Method for functional electrical stimulation therapy
AssigneeMyndTec Inc.
InventorsAbudulkadir Bulsen, Naaz Ankur Desai, Milos Popovic
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Abstract
A functional electrical stimulation method for rehabilitating, treating, retraining, and/or otherwise improving upper extremity mobility and control in persons having impaired or disabled upper extremities due to stroke or spinal cord injury, comprising stimulation of the lumbricalis muscles.
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A method for functional electrical stimulation therapy comprising a stimulation of at least one lumbricalis muscle in a hand, wherein the stimulation is through an electrical pulse.
A method for stimulation of a lumbricalis muscle on a hand, comprising:
- a. placing at least one electrode on a proximal phalanx of a finger, proximal to a metacarpopharangeal joint, on said hand;
- b. placing an anode on the proximal and posterior part of a wrist on said hand;
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- c. passing an electric current through the at least one electrode to the anode.
A method for stimulation of a dorsal interrosseous on a hand, comprising:
- a. placing at least one cathode electrode on a posterior part of the hand between two metacarpals, on said hand;
- b. placing an anode on the proximal and anterior part of a wrist on said hand;
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- c. passing an electric current through the at least one electrode to the anode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.