US3083712A - Device for producing electrical muscle trerapy - Google Patents
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- A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
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- A61N1/36003—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation of motor muscles, e.g. for walking assistance
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US156564A US3083712A (en) | 1961-11-29 | 1961-11-29 | Device for producing electrical muscle trerapy |
DEH40698U DE1882610U (en) | 1961-11-29 | 1962-02-23 | DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC TURNING OF MUSCLES. |
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US156564A US3083712A (en) | 1961-11-29 | 1961-11-29 | Device for producing electrical muscle trerapy |
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Cited By (34)
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US3204637A (en) * | 1963-02-07 | 1965-09-07 | Erich J Frank | Stimulating apparatus |
US3344792A (en) * | 1965-01-13 | 1967-10-03 | Franklin F Offner | Method of muscular stimulation in human beings to aid in walking |
US3602229A (en) * | 1967-09-08 | 1971-08-31 | George Gustav Jaros | A method of fibrillating a heart and apparatus therefor |
US3683423A (en) * | 1971-01-19 | 1972-08-15 | Russell S Crapanzano | Gravity activated prosthetic device |
FR2126317A1 (en) * | 1971-02-27 | 1972-10-06 | Philips Nv | |
US3881496A (en) * | 1967-12-22 | 1975-05-06 | Philips Corp | Apparatus and method for electrically stimulating leg muscles |
US3911910A (en) * | 1974-05-31 | 1975-10-14 | Robert J Oesau | Electro-splint for relieving involuntary muscular spasticity |
US4005296A (en) * | 1974-10-29 | 1977-01-25 | Medtronic, Inc. | Disc switch |
US4480830A (en) * | 1982-09-14 | 1984-11-06 | Wright State University | Method and apparatus for exercising |
US4492233A (en) * | 1982-09-14 | 1985-01-08 | Wright State University | Method and apparatus for providing feedback-controlled muscle stimulation |
US4556214A (en) * | 1982-09-14 | 1985-12-03 | Wright State University | Method and apparatus for exercising |
US4558704A (en) * | 1983-12-15 | 1985-12-17 | Wright State University | Hand control system |
US4569352A (en) * | 1983-05-13 | 1986-02-11 | Wright State University | Feedback control system for walking |
US4697808A (en) * | 1985-05-16 | 1987-10-06 | Wright State University | Walking assistance system |
US4796631A (en) * | 1987-06-11 | 1989-01-10 | Grigoryev Leon M | Electrical muscle stimulator for knee stabilization |
US5010893A (en) * | 1987-01-15 | 1991-04-30 | Siemens-Pacesetter, Inc. | Motion sensor for implanted medical device |
US5121747A (en) * | 1985-11-06 | 1992-06-16 | University Of Strathclyde | Hybrid orthosis |
US5358513A (en) * | 1992-12-09 | 1994-10-25 | Medtronic, Inc. | Parameter selection and electrode placement of neuromuscular electrical stimulation apparatus |
US5533520A (en) * | 1989-02-13 | 1996-07-09 | Sorin Biomedica, S.P.A. | Activity sensor, particularly for heart pacemakers |
US5643332A (en) * | 1995-09-20 | 1997-07-01 | Neuromotion Inc. | Assembly for functional electrical stimulation during movement |
AU2002362717B8 (en) * | 2001-09-30 | 2003-04-22 | Bioness Neuromodulation Ltd. | Device for muscle stimulation |
US20040054379A1 (en) * | 2002-09-11 | 2004-03-18 | Carroll William J. | Surface electrical stimulation for increasing the quality and quantity of synovial fluid in joints |
US20070038252A1 (en) * | 2005-08-09 | 2007-02-15 | Carroll William J | Apparatus for surface electrical stimulation and stabilization to treat disorders of the joints |
US20070179561A1 (en) * | 2006-01-31 | 2007-08-02 | Good Samaritan Children's Therapy Unit | Muscle stimulation method and system to improve walking |
WO2011066932A1 (en) * | 2009-12-03 | 2011-06-09 | Peter Osypka Stiftung Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts | Footwear item |
US8060210B1 (en) | 2002-09-11 | 2011-11-15 | International Rehabilitative Sciences, Inc. | Methods for improving mobility and controlling cartilage matrix degradation of weight-bearing articular joints |
