Patent ID: 9192768
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A61B,A61H,A61N

Abstract:
1. A stimulation signal generation device for generating a stimulation signal to be used to assist exercise of a human body, comprising: a generator configured to, during preprocessing, generate a stimulation signal based on preprocessing stimulation parameters predetermined for the preprocessing, the stimulation signal to be applied to both an afferent neuron and an efferent neuron of nerve of the human body, corresponding to a specific brain region to be activated in order to move a joint of the human body, and configured to, during assist processing, generate the stimulation signal to be applied for the activity of the specific brain region, based on assist-processing stimulation parameters inputted to the generator; an output unit configured to output the stimulation signal generated by the generator, to stimulation pads attached in the vicinity of the joint of the human body and configured to apply stimulation through the skin to both the afferent neuron and the efferent neuron; a brain activity data acquisition unit configured to acquire data on activity of a brain under application of the stimulation by the stimulation signal outputted by the output unit; and a decision unit configured to obtain a set of optimum stimulation parameters from the data acquired by the brain activity data acquisition unit, to use the set of optimum stimulation parameters as the assist-processing stimulation parameters, and to output the set of optimum stimulation parameters to the generator.