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Electric immobilization weapon

  • US 7,520,081 B2
  • Filed: 07/13/2005
  • Issued: 04/21/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by an electric weapon, the method comprising:

  • launching at least one electrically conductive dart;

    providing a series of pulses via the at least one dart for conduction through a target to cause contractions of the skeletal muscles of the target wherein;

    the series consists essentially of a plurality of pairs of pulses;

    each pair consists essentially of two pulses of different polarity, having substantially the same magnitude of charge, and separated from each other by from 50 to 1000 microseconds; and

    the pairs of the plurality are sequentially separated from each other by from 25 to 200 milliseconds.

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