Electrode matrix for monitoring back muscles
Patent 5085225 Issued on February 4, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 30, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 30, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesElectrode array for muscle stimulation and recording Patent #: 4619266 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 530324 filed on 05/30/1990US Classes:600/546Detecting muscle electrical signalExaminersPrimary: Howell, Kyle L.Assistant: Pontius, Kevin Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61B 005/049.2AbstractA method for analyzing muscle function and comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of electrodes each having a pair of elongated, substantially parallel detection surfaces; locating in a human body a muscle activatable to product a given torque; fixing each of the electrodes over a different muscle in the group with the detection surfaces oriented substantially perpendicular to muscle fiber direction in the muscle; activating each of the different muscles to generate therein myoelectric signals detected by the electrodes; and processing the myoelectric signals detected by the electrodes. Myoelectric signal quality is enhanced by orienting the detection surfaces peripendicular to the direction of muscle fiber. | |