US20120041513A1 (en) * | 2004-11-22 | 2012-02-16 | Skytech Medical Ltd | Device |
US8165685B1 (en) * | 2005-09-29 | 2012-04-24 | Case Western Reserve University | System and method for therapeutic neuromuscular electrical stimulation |
US8175713B1 (en) | 2007-01-10 | 2012-05-08 | Jozef Cywinski | Electro-stimulation device to pump blood from legs |
US8249714B1 (en) | 2005-07-08 | 2012-08-21 | Customkynetics, Inc. | Lower extremity exercise device with stimulation and related methods |
US8346367B2 (en) | 2002-09-11 | 2013-01-01 | Meagan Medical, Inc. | Apparatus and method for stabilizing, improving mobility, and controlling cartilage matrix degradation of weight-bearing articular joints |
US9108055B1 (en) | 2013-02-12 | 2015-08-18 | Vincent Tellenbach | System for electrical muscle and nerve stimulation in aqueous media |
CN106730323A (en) * | 2016-11-17 | 2017-05-31 | 温州医科大学 | A kind of caring footwear of diabetes |
WO2020188294A1 (en) | 2019-03-21 | 2020-09-24 | Malik Siddique Ltd. | Passive actuator for articulated joint |
Citations (6)
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US2295585A (en) * | 1939-09-16 | 1942-09-15 | Robert J Lindquist | Therapeutic current and means for producing the same |
US2433782A (en) * | 1939-10-02 | 1947-12-30 | Rca Corp | Frequency sweep modulator |
US2864371A (en) * | 1954-06-14 | 1958-12-16 | Casther S A | Device for the control of electrical supply for electrotherapeutic purposes, especially for stimulotherapy |
CA608693A (en) * | 1960-11-15 | Batrow John | Electro-physiotherapy apparatus | |
US3025858A (en) * | 1956-10-19 | 1962-03-20 | Relaxacizor Inc | Ambulatory electrical muscle stimulating device |
US3057356A (en) * | 1960-07-22 | 1962-10-09 | Wilson Greatbatch Inc | Medical cardiac pacemaker |
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CA608693A (en) * | 1960-11-15 | Batrow John | Electro-physiotherapy apparatus | |
US2295585A (en) * | 1939-09-16 | 1942-09-15 | Robert J Lindquist | Therapeutic current and means for producing the same |
US2433782A (en) * | 1939-10-02 | 1947-12-30 | Rca Corp | Frequency sweep modulator |
US2864371A (en) * | 1954-06-14 | 1958-12-16 | Casther S A | Device for the control of electrical supply for electrotherapeutic purposes, especially for stimulotherapy |
US3025858A (en) * | 1956-10-19 | 1962-03-20 | Relaxacizor Inc | Ambulatory electrical muscle stimulating device |
US3057356A (en) * | 1960-07-22 | 1962-10-09 | Wilson Greatbatch Inc | Medical cardiac pacemaker |
Cited By (42)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3204637A (en) * | 1963-02-07 | 1965-09-07 | Erich J Frank | Stimulating apparatus |
US3344792A (en) * | 1965-01-13 | 1967-10-03 | Franklin F Offner | Method of muscular stimulation in human beings to aid in walking |
US3602229A (en) * | 1967-09-08 | 1971-08-31 | George Gustav Jaros | A method of fibrillating a heart and apparatus therefor |
US3881496A (en) * | 1967-12-22 | 1975-05-06 | Philips Corp | Apparatus and method for electrically stimulating leg muscles |
US3683423A (en) * | 1971-01-19 | 1972-08-15 | Russell S Crapanzano | Gravity activated prosthetic device |
FR2126317A1 (en) * | 1971-02-27 | 1972-10-06 | Philips Nv | |
US3911910A (en) * | 1974-05-31 | 1975-10-14 | Robert J Oesau | Electro-splint for relieving involuntary muscular spasticity |
US4005296A (en) * | 1974-10-29 | 1977-01-25 | Medtronic, Inc. | Disc switch |
US4556214A (en) * | 1982-09-14 | 1985-12-03 | Wright State University | Method and apparatus for exercising |
US4492233A (en) * | 1982-09-14 | 1985-01-08 | Wright State University | Method and apparatus for providing feedback-controlled muscle stimulation |
US4480830A (en) * | 1982-09-14 | 1984-11-06 | Wright State University | Method and apparatus for exercising |
US4569352A (en) * | 1983-05-13 | 1986-02-11 | Wright State University | Feedback control system for walking |
US4558704A (en) * | 1983-12-15 | 1985-12-17 | Wright State University | Hand control system |
