Robert Edward Kaplan,James Joseph Czymy,Scott E. Friedman
申请号：
US15674349
公开号：
US20170333695A1
申请日:
2017.08.10
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
System, device and method for providing neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to muscles of foot. The device includes an electrical signal generator for producing a wave pattern of variable frequency, duration, intensity, ramp time and on-off cycle. The device further includes surface electrodes for being positioned over the foot muscles or around ankles and attached to the signal generator. The device includes a wearable device for positioning a first electrode adjacent a heel of the wearers foot and a second electrode adjacent an arch of the foot. The signal generator is programmed to stimulate the foot muscles and nerves. Location of the electrodes and the programming are adjusted to reduce pooling of the blood in the soleal veins of the calf and enhance venous blood flow to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) to enhance venous blood flow for the post-thrombotic syndrome patient to expedite wound healing to reduce neuropathic pain of the foot and ankle, chronic musculoskeletal pain of the ankle and foot, and acute post-operative foot and ankle pain and to prevent muscular atrophy of the foot muscles.
