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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jerrold S Petrofsky, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Assignee:
Wright State University, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 821 ; 128 / ; 128782 ; 272125 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for stimulating muscular activity in an acutely injured patient. A leg which is to be stimulated is strapped into a brace, and the leg muscles are stimulated to work isometrically against the brace. The effort exerted by the muscles is measured by load cells which generate feedback signals for a control computer. The computer adjusts the stimulation signals in accordance with the received feedback signals.