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Footwear product for functional electrical stimulation

A product, the technology of stimulating electrodes, applied in the direction of footwear, electrodes, applications, etc., can solve the time-wasting installation and removal of equipment and other problems, and achieve the effect of high safety

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-03-05
NORDIC NEUROSTIM APS
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However, for the practical application of the method described above, several electrodes are used, so in a physiotherapy clinic or hospital, time is wasted fitting and removing the device instead of giving the actual gait training to the patient

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[0047] figure 1 The layout of an embodiment of the insole is shown. The foot-shaped platform SM of a sole material such as rubber, polymer, plastic, impact-absorbing synthetic foam, etc. forms the base of the insole. On top of the platform SM, the black areas represent the stimulation electrodes S1 , S2 , S3 , here a version with a total of ten stimulation electrodes S1 , S2 , S3 is shown. The ground plane electrode G is indicated as a shaded area, although it is not clear in the sketch, it should be understood that the stimulation electrodes S1, S2, S3 are electrically isolated from the ground plane electrode G. In order to make good electrical contact with the skin on the sole of the person using the insole, the ground layer electrode G and the stimulating electrodes S1, S2, S3 have an adhesive surface, such as is also known from ECG electrodes and the like. Invisible conductive elements terminating within the wire harness W are used to electrically connect the stimulation...

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A product, e.g. an insole for a shoe, fitting onto a person's foot sole based on a platform (SM) of a flexible and electrically isolating material. Multiple stimulation electrodes (S1, S2, S3) with adhesive stimulation areas of at least 1 cm<2> are spatially distributed on the platform (SM). A conducting and adhesive ground plane electrode (G) with at least an area of 10 times a stimulation electrode area is arranged for contacting the person's foot. An electric interface (I) comprising a plug or socket with externally accessible electrical connectors to allow external individual electrical access to the plurality of stimulation electrode areas (S1, S2, S3) and to the ground plane electrode (G). The electric interface is capable of handling at least a voltage of 200 V, preferably 400 V. Such product is suited for reflex-based gait therapy, where the person's withdrawal reflex is triggered by a painful stimulation of the person's foot sole. Many distributed stimulation electrodes allow individual fitting for optimal stimulation, and low cost sensors built into the product may be used to provide feedback regarding the gait phase, i.e. the product is a one-time use insole suited for easy and hygienic gait therapy in a clinic.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of medical devices, in particular, the present invention provides a product of footwear for Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) or Functional Electrotherapy (FET). Background technique [0002] In assisting a patient to walk, functional electrical stimulation FES or functional electrotherapy FET are known. For example, one of the inventors, Jonas Emborg's PhD thesis "Modulation of the nociceptive withdrawal reflex and its use in rehabilitation of gait of stroke patients" ", Aalborg University, 2009, describes a reflex-based gait training in which painful electrical stimulation of the soles of the patient's feet helps the patient move his leg and start walking due to the cited withdrawal reflex. This provides a useful tool to enable gait training in patients who are partially or completely immobile due to a hemiparesis condition cited by stroke or external brain trauma due to damage to certain areas of the...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61N1/36A61N1/04A43B1/00
CPCA43B7/1445A61N1/0476A61N1/36021A61N1/0484A43B7/142A61N1/0452A61B5/4824A43B3/0005A43B7/1415A43B7/146A43B7/144A61N1/36003A43B3/34A43B3/44
Inventor 乔纳斯·恩伯格奥勒·卡斯勒·安徒生埃里卡·杰拉蒂娜·斯派琪
Owner NORDIC NEUROSTIM APS
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