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  • FES method and system for controlling the movement of a limb
    Patent number: 5748845
    Abstract: A system for controlling the movement of at least one limb of a person's body includes an interface unit in communication with the person's body for receiving an input signal. A polynomial processor generates a control signal as a polynomial function of the at least one input signal. A generator generates a functional electrical stimulation signal. A plurality of electrodes stimulates the movement of the at least one limb by introducing the functional electrical stimulation signal to the at least one of a plurality of inactive muscles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas M. Labun, Thomas J. McClaughry, Shay-Ping T. Wang