Systems and methods for automated muscle stimulation
AssigneeSage Products, LLC
InventorBrian J. Fahey
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Abstract
A method of electrically stimulating a target muscle of a patient includes placing an array of stimulation electrodes in electrical contact with the target muscle, applying an electrical stimulation signal to the array of stimulation electrodes, obtaining a signal from a sensing element placed on the patient, wherein the signal characterizes at least one biological parameter associated with contraction of the target muscle, and determining which stimulation electrodes optimize the efficacy of the electrical stimulation signal based on measurements from the stimulation electrodes and the sensing element.
Claims10
A method of electrically stimulating a target muscle of a patient, comprising:
- placing an array of stimulation electrodes in electrical contact with the target muscle;
- applying an electrical stimulation signal to the array of stimulation electrodes;
- obtaining a signal from a sensing element placed on the patient, wherein the signal characterizes at least one biological parameter associated with contraction of the target muscle;
- and
- determining which stimulation electrodes optimize the efficacy of the electrical stimulation signal based on measurements from the stimulation electrodes and the sensing element.
A muscle stimulation system, comprising:
- an array of stimulation electrodes adapted to be placed in electrical contact with a target muscle of a patient;
- a sensing element adapted to be placed on the patient, wherein the sensing element is configured to detect at least one biological parameter associated with contraction of the target muscle;
- an electrical stimulation energy source selectively communicable with the stimulation electrode and the sensing element;
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- a controller configured to determine which stimulation electrodes optimize the efficacy of the electrical stimulation signal based on measurements from the stimulation electrodes and the sensing element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.