Patent ID: 8219191
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A61N,A63B

Abstract:
1. A device for use by a human subject in performing a recumbent exercise using their hands, arms, legs, hips, knees and feet with the assistance of stimulation, comprising: a base; a seat supported by the base for receiving the subject; a pair of lower receivers adapted for independently engaging the subject's feet, the lower receivers constrained for moving alternatively and relative to the base along a first path of travel between a first, extended position with the corresponding leg at least partially bent and the corresponding knee positioned farther from the subject's upper torso and a second, retracted position with the corresponding leg more bent than in the first position and positioned closer to the upper torso; a pair of upper receivers adapted for independently engaging the subject's hands, the upper receivers pivotally connected to the base and constrained for alternately moving toward and away from the subject's body; and a stimulator adapted for electrically stimulating at least one muscle of at least one of the subject's legs as the first receivers move along the first path of travel in an alternating pattern.