A TENS DEVICE FOR ACTIVITY MONITORING, GAIT ANALYSIS, AND BALANCE ASSESSMENT

A TENS DEVICE FOR ACTIVITY MONITORING, GAIT ANALYSIS, AND BALANCE ASSESSMENT

Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a user, the apparatus comprising: a housing; an application unit for providing mechanical coupling between the housing and the user's body; a stimulation unit mounted to the housing for electrically stimulating at least one nerve with...

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Hauptverfasser: KONG, Xuan, GOZANI, Shai N, MOYNIHAN, Martin J
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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DIAGNOSIS
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
SURGERY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung:Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a user, the apparatus comprising: a housing; an application unit for providing mechanical coupling between the housing and the user's body; a stimulation unit mounted to the housing for electrically stimulating at least one nerve with at least one stimulation pulse during a therapy session; and a determination unit mounted to the housing and configured to perform at least one of: (i) determining an activity level of the user; (ii) determining a gait characteristic of the user; (iii) determining a balance function of the user; and (iv) determining apparatus placement position on the user.