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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1985
Simon P Levine, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
Functional electrical stimulation of regions of the skin of disabled individuals is achieved by delivering an energizing electrical signal via an electrode located in the region where the development of pressure sores is desired to be inhibited. Such electrical stimulation produces pressure variations as a result of tissue undulation at the interface where the skin of the human being meets a surface, such as the seat of a wheelchair. Additionally, blood flow is increased, muscles operate as blood pumps, and tissue bulk is increased. Electrical stimulation can be used to improve the conditioning of muscles of individuals who have been disabled for a long period of time, and the muscles have consequently atrophied, so that the beneficial effects of electrical stimulation to prevent or reduce the possibility of pressure sores is achieved.