Patent ID: 8112155
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for muscle activation, comprising: at least one electrode adapted to deliver a neuromuscular stimulation (NMES) signal to a body portion of a patient; at least one controller adapted to provide a NMES signal comprising a sequence of stimulation signals to said at least one electrode; a mechanical motion element configured to be coupled to at least one of said body portion and a mirror body portion of the patient, wherein said mechanical motion element is operatively coupled to said at least one controller and wherein said at least one controller controls said NMES signal in conjunction with said mechanical motion element; at least one EMG sensor coupled to said mirror body portion, wherein said controller is adapted to generate said NMES signal based on sensed EMG signals from said at least one EMG sensor; and, at least one EMG sensor configured to be coupled to a minor body portion on a different person for measuring EMG signals from the different person, wherein said controller generates said NMES signal at least partly based on EMG signals received by the controller from the minor body portion of the different person.