Various embodiments are described herein for a cuff unit that may beused with a Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) orthotic system. Oneexample embodiment includes a flexible housing that is releasably mountableon a user including a frame and a plurality of panels entirely containedwithinthe frame. A battery module having one or more batteries is contained within aone or more of the panels. A stimulation module is coupled to the batterymodule and contained in one or more of the panels is operable to generatestimulation signals to be applied to the user. At least two contact membersthatare coupled to the frame and in electrical communication with the stimulationmodule are operable to apply the stimulation signals to the user.
