Interactive muscle training system and method
OwnerBrent C. Reiderinventor
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Abstract
A system for educating a given muscle group of a user is provided. A muscle stimulation portion is configured to provide electrical stimulation which causes the muscle group to contract. A biofeedback portion is configured to monitor for muscular contractions of the muscle group. The muscle stimulation and biofeedback portions are provided on a common probe but are electrically separated from one another. The biofeedback and muscle stimulation portions provide signals to an electronic display to generate a first visualization representing the desired outcome of the provided stimulation when the muscle stimulation portion is active and a second visualization representing the muscular contractions detected when the biofeedback portion is active.
Claims12
A system for educating a given muscle group of a user comprising:
- a first processor;
- a first electronic storage device in electronic communication with the first processor;
- a second processor;
- a second electronic storage device in electronic communication with the second processor;
- a biofeedback receiver in electronic communication with the second processor and electrically isolated from the first processor;
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- a probe configured to be placed in contact with the muscle group comprising:
- one or more electrodes positioned on the probe and configured to provide electrical stimulation to the muscle group, wherein the one or more electrodes are in electrical communication with the first processor, are electrically isolated from the second processor, and are electrically isolated from the biofeedback receiver;
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- one or more transducers located on the probe and configured to detect contractions of the muscle group, wherein the one or more transducers are in electrical communication with the biofeedback receiver and are not in electronic communication with the on or more electrodes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.