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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2012
David Paul Sumners, Walton on Thames, GB;
Katya Nikolova Mileva, London, GB;
David Paul Sumners, Walton on Thames, GB;
Katya Nikolova Mileva, London, GB;
Actegy Limited, , GB;
Abstract
An apparatus for the electrical stimulation of a subject is provided, the apparatus comprising a contact member having a contact surface for contacting the plantar surface of a foot of the subject; and means for providing an electrical stimulation cycle to the foot of the subject comprising supplying an electrical current to the contact surface for the electrical stimulation of the plantar muscles of the foot of the subject; wherein the contact surface is moveable so as to allow the angle of the joints of the foot and ankle of the subject to change during the electrical stimulation cycle.