摘要 |
The electrical stimulator includes an electrical pulse generator arranged in a case, stimulation electrodes (<bold>7</highlight>) to be placed on a user's skin on the motor points of the muscles to be stimulated, each electrode (<bold>7</highlight>) being connected to an electric cable (<bold>5</highlight>) connector, the other end of the cable being connected in a removable manner to a signal input and/or output socket of the case for receiving the electric pulses, at least one sensor (<bold>11</highlight>) for measuring the muscle reactions caused by the electric pulses, and electronic means in the case for receiving the measurements from the sensor. The sensor (<bold>11</highlight>) is intrinsically linked to one of the electrodes (<bold>7</highlight>) or to the connector (<bold>6</highlight>). At least one conductor wire (<bold>15</highlight>) of the cable connects the electrode (<bold>7</highlight>) independently of the sensor (<bold>11</highlight>). The stimulator finds application in particular in the field of sports for the passive exercising of muscles stimulated by electric pulses, or in the re-education of atrophied muscles. In this case, the sensor (<bold>11</highlight>) is used to provide data as to the reactivity of the stimulated muscles and their fatigue level. This data is seen on a display of the stimulator and is used to adjust the stimulation parameters manually or automatically.
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