Patent ID: 8620439
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: A61B,A61N,A63B

Abstract:
1. A health training/monitoring apparatus, comprising: an electrical stimulation generator to adjust an electrical stimulation signal based on a degree of fatigue of a muscle of a body, and to generate the adjusted electrical stimulation signal; a physical activity monitor to monitor a physical activity of a user using at least one of a heart rate measurer and an accelerometer for the body; and a mode selector selectively driving one of the electrical stimulation generator or the activity output unit of the physical activity monitor based on an output waveform of the accelerometer, wherein the apparatus is a waist belt or a patch; wherein the waist belt or the patch comprises: a first layer comprising a plurality of electrodes for measuring the heart rate, a plurality of electrodes for the electrical stimulation, and a plurality of electrodes for measuring of a electromyographic signal; and a second layer comprising the accelerometer measuring the acceleration of the physical movement and a predetermined controller; wherein an airbag layer that is inflatable and deflatable by air is interposed between the first layer and the second layer.