Patent ID: 7499746
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. An automated adaptive muscle stimulation system comprising: at least one electrode assembly adapted to deliver a muscle stimulation signal to the tissue of a user; a sensor system adapted to detect a mechanical response to the muscle stimulation signal of at least one muscle associated with a muscle group proximate the electrode assembly; and an electrical stimulation device operably coupled to the at least one electrode assembly and the sensor system, the electrical stimulation device including a control system operable to automatically diagnose at least one characteristic of the muscle from the detected muscle response and adjust at least one parameter of the muscle stimulation signal in response thereto to deliver an adjusted muscle stimulation signal; wherein the detected muscle response comprises a plurality of reaction pulses, and wherein the control system is operable to calculate a coefficient of correlation of the plurality of reaction pulses.