An electrode for electrostimulation includes an electric path having a storage structure for an electrolyte which comprises a front side for placing the electrode onto the skin of a living being and a rear side for making electric contact, at least one electrically conductive contacting structure, and an electric pad comprising at least one barrier structure for preventing a lateral flow of electrolytes.

Process and equipment for muscular performance recovery in patients in general, specifically, ones practicing physical activity and athletes, the process providing the serial application of electrical pulses, transcutaneously, following stimulation steps: vasodilation, recovery and untightening phases. Equipment includes an electronic module containing monolithic cabinet having a body with two halves containing a mounted printed circuit board carrying the electronic circuit and the microcontroller, a power supply having a battery, whose external lower face houses a main electrode, and, with two electric conductor cables with satellite electrodes extending from a distal side, the electrodes having self-adhesive gel plates. An adjustable strip secures the equipment around a user's limb. A control panel has a power button and two intensity selection buttons. Additional internal components provided include: power source, step-up regulator, micro controller, power supply seal, boost source, intensity regulation, H-bridge, and electrode output modules.

Non-invasive “drawable”, or “paintable”, electrode for electrical stimulation or biological signal sensing comprising a pervious and electrically conductive layer (1), at least one electrically insulating element (2) for maintaining the electrically conductive layer (1) separated from the skin (11), and a conductive material (3) that is deposed using a delivery system (4) on desired areas (5) of the electrically conductive layer (1). The conductive material (3) can penetrate the electrically conductive layer (1) and any other part of the electrode underlying the desired areas (5), thus reaching the skin. The conductive material (3) creates an electrical connection between the desired areas (5) of the electrically conductive layer (1) and the skin. Therefore, the shape of the desired areas (5) electrically connected with the skin, can be customized by the user deposing (or “drawing”) the conductive material (3). Thus, the conductive material (3) enables the fabrication of electrodes with custom-shaped electrically conductive areas in desired positions.

An EMS stimulation current transmission element for an EMS garment includes a planar current transmission region of an EMS electrode for transmitting EMS stimuli to the living body, which contains a number of two-dimensionally arranged linear current conductor strand sections and is connected, via a further number of linear current conductor strand sections, to a connection point that is in particular spaced apart from the current transmission region, at which connection point the EMS stimulation current transmission element can be connected to an EMS stimulation current production unit, in order to load the current transmission region with an EMS stimulation current shaped by the EMS stimulus current production unit from a current drawn from a current source to form a pulse sequence and/or to form an alternating current. The current transmission region has a single linear current conductor strand section. An EMS garment has an EMS stimulation current transmission element.

A control device of an electrostimulator is used in the electrostimulator including an electrode, an angular velocity sensor, and a notifier. The control device includes a controller that controls electrostimulation which is output from the electrode and that counts the number of times of movements as the number of times of the reciprocating movements of the target site; and a storage that stores preset information. The storage stores a first threshold value and a second threshold value. The controller causes the notifier to display movement information including the number of times of the movements, based on a state in which an angular velocity reaches the second threshold value after reaching the first threshold value.

A patch for a therapeutic electrical stimulation device includes a shoe connected to the first side of the patch, the shoe including a body extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end, and having first and second surfaces, the first end of the shoe defining at least two ports, and the first surface of the shoe defining a connection member. The patch also includes at least one conductor positioned in the ports of the first end of the shoe. The shoe is configured for sliding insertion into a receptacle defined by a controller so that the conductor is connected to the controller to deliver electrical current from the controller, through the conductor, and to the electrodes, and the connection member is at least partially captured by a detent defined by the controller in the receptacle to retain the shoe within the receptacle.

A system includes a sequential compression device (SCD) used by a patient as part of a sequential compression therapy (SCT) protocol. The system also includes a computer device that determines whether the SCD is in use in substantially real time in compliance with the protocol. The computer device initiates a notification to a caregiver if noncompliance with the SCT protocol is detected.

Provided is a respiratory abnormality improvement apparatus capable of effectively improving respiratory abnormality during sleep. The present invention is a respiratory abnormality improvement apparatus for applying a stimulus signal generated in a stimulus generating unit to a patient as an electric stimulus. Here, the apparatus includes a respiration detection unit for detecting a respiratory condition of the patient. Particularly, the stimulus generating unit is so configured that a first stimulus signal generated at a current level preset at a given time, and a second stimulus signal of a current level different from that of the first stimulus signal are generated as stimulus signals to an electrode member worn by the patient based on a detection signal from the respiration detection unit when the patient has been judged to be under a respiratory abnormality condition.

A control device of an electrostimulator is used in the electrostimulator including an electrode and an angular velocity sensor. The control device includes a controller that controls electrostimulation which is output from the electrode and a storage that stores a first threshold value and a second threshold value. The first threshold value is greater than the second threshold value. The controller causes the electrode to output electrostimulation based on a state in which angular velocity reaches one threshold value of the first threshold value and the second threshold value, and then, reaches the other threshold value.

A mobility assistance apparatus includes first and second frames positioned on left and right sides of a user; a hinge arm mechanism coupled to the first and second frames; and a securing unit or a walking seat coupled to the frames to transfer at least a portion of the user's body weight from the legs and to transfer weight through the user's hip or pelvis to the first and second frame enabling the user to stand or work for an extended period without requiring the user's arms to hold the frame.