Patent ID: 7936552
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: F41C,F41H,H05C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for producing contractions in skeletal muscles of a target, the apparatus for use with at least one provided electrode, the apparatus comprising: a supply of energy; a first circuit that couples the supply to the electrode for beginning conducting the current through the target, the first circuit having a first output impedance; and a second circuit that couples the supply to the electrode for continuing conducting the current through the target, the second circuit having a second output impedance less than the first output impedance; wherein the first circuit supplies a first maximum absolute value of the current; the second circuit supplies a second maximum absolute value of the current less than the first maximum absolute value; and the current via the electrode through the target comprises five or more pulses per second to produce contractions in skeletal muscles of the target to impede locomotion by the target.