DEVICE FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND MEASUREMENT OF ELECTROMYOGRAM COMPRISING MEANS FOR SHORT CIRCUITING AND EARTHING A PAIR OF ELECTRODES AND ASSOCIATED TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRODE
The present invention relates to a device for functional electrical stimulation and for measurement of electromyogram comprising: at least one pair of active electrodes (6 7) intended to be placed on the skin of a user； at least one stimulation module (2) able to generate electric pulses； at least one measurement module (3) able to receive electric pulses； a monitoring and processing unit (1) linked electrically to said stimulation and measurement modules said monitoring and processing unit being able to monitor the electric pulses generated by said stimulation module and to process the electric pulses received by said measurement module； and a switching station (5) linked electrically to said stimulation and measurement modules to said monitoring and processing module and to said pair of active electrodes said switching station being able to electrically connect said pair of active electrodes with either the stimulation module in the case where the pair of active electrodes has to be used to stimulate a muscle of the user or the measurement module in the case where the pair of active electrodes has to be used to measure the reaction of the muscle said switching station being able to momentarily short circuit and earth said pair of active electrodes so as to eliminate any residual voltage at the level of said active electrodes.
