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 mechanical response to the muscle stimulation signal of at least one muscle associated with a muscle group proximate the electrode assembly; 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 the 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;
wherein the detected muscle response comprises a plurality of reaction pulses, and wherein the control system is operable to calculate a coefficient of correlation of the plurality of reaction pulses.
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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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23 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 mechanical response to the muscle stimulation signal of at least one muscle associated with a muscle group proximate the electrode assembly; 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 the 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; wherein the detected muscle response comprises a plurality of reaction pulses, and wherein the control system is operable to calculate a coefficient of correlation of the plurality of reaction pulses. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. The automated adaptive muscle stimulation system of claim l, wherein the at least one parameter of the muscle stimulation signal includes a stimulation energy, a pulse width, a frequency, a signal duration, or a stimulation signal current.
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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 mechanical response to the muscle stimulation signal of at least one muscle associated wit a muscle group proximate the electrode assembly; 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; delivering at least one adjusted muscle stimulation signal to a target tissue of a user; and wherein the step of detecting a muscle response farther comprises detecting a plurality of reaction pulses, and wherein the step of automatically diagnosing at least one characteristic of the target tissue from the detected muscle response farther comprises calculating a coefficient of correlation of the plurality of reaction pulses. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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