Undertaking
Patent
1988-04-29
1989-09-05
Apley, Richard J.
Undertaking
272DIG6, 128 241, 128 25R, 128 25B, 128421, 623 25, 2802501, 280252, 280255, A63B 2100, A63B 2304, A63B 6916
Patent
active
048631574
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided for inducing contraction of a paralyzed muscle in a limb. The invention includes a method for providing electrical stimualtion to a paralyzed limb in response to continuous motion of an uninvolved, or unparalyzed limb, as well as an apparatus to implement the method. A method and apparatus are also provided for transporting a person having a paralyzed limb. The transporting apparatus is propelled at least in part by the paralyzed limb which is induced to move by electrical stimulation of a paralyzed muscle in response to continuous motion of an uninvolved limb.
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Fish Dale R.
Kell Robert E.
Mendel Frank C.
Tanski, Jr. William
Apley Richard J.
Cheng Joe H.
Dunn Michael L.
Simpson Robert P.
State University of New York
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