Patent ID: 8209036

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a frame configured to substantially envelop a portion of a limb, the frame including a retention portion and a mounting portion, the retention portion configured to retain the frame about the portion of the limb, the mounting portion configured to be coupled to an electrical stimulator; an inner layer coupled to an inner surface of the frame; an electrode base coupled to the inner layer, the electrode base configured to couple a surface electrode to the inner layer, the frame and the inner layer of the frame collectively configured such that the electrode base is disposed at a predetermined position relative to the portion of the limb when the frame and the inner layer are disposed about the portion of the limb, the predetermined position being adjacent a muscle such that electrical stimulation applied at the predetermined position via the surface electrode results in dorsiflexion of a foot; and a connector assembly configured to electrically couple the stimulator to the electrode base, at least a portion of the connector assembly disposed within a connector opening defined by the frame.