Assembly for functional electrical stimulation during movement
CA 2232672 C · Owner: Biomotion Ltd. · Inventors: Stein, Richard B.
Overview
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The assembly comprises a band, mountable on the leg carrying all of the , components of the assembly to provide a self-contained unit. The components comprise: electrodes for stimulating a leg nerve; a V-shaped plate for conforming with the leg's tibia to reproducibly position the band so that the electrodes are located over the nerve; a tilt sensor for measuring the angular position of the lower leg; a control circuit for processing the sensor signal information and emitting pulses through the electrodes to stimulate the leg in response to phases of body movement; and a battery for supplying power to the tilt sensor, control circuit and stimulator. By comparing the assembly's …
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- Filed September 18, 1996 and granted August 7, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 18, 2016.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by September 18, 2018.
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