Functional electrical stimulator for lower limbs

By improving the structure and control method of the lower limb functional electrical stimulator, the problems of large size and unclear wearing have been solved, achieving portability and precise electrical stimulation-assisted walking effect.

CN223944780UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-27SHIJIAZHUANG DU KANG MEDICAL DEVICES CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423001645.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-06
Publication Date
2026-02-27
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-06

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Technical Problem

Existing lower limb functional electrical stimulators are bulky, inconvenient to carry, and have unclear placement.

Method used

A structure including a stimulation host, electrode wires, wearing strap, common peroneal nerve locator, and muscle electrodes was designed. It is controlled by a wireless remote control and an OLED screen. It combines common peroneal nerve localization and electrical stimulation of the distal end of the calf flexor muscles. It uses a full-duplex low-power wireless transmission module and a Type-C charging interface to reduce the size of the device and simplify the wearing process.

Benefits of technology

It achieves portability and clear wearing position, and assists patients to walk by precisely stimulating the common peroneal nerve and calf muscles. The device is also small in size and simple in function, reducing the difficulty of wearing it.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a lower limb functional electrical stimulator which comprises a stimulation host, an electrode wire is installed on the stimulation host in an inserted mode, a wearing belt is arranged at the end, away from the stimulation host, of the electrode wire, a common peroneal nerve locator is installed on the wearing belt, and a muscle electrode is installed on the wearing belt. The common peroneal nerve locator and the muscle electrode are electrically connected with the stimulation host through electrode wires, a plurality of keys are installed on the front face of the stimulation host and are arranged at equal intervals in the length / width direction of the stimulation host, a Type-C charging interface is formed in one side of the stimulation host, an OLED screen is installed on the front face of the stimulation host and located beside the keys, and the Type-C charging interface is connected with the Type-C charging interface. A central controller is installed in the stimulation host and used for receiving information and executing instructions, and a lithium battery is installed in the stimulation host and electrically connected with the central controller through an electric wire. The novel earphone is simple in function, small and exquisite in design, convenient to wear and clear in wearing position.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to medical instrument technical field especially relates to lower limbs functional electric stimulator. BACKGROUND

[0002] Lower limbs functional electric stimulator is a kind of medical stimulation equipment, can stimulate the muscle and nerve of patient, to help patient restore the synergy between muscle fiber and nerve connection, enhance the limb strength and balance ability of patient, improve the gait and sustained walking ability of patient, the equipment can control the intensity and frequency of electric current by external control equipment, to stimulate the muscle and nerve of different parts, this stimulation can cause muscle contraction and expansion, start the limb movement of patient, to achieve the effect of rehabilitation treatment.

[0003] Current lower limbs functional electric stimulator improves lower limb muscle strength and motor function by stimulating leg muscle with electric current, but the present inventor found in practical application that: the existing lower limbs functional electric stimulator is relatively large in size, inconvenient to carry and walk, and the wearing position is not clear, therefore, we propose lower limbs functional electric stimulator. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] In order to overcome the defects of the prior art pointed out above, the present inventor has made in-depth research, and after a lot of creative labor, the utility model is completed.

[0005] Specifically, the technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide lower limbs functional electric stimulator to solve the technical problems that current lower limbs functional electric stimulator is relatively large in size, inconvenient to carry and walk, and the wearing position is not clear.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

[0007] Lower limbs functional electric stimulator, including stimulation host computer, electrode line can be inserted and installed on the stimulation host computer, the end of the electrode line away from the stimulation host computer is equipped with wearing belt, the peroneal nerve locator is installed on the wearing belt, the muscle electrode is installed on the wearing belt, the peroneal nerve locator and muscle electrode are electrically connected with the stimulation host computer through electrode line.

[0008] As an improved technical scheme, a plurality of keys are installed on the front of the stimulation host computer, and the plurality of keys are equidistantly arranged along the length / width direction of the stimulation host computer.

[0009] As an improved technical scheme, a Type-C charging interface is arranged in the side of the stimulation host computer, an OLED screen is installed on the front of the stimulation host computer, and the OLED screen is beside the keys.

