Patent ID: 9669211
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61N

Claim:
1. A device for applying neuromuscular electrical and ultrasound stimulation to an agonist/antagonist muscle pair to move a limb about a joint, said device comprising a main stimulator controller, an ultrasound controller and a pulse pattern generating circuitry in communication with the main stimulator controller and ultrasound controller, wherein the main stimulator controller and ultrasound controller are configured to control said pulse pattern generating circuitry to: automatically generate, for each burst period of a plurality of burst periods, a first pattern of electrical stimulation pulses for transmission through a first pair of electrodes to the agonist muscle, wherein the first pattern is generated: automatically generate, for each burst period of the plurality of burst periods, a second pattern of electrical stimulation pulses, different from the first pattern, for transmission through the second pair of electrodes to the antagonist muscle, wherein the second pattern is generated: automatically generate ultrasound treatment parameters from a user interface controller and to set up an ultrasound generator for output through an ultrasound applicator.