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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Actegy Limited, Ascot, Berkshire, GB;
Inventors:
David Paul Sumners, Walton on Thames, GB;
Katya Nikolova Mileva, London, GB;
Assignee:
Actegy Limited, , GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3727 (2013.01); A61N 1/36003 (2013.01); A61N 1/36021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of electrostimulation of a group of one or more target muscles of a subject is provided, the method comprising in a first step applying to the subject an electrical pulse having a duration of at least 0.5 milliseconds and an intensity below that effective in stimulating contraction of the target muscles of the subject; and in a second step applying one or more electrical pulses at an intensity sufficient to stimulate contraction of the target muscles of the subject. An apparatus for the electrostimulation of the muscles of a subject employing the aforementioned method is also provided.