resulting modified signal to the associated electrodes, and power supply means mounted in each of said units for powering the associated electrical circuit means.
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6. A portable electrical neuromuscular stimulating apparatus comprising
a plurality of separate and individually portable electrical stimulation units, with each unit including at least one pair of electrodes adapted to be placed on the body of the patient, pulse oscillator means mounted in one of said units for generating a reference pulsed signal of predetermined waveform, electrical line means for supplying the resulting reference pulsed signal to each of said units, and electrical circuit means mounted in each of said units for adjustably modifying the supplied reference pulsed signal to produce a pulsed signal of modified waveform, and including means mounted in each of said units for amplifying the modified pulsed signal and applying the resulting amplified pulsed signal to the associated electrodes.
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