Patent ID: 6324432
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An electrical neuromuscular stimulator for measuring muscle reactions generated by electrical stimulation pulses, comprisinga stimulator case, two electric cables each having at least one conductor wire,an electrical pulse generator arranged in said case of the stimulator for stimulating muscles,at least one pair of stimulation electrode structures adapted to be placed on an user's skin on motor points of muscles to be stimulated, each electrode being connected to a first end of a respective one of said two electric cables, the other end of which is connected to the case to receive the electric pulses from the generator, andat least one measuring sensor sensitive to the muscle reactions caused by the electric stimulation pulses and arranged for transmitting electric measuring signals representative of said muscle reactions to an electronic means, for processing said measuring signals, said electronic means being housed in said case,wherein the sensor is mechanically connected to one of the electrodes or to the first end of one of the cables, andwherein at least one conductor wire per electric cable connects the respective electrode independently of the sensor.