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5107835 Electrotherapeutic treatment  
The present invention involves a method of treating a patient by providing a signal that is exponential in character to the patient. The signal includes a relatively low-frequency, constant...
5070873 Method of and apparatus for electrically stimulating quadriceps muscles of an upper motor unit paraplegic  
Muscle fatigue of an electrically stimulated quadriceps muscle of an upper motor neuron paraplegic is detected and compensated for by monitoring the myoelectric (EMG) signal produced by the...
5048522 Power muscle stimulator  
A method and apparatus are provided for electrically stimulating muscle of individuals having little or no nerve damage so the muscle can be power contracted with little pain to the individual. A...
5041974 Multichannel stimulator for tuned stimulation  
A multichannel stimulator device has a host user interface circuit for enabling a user to select a channel and easily create and display a stimulus wave signal for the selected channel and generate...
5038781 Multi-electrode neurological stimulation apparatus  
An implantable system for Functional Electro-Stimulation (FES) is disclosed which includes an environmentally sealed implant case and a nerve cuff for attaching to the nerve. A plurality of leads...
4947836 Exerciser with muscle stimulation  
An exerciser with an electrical stimulating device for exercising persons having paralyzed legs and the like, the exerciser having bicycle-like pedals supported on rotatable arms, and having a...
4867166 Electrical stimulation electrode  
A transcutaneous nerve and/or muscle stimulation electrode is provided which may be contoured to the skin areas of a patient and stretched therewith while impulse signals are electrically conducted...
4863157 Method and apparatus for exercising a paralyzed limb  
A method and apparatus are provided for inducing contraction of a paralyzed muscle in a limb. The invention includes a method for providing electrical stimualtion to a paralyzed limb in response to...
4838272 Method and apparatus for adaptive closed loop electrical stimulation of muscles  
A method and apparatus for strengthening skeletal muscles through maximizing muscle tension in which electrical stimulation signals are applied to the selected muscles at a predetermined frequency,...
4832033 Electrical stimulation of muscle  
A muscle stimulation system which stimulates muscles with electrical pulses supplied to electrodes applied to the skin overlying the muscle comprises a system controller and one or more personally...
4809696 Functional electrical stimulation synchronizer switch  
This is an electrical stimulating device which is used with an exerciser having bicycle-like pedals to aid people with paralyzed legs. Several miniature magnetic reed switches are mounted in a...
4799487 Reanimation device and method for treating the paralyzed face  
A device for the re-animation of the paralyzed face including electrodes implanted in muscles on the healthy side of the face, said electrodes sensing contractions and sending signals to a...
4798197 Safety features for continuous motion therapy system  
Safety features for a continuous motion therapy system of the type including a carriage for supporting a patient's limb, a drive unit for driving the carriage through a range of reciprocal angular...
4785813 Apparatus for assisting muscular contraction  
A system for assisting contraction of a partially paralyzed muscle. The system uses a pair of electrode terminals which sense voluntary EMG signals at the site of the muscle and periodically...
4724842 Method and apparatus for muscle stimulation  
An exercise machine or dynamometer is provided with control apparatus for ascertaining the physical position of a patient during an exercise. The patient is then electrically stimulated over...
4712558 Electrical stimulation of muscle  
A method and apparatus are disclosed for the electrotrophic stimulation of muscle, that is, stimulation using pulses trains onto which information which will cause long-term functional and/or...
4669477 Apparatus and method for preventing bruxism  
Apparatus for producing an electrical stimulation signal adapted to be applied to a patient's jaw muscle, thereby causing the jaw to open and preventing bruxism. The apparatus includes electrodes...
4653479 Interrupted drive limb motion apparatus  
An apparatus for mobilization of a human limb includes a carriage for supporting the limb through a range of angular movement and a carriage drive which provides an interrupted drive force to the...
4642769 Method and apparatus for providing stimulated exercise of paralyzed limbs  
A computer control system which allows precise control of movement in paralyzed muscle through functional electrical stimulation. The system includes a computer operated at a programming center...
