Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Functional electrical stimulation cycling device for people with impaired mobility
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Application No.: US15308541Application Date: 2015-06-05
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Publication No.: US10537733B2Publication Date: 2020-01-21
- Inventor: Warren Dixon , Matthew J. Bellman
- Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US FL Gainesville
- Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
- Current Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Gainesville
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2015/034562 WO 20150605
- International Announcement: WO2015/199956 WO 20151230
- Main IPC: A61N1/36
- IPC: A61N1/36 ; A61N1/04

Abstract:
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling devices and associated methods are generally described. An FES cycling device may comprise a crank, two or more pedals connected to the crank, one or more sensors adapted to measure position and/or velocity of the crank, and one or more electrodes configured to deliver electrical stimulation to a person associated with the cycling device. In some cases, the FES cycling device further comprises a controller configured to receive input signals from the one or more sensors and deliver output signals to the one or more electrodes. In certain cases, the controller may dynamically generate a control signal to deliver an amount of electrical stimulation to a muscle group (e.g., quadriceps femoris, gluteal muscles, hamstring muscles) based on the value of a determined torque transfer ratio between a joint of the person and the crank of the cycling device. The electrical stimulation may, in some cases, cause the person to pedal the cycling device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170157396A1 FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION CYCLING DEVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY Public/Granted day:2017-06-08
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