Method of and apparatus for electrically stimulating quadriceps

Details Method of and apparatus for electrically stimulating quadriceps Method of and apparatus for electrically stimulating quadriceps

1987-02-13

1991-12-10

Grieb, William H.

Surgery

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A61N 100

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ABSTRACT:
Muscle fatigue of an electrically stimulated quadriceps muscle of an upper motor neuron paraplegic is detected and compensated for by monitoring the myoelectric (EMG) signal produced by the stimulated muscle and controlling one or more of the following parameters of the electrical stimulation (ES) signal; its pulse repetition rate, its amplitude, and its pulse width.

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patent: 4582049 (1986-04-01), Ylvisaker
patent: 4697808 (1987-10-01), Larson et al.
Electromyographic Control of Functional Electrical Stimulation in Selected Patients, by Graupe et al., Orthopedics, Jul. 1984 , vol. 7, No. 7, pp. 1134-1138.
EMG Response to Electrical Stimulation, Etc., The Journal of Orthopaedic Surgical Techniques, vol. 2, No. 1, Mar. 1986, p. 61.

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