Patent ID: 7035691
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of stimulating a musculature including slow twitch muscle fibers, the musculature positioned between first and second electrodes disposed at opposite ends of the musculature, comprising: applying a resonant sequence of pulses across the musculature via a plurality of electrodes, wherein the resonant sequence includes at least three pulses, and wherein the pulses of the resonant sequence are spaced at around 3,500–7,000 microseconds relative to one another such that each pulse subsequent to a first pulse in the sequence is effective to progressively stimulate and create tension in the musculature inwardly from the electrodes and towards the center of the musculature to uniformly initiate a contraction within the musculature while maintaining the tension created in at least a portion of the musculature by each preceding pulse in the resonant sequence.