Title:
【発明の名称】電子神経筋刺激装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH10501157
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An electronic neuromuscular stimulation device (10) that is operated by a computerized electronic control unit (20). The unit (20) includes at least two and preferably four output channels to which are connected a corresponding set of electrode output cables (12). Each cable has attached a positive electrode (12D) and a negative electrode (12E) that are attached to selected areas of a patient's anatomy. The unit (20) also includes controls, indicators, and circuitry that produce nerve stimulation pulses that are applied to the patient through the electrodes (12D,12E). The nerve stimulation pulses consist of individual pulses that are arranged into pulse trains and pulse train patterns. The pulse train patterns, whose selection depends on the type of ailment being treated, includes sequential patterns, delayed overlapping patterns, triple-phase overlapping patterns, reciprocal pulse trains, and delayed sequenced "sprint interval" patterns. The overlapping patterns are particularly timed to take advantage of neurological enhancement.
Inventors:
Palermo, Francis, X.
Application Number:
JP50105095A
Publication Date:
February 03, 1998
Filing Date:
May 31, 1995
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Palermo, Francis, X.
International Classes:
A61N1/34; A61N1/36; (IPC1-7): A61N1/36
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Funakashi Eiko