[0010] As an improved technical solution, the internal installation of the stimulation host is provided with a central controller, the central controller is used for receiving information and executing instructions, the internal installation of the stimulation host is provided with a lithium battery, the lithium battery is electrically connected with the central controller through a wire, and the central controller is electrically connected with the OLED screen through a wire.

[0011] As an improved technical solution, the stimulation host is connected with a wireless remote controller through wireless transmission, and the wireless remote controller is used for remotely controlling the stimulation host and adjusting gears.

[0012] As an improved technical solution, the internal side of one end of the wearing belt is provided with a male magic tape, the external side of the other end of the wearing belt is provided with a female magic tape, and the male magic tape and the female magic tape are detachably and adhesively connected.

[0013] After the above technical scheme is adopted, the beneficial effects of the present application are as follows:

[0014] 1. In the present application, the wearing belt is worn on the calf, and is worn according to the position of the common peroneal nerve. At this time, the common peroneal nerve locator is located at the common peroneal nerve, and the muscle electrode is located at the distal end of the gastrocnemius muscle of the calf. Then, the wireless remote controller or the key is used to turn on the stimulation host, and the touch OLED screen is used to issue instructions. At this time, the central controller receives signals and sends low-frequency pulse electrical stimulation to the common peroneal nerve acupoint and the distal end of the gastrocnemius muscle of the calf, so as to achieve muscle twitching of foot inversion and auxiliary walking effect, thereby facilitating wearing, and the wearing position is clear, and the function is simple and the design is small.

[0015] 2. In the present application, full-duplex low-power wireless transmission modules are used for data interaction, which greatly reduces the difficulty of wearing.

[0016] 3. In the present application, a lithium battery power supply system is used, and a Type-C charging interface is used so that all accessories share one charger.

[0017] 4. In the present application, the compression space is small in size, and an OLED screen is used for design, so as to issue instructions at any time. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings according to these drawings without creating any creative labor. Among them:

[0019] Figure 1It is the whole structure front view schematic diagram of the lower limb functional electric stimulator.

[0020] Figure 2 It is the whole structure side view schematic diagram of the lower limb functional electric stimulator.

[0021] Figure 3 It is the stimulation host control flow schematic diagram in the whole structure of the lower limb functional electric stimulator.

[0022] Mark explanation:

[0023] In the drawing: 1, stimulation host; 101, button; 102, Type-C charging interface; 103, OLED screen; 104, central controller; 105, lithium battery; 2, electrode wire; 3, wearing belt; 4, peroneal nerve locator; 5, muscle electrode; 6, wireless remote controller; 7, male magic tape; 8, female magic tape. Specific implementation

[0024] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0025] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement condition, etc. between components in a certain posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the certain posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0026] Meanwhile, "and / or" or "and / or" appearing throughout the text means that it includes three schemes, taking "A and / or B" as an example, including A scheme, or B scheme, or A and B scheme.

[0027] In addition, the description of "first", "second" and the like in the present application is only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions of each embodiment can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of ordinary skilled in the art, when the combination of technical solutions appears contradictory or unachievable, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, and is not within the protection scope required by the present application.

[0028] Referring to Figures 1-3 , a lower limb functional electric stimulator is provided, comprising a stimulation host 1, an electrode wire 2 is detachably connected to the stimulation host 1, a wearing band 3 is arranged at one end of the electrode wire 2 away from the stimulation host 1, a peroneal nerve locator 4 is arranged on the wearing band 3, and a muscle electrode 5 is arranged on the wearing band 3. The peroneal nerve locator 4 and the muscle electrode 5 are electrically connected to the stimulation host 1 through the electrode wire 2.

[0029] Referring to Figure 1 , a plurality of keys 101 are arranged on the front surface of the stimulation host 1, and the keys 101 are equidistantly arranged along the length or width direction of the stimulation host 1.

[0030] Referring to Figure 1 , a Type-C charging interface 102 is arranged in the side of the stimulation host 1, an OLED screen 103 is arranged on the front surface of the stimulation host 1, and the OLED screen 103 is arranged beside the keys 101.

