Patent ID: 6456866
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
A system for functional electrical stimulation and recording comprisinga cuff for a nerve or muscle filament, the filament having an external configuration with a height Y and a width X, the cuff comprising an elastic collar member defining an internal opening which has an internal configuration having a height less than Y and a width greater than X, said collar member including a material that exerts a force on said filament which will cause the filament to gradually reshape to the internal configuration of said opening and wherein the resulting pressure in said filament is less than 80 mmHG, and an electrode interface carried by the elastic collar member including a plurality of electrodes spaced side by side for contact along a surface of the filament; an array of conductors coupled to the electrodes; a stimulation apparatus coupled to at least one of the conductors and that can be operated to stimulate the filament; and a property monitoring apparatus coupled to at least one of the conductors and that can be operated to monitor a biological property of the filament.