Patent ID: 9008784
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A device for preventing knee sprain injuries in a user, comprising: a sensing part configured to sense data associated with knee joint articulation, wherein the sensing part includes one or more sensors adapted to be positioned above the knee and one or more sensors adapted to be positioned below the knee when the device is worn by the user; an analyzing part in communication with the sensing part, the analyzing part having a processor configured to analyze the data to determine whether a detected knee joint articulation is a knee sprain motion associated with a knee sprain injury and to generate a trigger signal based on a determination of knee sprain motion; and a stimulating part in communication with the analyzing part, the stimulating part having a power supply and one or more electrode pairs configured to deliver a myoelectric stimulation in response to the trigger signal such that when the one or more electrode pairs are applied on one or more thigh or hip muscles associated with knee joint articulation, the myoelectric stimulation initiates an early muscle reaction of the one or more thigh or hip muscles to prevent the knee sprain injury.