An electrotherapy device and method
CA 2359903 C · Owner: Bmr Research & Development Limited · Inventors: Crowe, Louis Michael; Minogue, Michael Conor
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A device (1) for electrotherapeutically stimulating abdominal muscles of a subject comprises a belt (25) which locates a central electrode (26) and a pair of side electrodes (27) on the abdomen of the subject. A signal generator (28) also attached to the belt (25) and connected to the central and side electrodes (26, 27) generates pulsed signals which are applied to the subject through the central and side electrodes (26 27) for muscle stimulation. The , central electrode (26) and the side electrodes (27) are located in the belt (25) so that when the belt (25) is located on the torso (3) with the central electrode (26) over the umbilicus (12) and appropriately stretched around the …
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- Filed January 11, 2000 and granted March 12, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 11, 2020.
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