Patent ID: 7916446
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
1. A method for inducing skeletal muscle contractions in a human or animal target with a current through the target, the method performed by a circuit having a processor and a signal generator controlled by the processor to provide the current, the method comprising: providing the current for a first duration to interfere with the target's voluntary use of its skeletal muscles as a consequence of contractions of the muscles responsive to the current, the current for the first duration comprising a first series of pulses; and providing the current for a second duration sufficient to cause, in response to the current, contractions of skeletal muscles of the target or pain in the target, the current for the second duration comprising a second series of pulses; wherein the first series of pulses delivers a first power through the target and the second series of pulses delivers a second power through the target less than the first power.