FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND USE THEREOF

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外文摘要：Disclosed herein is a functional electrical stimulation (FES) device and system. In one embodiment, sequential bipolar pulse stimulation may be provided to an area of a living body via one or more electrode leads applied to the area via a FES device comprising a current pulse generating circuit comprising output nodes for operative coupling to the one or more electrode leads, and configured for operative coupling to a voltage supply. The current pulse generating circuit generally comprises positive and negative stimulation paths drawing from the voltage supply to respectively apply positive and negative currents through the area via the one or more electrode leads. In one example, the stimulation paths comprise respective capacitive elements, a capacitance ratio of which dictating, at least in part, an amplitude ratio of the positive and negative currents, wherein periodic alternative activation of the stimulation paths provides the sequential bipolar pulse stimulation. In another example, each path comprises a respective charging element and a respective activation switch, wherein each respective charging element is charged by the voltage supply and discharged upon activation of the respective activation switch to generate positive and negative current pulses respectively, such that a pulse rise time of the positive and negative current pulses is predominantly dictated by a switching speed of each respective switch. Systems and uses for these devices, and FES in general, are also described.

申请号：

US20120701722

申请日：

2012-12-03

公开日：

2013-04-11

IPC分类：

A61N-1/04

申请人：

UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK;Popovic, Milos R.PopovicMilos R.;Tarulli, MassimoTarulliMassimo;Prodic, AleksandarProdicAleksandar;Lehn, PeterLehnPeter

发明人：

Popovic, Milos R.、Tarulli, Massimo、Prodic, Aleksandar、Lehn, Peter

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