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

• Main Authors: MOYNIHAN MARTIN J, GOZANI SHAI N, KONG XUAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 13.09.2019
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; RADIATION THERAPY; SURGERY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a user is provided, the apparatus comprising: a housing; an application unit for providing mechanical coupling between the housing and theuser'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 tothe 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. 用于用户体内的经皮电神经刺激的设备，该设备包括：壳体；施用单元，其用于在壳体和用户的身体之间提供机械联接；刺激单元，其安装到壳体以用于在治疗疗程期间用至少一个刺激脉冲电刺激至少一个神经；以及确定单元，其安装到壳体并且被构造成执行以下中的至少一者：(i)确定用户的活动水平；(ii)确定用户的步态特性；(iii)确定用户的平衡功能；以及(iv)确定在用户身上的设备放置位置。