4632116 Microelectronic axon processor  
Normal nerve function is restored across severed ends of a nerve fascicle by inserting between the severed ends a laminated chip perforated with an array of holes each sized to accommodate...
4622973 Programmable functional electrical stimulation system  
A muscle stimulator system produces an electrical output pulse train which provides functional electrical stimulation (FES) of muscles or muscle groups. The muscle stimulator system includes a...
4612934 Non-invasive multiprogrammable tissue stimulator  
An electronic tissue stimulator system is provided comprising a plurality of electrodes to be implanted adjacent tissue to be stimulated in a patient. A transmitting means transmits stimulation...
4586510 Apparatus for exercising a paralyzed limb  
A system for exercising paralyzed human limbs by functional electrical stimulation. The system utilizes simple analog devices including a reference signal generator, a position sensor and an error...
4582049 Patient initiated response method  
A patient-initiated response device and method for re-educating debilitated muscle tissue. The method comprises the detection of an electromyographic signal in a muscle group, which is used to...
4580569 Apparatus and method for muscle stimulation  
A system for stimulating a grasping action by a paralyzed hand. The system includes a sensor arrangement for detecting movement of a shoulder by the paralyzed person. The sensor transmits shoulder...
RE32091 Neuromuscular stimulator  
A dual channel neuromuscular stimulator. Pulses developed by a pulse generator are transmitted alternately on both channels to involuntarily contract muscles. The stimulator has variable on/off...
4558704 Hand control system  
A system for stimulating a grasping action by a paralyzed hand. The system includes a sensor arrangement for detecting movement of a shoulder by the paralyzed person. The sensor transmits shoulder...
4523769 Wheelchair and drive system therefor  
A wheelchair includes a chassis, a pair of side wheels for supporting and driving the chassis, at least one front wheel for cooperating with the side wheels in supporting the chassis, and a seat...
4520827 NMS aided continuous passive motion apparatus  
A continuous passive motion (CPM) apparatus mobilizes the knee joint of a patient's leg. In order to achieve total extension of the leg, the CPM apparatus pauses each time the extension end...
4499900 System and method for treating paralyzed persons  
Apparatus and method for therapeutic treatment of persons having paralyzed legs. The apparatus and method make use of four sets of transcutaneous electrodes which are placed above the iliac and...
4492233 Method and apparatus for providing feedback-controlled muscle stimulation  
A method and apparatus for stimulating a human muscle to produce a controlled response against a dynamic load. Muscle stimulation is achieved through a pair of alternately pulsed stimulation...
4421336 Vehicle for the paralyzed  
A vehicle for transporting a paralyzed person includes a support frame for carrying the person, a plurality of wheels for carrying the support frame, and foot supports movably connected to the...
4174706 Mandible stimulator  
A stimulator for causing involuntary mandibular closure. In a "test" mode a constant voltage is applied to left and right electrode circuits, and the currents through the electrode circuits are...
4165750 Bioelectrically controlled electric stimulator of human muscles  
A bioelectrically controlled electric stimulator of human muscles comprising an oscillator and a group of stimulator channels, each of the stimulator channels including a sensor for sensing the...
3911910 Electro-splint for relieving involuntary muscular spasticity  
A splint structure is provided for attachment to a body limb and includes at least two portions thereof for attachment to limb portions of a patient on opposite sides of an articulated joint...
3797500 MANDIBLE STIMULATOR  
The mandible stimulator includes a pulse burst generator including a first solid state oscillator which modulates a second solid state oscillator. A coupling switch device between the two...
3565080 NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCK MONITORING APPARATUS  
A neuromuscular block monitoring device, comprising a battery, an oscillator circuit to translate the power supplied by said battery into electrical impulses and having a variable impedance and...
3489152 ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS WITH BODY IMPEDANCE-SENSITIVE INTENSITY REGULATION  
3364929 Method for administering muscle relaxant drug  
3083712 Device for producing electrical muscle trerapy  
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