Patent ID: 9700718
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61N

Claim:
1. A system comprising: at least one sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes including at least one active electrode and at least one receiving electrode, the at least one sensor configured and arranged to be in physical contact with skin of a patient forming an electrical circuit with control electronics of a control means, the electrical circuit configured and arranged to measure a resistance of the skin using the at least one active electrode and at least one receiving electrode, and to form a closed loop electrical muscle stimulation system, wherein a stimulation current or voltage applied by the sensor onto the skin between the at least one active electrode and at least one receiving electrode is based on at least one program stored on a first computer readable medium and the resistance of the skin measured through the at least one active electrode and at least one receiving electrode, the control means for (a) applying a sense electrical pulse to the tissue using the at least one sensor, (b) measuring at least one electrical parameter from the tissue related to power dissipation of the sense electrical pulse in the tissue, (c) using at least one of the active electrodes, adjustably apply a stimulation pulse to the tissue based at least in part on the measured power dissipation, the stimulation being adjustably controlled by the control means to maintain a constant power output to the tissue based at least in part on the at least one electrical parameter, and (d) repeat steps (a)-(c);