Patent ID: 8364257
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A61B,A61N,A63F

Abstract:
1. A wearable device for electric stimulation of a body of a user, wherein the wearable device is adapted to fit a portion of the body of the user, the wearable device comprising; at least one electrode embedded in the wearable device for transferring a stimulating current to the body of the user; a connection point being an intermediate connection between the at least one electrode and a control unit, the control unit being adapted to generate the stimulating current; and a detector configured to detect whether a change in a physical relationship between the connection point and the at least one electrode exceeds a predetermined threshold value, thereby enabling detection of misuse and tampering with the device, wherein the physical relationship between the connection point and the at least one electrode includes a relative position between the connection point and the at least one electrode.