Patent ID: 8386032

Claim:
A patch configured to mate with a therapeutic electrical stimulation device, comprising: a shoe connected to a first side of the patch, the shoe including a first end and a second end, and a body extending in a longitudinal direction from the first end to the second end, and having first and second surfaces, the first end of the shoe defining at least one port, and the first surface of the shoe defining a connection member; and at least one conductor positioned in the at least one port of the first end of the shoe, the at least one conductor being electrically connected to at least one electrode; wherein the shoe is configured for sliding insertion into a receptacle defined by a controller of the therapeutic electrical stimulation device so that the at least one conductor is connected to the controller to deliver electrical current from the controller, through the at least one conductor, and to the at least one electrode, and wherein the connection member is configured to displace a non-conductive detent defined by the controller and to be at least partially captured by the detent to retain the shoe within the receptacle.