Automatic device for optimized muscular stimulation
First Claim
1. A method for optimally mechanically stimulating a user'"'"'s muscle, comprising the steps of:
- A) a first determining step of determining a frequency of muscular stimulation that corresponds to an optimum frequency for a maximum stimulation of the user'"'"'s muscle, the first determining step comprising;
i) using a mechanical means to subject the user'"'"'s muscle to a mechanical stimulation at each of plural frequencies over a range from a lower limit frequency through an upper limit frequency,ii) during the mechanical stimulation, conducting a data acquisition phase by using a muscular electrical activity detector, applied on the user'"'"'s muscle, to measure the muscular stimulation of the user'"'"'s muscle at each of the plural frequencies, the measured muscular stimulation being based on a signal amplitude output from the detector, andiii) from the measured muscular stimulation at each of the plural frequencies, determining the optimum frequency for maximum stimulation of the user'"'"'s muscle based on a maximum measured muscular stimulation as reflected by a function of the measured signal amplitude output from the detector;
wherein the optimum frequency is being determined from the frequency corresponding to a maximum measured signal amplitude output from the detector; and
B) a second stimulating step of stimulating the user'"'"'s muscle at the determined optimum frequency to subject the user'"'"'s muscle to an optimum stimulation.
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Abstract
An automatic device for optimized muscular stimulations, includes a central electronic unit connected to a memory unit, to muscular electrical activity detectors, and to muscular stimulation elements. The central unit determines within a range included between a lower limit frequency and an upper limit frequency, an optimum frequency of the periodical contractions in correspondence of which the sum of the amplitude of the signals provided by the detectors from the corresponding muscles of the user as a response to the stimulation is the maximum one. The central unit sets the muscular stimulation elements to produce periodical contractions of the muscle to be stimulated at the determined optimum frequency.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for optimally mechanically stimulating a user'"'"'s muscle, comprising the steps of:
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A) a first determining step of determining a frequency of muscular stimulation that corresponds to an optimum frequency for a maximum stimulation of the user'"'"'s muscle, the first determining step comprising; i) using a mechanical means to subject the user'"'"'s muscle to a mechanical stimulation at each of plural frequencies over a range from a lower limit frequency through an upper limit frequency, ii) during the mechanical stimulation, conducting a data acquisition phase by using a muscular electrical activity detector, applied on the user'"'"'s muscle, to measure the muscular stimulation of the user'"'"'s muscle at each of the plural frequencies, the measured muscular stimulation being based on a signal amplitude output from the detector, and iii) from the measured muscular stimulation at each of the plural frequencies, determining the optimum frequency for maximum stimulation of the user'"'"'s muscle based on a maximum measured muscular stimulation as reflected by a function of the measured signal amplitude output from the detector;
wherein the optimum frequency is being determined from the frequency corresponding to a maximum measured signal amplitude output from the detector; andB) a second stimulating step of stimulating the user'"'"'s muscle at the determined optimum frequency to subject the user'"'"'s muscle to an optimum stimulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An automatic device for optimizing mechanical muscular stimulation, comprising:
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a mechanical muscle stimulator for making a determination of a frequency of muscular stimulation that corresponds to an optimum frequency for a maximum stimulation of a user'"'"'s muscle, the mechanical muscle stimulator subjecting the user'"'"'s muscle to a mechanical stimulation at each of plural frequencies over a range from a lower limit frequency through an upper limit frequency; a central electronic unit for conducting data acquisition during the muscle stimulation using a muscular electrical activity detector applied on the user'"'"'s muscle, to measure the muscular stimulation of the user'"'"'s muscle at each of the plural frequencies, the measured muscular stimulation being based on a signal amplitude output from the detector; wherein the central electronic unit, from the measured muscular stimulation, determines the optimum frequency for maximum stimulation of the user'"'"'s muscle based on a maximum measured muscular stimulation as reflected by a function of the measured signal amplitude output from the detector; and wherein, from the determined optimum frequency, the mechanical muscle stimulator is set to stimulate the user'"'"'s muscle at the determined optimum frequency to subject the user'"'"'s muscle to an optimum stimulation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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