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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
May. 20, 2019
Sage Products, Llc, Cary, IL (US);
Brian J. Fahey, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sage Products, LLC, Cary, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of electrically stimulating a target muscle of a patient includes placing at least one stimulation electrode in electrical contact with the target muscle and applying an electrical signal to the stimulation electrode. The method further includes obtaining a signal from a sensing element placed on the patient, wherein the sensing element is configured to detect at least one biological parameter of the patient associated with contraction of the target muscle caused by the application of the electrical signal, and adapting stimulation of the target muscle by the at least one stimulation electrode using the obtained signal.