US4697808A (en) * | 1985-05-16 | 1987-10-06 | Wright State University | Walking assistance system |
US5121747A (en) * | 1985-11-06 | 1992-06-16 | University Of Strathclyde | Hybrid orthosis |
US5010893A (en) * | 1987-01-15 | 1991-04-30 | Siemens-Pacesetter, Inc. | Motion sensor for implanted medical device |
US4796631A (en) * | 1987-06-11 | 1989-01-10 | Grigoryev Leon M | Electrical muscle stimulator for knee stabilization |
US5533520A (en) * | 1989-02-13 | 1996-07-09 | Sorin Biomedica, S.P.A. | Activity sensor, particularly for heart pacemakers |
US5358513A (en) * | 1992-12-09 | 1994-10-25 | Medtronic, Inc. | Parameter selection and electrode placement of neuromuscular electrical stimulation apparatus |
US5556422A (en) * | 1992-12-09 | 1996-09-17 | Medtronic, Inc. | Method for preventing postsurgical deep vein thrombosis by electrical stimulation |
US5643332A (en) * | 1995-09-20 | 1997-07-01 | Neuromotion Inc. | Assembly for functional electrical stimulation during movement |
US5814093A (en) * | 1995-09-20 | 1998-09-29 | Neuromotion Inc. | Assembly for functional electrical stimulation during movement |
AU2002362717B8 (en) * | 2001-09-30 | 2003-04-22 | Bioness Neuromodulation Ltd. | Device for muscle stimulation |
WO2003030803A3 (en) * | 2001-09-30 | 2004-03-18 | Ness Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems Ltd | Device for muscle stimulation |
AU2002362717B2 (en) * | 2001-09-30 | 2007-09-13 | Bioness Neuromodulation Ltd. | Device for muscle stimulation |
US8060210B1 (en) | 2002-09-11 | 2011-11-15 | International Rehabilitative Sciences, Inc. | Methods for improving mobility and controlling cartilage matrix degradation of weight-bearing articular joints |
US20040054379A1 (en) * | 2002-09-11 | 2004-03-18 | Carroll William J. | Surface electrical stimulation for increasing the quality and quantity of synovial fluid in joints |
US8600514B1 (en) | 2002-09-11 | 2013-12-03 | International Rehahilitative Sciences, Inc. | Methods for improving mobility and controlling cartilage matrix degradation of weight-bearing articular joints |
US8346367B2 (en) | 2002-09-11 | 2013-01-01 | Meagan Medical, Inc. | Apparatus and method for stabilizing, improving mobility, and controlling cartilage matrix degradation of weight-bearing articular joints |
US8805521B2 (en) | 2003-09-11 | 2014-08-12 | Meagan Medical, Inc. | Apparatus and method for stabilizing, improving mobility, and controlling cartilage matrix degradation of weight-bearing articular joints |
US20120041513A1 (en) * | 2004-11-22 | 2012-02-16 | Skytech Medical Ltd | Device |
US8738143B2 (en) * | 2004-11-22 | 2014-05-27 | Sky Medical Technology Ltd. | Medical device for isometric stimulation to improve blood flow |
US8249714B1 (en) | 2005-07-08 | 2012-08-21 | Customkynetics, Inc. | Lower extremity exercise device with stimulation and related methods |
US20070038252A1 (en) * | 2005-08-09 | 2007-02-15 | Carroll William J | Apparatus for surface electrical stimulation and stabilization to treat disorders of the joints |
US8165685B1 (en) * | 2005-09-29 | 2012-04-24 | Case Western Reserve University | System and method for therapeutic neuromuscular electrical stimulation |
US7756585B2 (en) | 2006-01-31 | 2010-07-13 | Good Samaritan Children's Therapy Unit | Muscle stimulation method and system to improve walking |
US20070179561A1 (en) * | 2006-01-31 | 2007-08-02 | Good Samaritan Children's Therapy Unit | Muscle stimulation method and system to improve walking |
US8175713B1 (en) | 2007-01-10 | 2012-05-08 | Jozef Cywinski | Electro-stimulation device to pump blood from legs |
WO2011066932A1 (en) * | 2009-12-03 | 2011-06-09 | Peter Osypka Stiftung Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts | Footwear item |
US9108055B1 (en) | 2013-02-12 | 2015-08-18 | Vincent Tellenbach | System for electrical muscle and nerve stimulation in aqueous media |
CN106730323A (en) * | 2016-11-17 | 2017-05-31 | 温州医科大学 | A kind of caring footwear of diabetes |
WO2020188294A1 (en) | 2019-03-21 | 2020-09-24 | Malik Siddique Ltd. | Passive actuator for articulated joint |
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