[0031] Referring to Figure 3 , a central controller 104 is arranged in the stimulation host 1, the central controller 104 is used for receiving information and executing instructions, a lithium battery 105 is arranged in the stimulation host 1, the lithium battery 105 is electrically connected to the central controller 104 through a wire, and the central controller 104 is electrically connected to the OLED screen 103 through a wire.

[0032] Referring to Figure 3 , the stimulation host 1 is connected to a wireless remote controller 6 through wireless transmission, the wireless remote controller 6 is used for remotely controlling the stimulation host 1 and adjusting gears.

[0033] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , a male magic tape 7 is arranged on one end of the wearing band 3, a female magic tape 8 is arranged on the other end of the wearing band 3, and the male magic tape 7 is detachably connected to the female magic tape 8.

[0034] In actual use, the wearing belt 3 is worn on the lower leg, and is worn according to the position of the common peroneal nerve, at this time the common peroneal nerve locator 4 is located at the common peroneal nerve, and the muscle electrode 5 is located at the distal end of the gastrocnemius muscle of the lower leg (the starting point of the gastrocnemius muscle of the lower leg is located on the posterior fascia of the thigh, and the ending points are respectively located on the calcaneus and the knee joint, the distal end of the muscle is the ending point of the knee joint, that is, the part of the gastrocnemius muscle connected with the calcaneus ligament, which is far away from the distal end of the knee joint), then the wireless remote controller 6 or the button 101 is used to turn on the stimulation host 1, and the touch OLED screen 103 is used to issue an instruction, at this time the central controller 104 receives the signal and sends low-frequency pulse electric stimulation to the common peroneal nerve acupoint (located on the back of the lower leg, extending downward along the back of the lower leg, and the acupoint is located between the superficial layer of the tibialis muscle and the gastrocnemius muscle of the lower leg) and the distal end of the gastrocnemius muscle of the lower leg, so as to achieve muscle twitch of the foot inversion, and achieve the effect of assisting walking, so as to facilitate wearing, and the wearing position is clear, the function is simple, the design is small, the device is not only simple in function, small in design, convenient to wear, and clear in wearing position.

[0035] It should be understood that the use of these embodiments is only for the purpose of illustrating the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. In addition, it should also be understood that after reading the technical content of the present application, those skilled in the art can make various modifications, modifications and / or variations to the present application, all of these equivalent forms also fall within the protection scope defined by the claims attached to the present application.

Claims

1. A lower extremity functional electrical stimulator, characterized by: Including stimulating host (1), electrode line (2) can be inserted and installed on the stimulating host (1), the end of the electrode line (2) away from the stimulating host (1) is provided with wearing belt (3), the wearing belt (3) is installed with peroneal nerve locator (4), the wearing belt (3) is installed with muscle electrode (5), the peroneal nerve locator (4), muscle electrode (5) are electrically connected with the stimulating host (1) through electrode line (2).

2. The lower extremity functional electrical stimulator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front of the stimulating host (1) is provided with a plurality of keys (101), and the plurality of keys (101) are equidistantly arranged along the length / width direction of the stimulating host (1).

3. The lower extremity functional electrical stimulator according to claim 2, wherein: A Type-C charging interface (102) is formed in the side of the stimulating host (1), an OLED screen (103) is installed on the front of the stimulating host (1), and the OLED screen (103) is located beside the key (101).

4. The lower extremity functional electrical stimulator of claim 3, wherein: A central controller (104) is installed in the stimulating host (1), the central controller (104) is used for receiving information and executing instructions, a lithium battery (105) is installed in the stimulating host (1), the lithium battery (105) is electrically connected with the central controller (104) through a wire, and the central controller (104) is electrically connected with the OLED screen (103) through a wire.

5. The lower extremity functional electrical stimulator of claim 1, wherein: The stimulating host (1) is connected with a wireless remote controller (6) through wireless transmission, the wireless remote controller (6) is used for remotely controlling the stimulating host (1) and adjusting the gear.

6. The lower extremity functional electrical stimulator of claim 1, wherein: A male magic tape (7) is installed on the inside of one end of the wearing belt (3), a female magic tape (8) is installed on the outside of the other end of the wearing belt (3), and the male magic tape (7) and the female magic tape (8) are detachably connected.