Therapeutic electrical muscle stimulation apparatus and method of improving medical procedure outcomes
AssigneeLF Bolt Corp.
InventorColleen McNutt
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Abstract
Described herein are therapeutic electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) apparatuses for improving outcomes and reducing recovery time associated with a medical procedure. Also described are methods and apparatuses (including light-therapy suits, user interfaces, feedback systems and control systems, etc.), which may include hardware, software and/or firmware, for light therapy (LT) systems for the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and detection of diseases and conditions, including symptoms associated therewith.
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A method for reducing recovery time for a medical procedure, the method comprising:
- positioning, prior to performing the medical procedure, an electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) garment on a patient, the EMS garment having one or more electrodes located in operable communication with one or more target muscle groups associated with the medical procedure;
- establishing a stimulation protocol based on the medical procedure;
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- supplying stimulation to the one or more target muscle groups via EMS power from the one or more electrodes for a training period prior to performing the medical procedure, wherein the medical procedure is a surgical procedure.
A method of preventing muscle atrophy, the method comprising:
- establishing a stimulation protocol based on patient-specific data;
- positioning an electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) garment on a patient, the EMS garment having one or more electrodes locatable in direct contact with the patient's skin;
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- supplying stimulation according to the stimulation protocol to one or more target muscle groups, via EMS power from the one or more electrodes, wherein the stimulation is supplied prior to a surgical procedure.
A method for reducing recovery time for a medical procedure, the method comprising:
- positioning, prior to performing the medical procedure, an electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) garment on a patient, the EMS garment having one or more electrodes located in operable communication with one or more target muscle groups associated with the medical procedure;
- establishing a stimulation protocol based on the medical procedure, wherein the medical procedure is a surgical procedure;
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- supplying stimulation to the one or more target muscle groups via EMS power from the one or more electrodes for a training period within one month prior to performing the medical procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.