Systems and methods for therapeutic electrical stimulation

摘要

A patch for a therapeutic electrical stimulation device includes a shoe connected to the first side of the patch, the shoe including a body extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end, and having first and second surfaces, the first end of the shoe defining at least two ports, and the first surface of the shoe defining a connection member. The patch also includes at least one conductor positioned in the ports of the first end of the shoe. The shoe is configured for sliding insertion into a receptacle defined by a controller so that the conductor is connected to the controller to deliver electrical current from the controller, through the conductor, and to the electrodes, and the connection member is at least partially captured by a detent defined by the controller in the receptacle to retain the shoe within the receptacle.

主权项

1. A method of delivering therapeutic electrical stimulation, the method comprising:
positioning a channel formed by a shoe of a patch with a railway formed in a receptacle of a controller; advancing the controller in a first direction along the railway toward the patch to insert the shoe of the patch into the receptacle of the controller; and allowing a member of the shoe to engage a detent formed by the controller to capture the shoe within the controller and to form an electrical connection between the controller and the patch.