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Apparatus for methods for the assessment of neuromuscular function of the lower extremity

  • US 6,146,335 A
  • Filed: 03/16/1999
  • Issued: 11/14/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for assessing a physiological function in a leg and a foot of an individual, comprising:

  • (a) a stimulator for producing a stimulus and for applying said stimulus proximal to an ankle joint of an individual, whereby application of said stimulus stimulates a nerve that traverses said ankle joint;

    (b) a detector for detecting proximal to said ankle joint a myoelectric potential, whereby said myoelectric potential is generated by a muscle in a foot of said individual in response to said stimulus, said muscle being in communication with said nerve; and

    (c) a controller for evaluating a physiological function in response to said stimulus and said myoelectric potential.

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