Devices, systems, and methods
AssigneeP Tech, LLC
InventorPeter M. Bonutti
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Abstract
Devices systems and methods are disclosed. Among other things, the devices systems and methods can facilitate ergonomic gripping of a handle; conform to the shape of a wrist; enhance golf techniques or performance; enhance racket sport technique or performance; protect a head of a user engaged in contact sports or other hazardous activities; identify concussions, in some cases in substantially real time; provide sterilization of garments; control surgical robots; allow for medical treatment of multiple subjects without disrobing; provide biometric or other data; and/or be used to train muscles or body parts for, for example, performing specified tasks using a body part.
Claims18
A method of training a body part, the method comprising:
- coupling a muscle stimulus generator to the body part, wherein the muscle stimulus generator is configured to generate a muscle activation stimulus and a muscle relaxation stimulus;
- generating a muscle activation stimulus and a muscle relaxation stimulus using the generator, wherein the step of generating the muscle activation stimulus and the muscle relaxation stimulus comprises generating an alternating sequence of muscle activation stimuli and muscle relaxation stimuli;
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- transmitting the generated alternating sequence of muscle activation stimuli and muscle relaxation stimuli to an agonist muscle and a corresponding antagonist muscle, respectively, of the body part to alternatingly i) activate the agonist muscle and relax the antagonist muscle and ii) relax the agonist muscle and activate the antagonist muscle.
A muscle activation system comprising;
- a stimulation generator configured to generate a muscle activation stimulus and a muscle relaxation stimulus;
- a plurality of stimulation transmitters operatively connected to the stimulation generator and configured to transmit the muscle activation stimulus and the muscle relaxation stimulus from the stimulation generator to respective muscles of a subject;
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- a controller configured to control the generator to generate an alternating sequence of muscle activation stimuli and muscle relaxation stimuli;
- wherein the stimulation transmitters are configured to transmit the predefined sequence of muscle activation stimuli and muscle relaxation stimuli to an agonist muscle and a corresponding antagonist muscle, respectively, of the body part to alternatingly i) activate the agonist muscle and relax the antagonist muscle and ii) relax the agonist muscle and activate the antagonist muscle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.