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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
Eric C. Hartman, Lexington, KY (US);
L. Gentry Barnett, Lexington, KY (US);
Tarik S. Aweimrin, Lexington, KY (US);
John D. Alton, Versailles, OH (US);
Eric C. Hartman, Lexington, KY (US);
L. Gentry Barnett, Lexington, KY (US);
Tarik S. Aweimrin, Lexington, KY (US);
John D. Alton, Versailles, OH (US);
CUSTOMKYNETICS, INC., Versailles, KY (US);
Abstract
A device includes a brace that may be used in conjunction with neuromuscular electrical stimulation to induce isometric contractions in one or more muscles of a subject's limb muscles by way of a series of stimulation cycles. The device may include a controller for stimulating the leg muscles, and for autonomously adjusting the stimulation based on a measured force exerted by the leg on the brace. The controller may adjust the stimulation based on the measured force from a previous cycle as compared with a goal force. Additionally, the adjustment may be based on the comparison of the measured force within that cycle to the goal force, analyzed on a continuous basis within that cycle.