An electrotherapy device and method

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A61N 1/32 (2006.01)

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CA 2359903

A device (1) for electrotherapeutically stimulating abdominal muscles of a subject comprises a belt (25) which locates a central electrode (26) and a pair of side electrodes (27) on the abdomen of the subject. A signal generator (28) also attached to the belt (25) and connected to the central and side electrodes (26, 27) generates pulsed signals which are applied to the subject through the central and side electrodes (26, 27) for muscle stimulation. The central electrode (26) and the side electrodes (27) are located in the belt (25) so that when the belt (25) is located on the torso (3) with the central electrode (26) over the umbilicus (12) and appropriately stretched around the torso (3) the side electrodes (27) are aligned with respective left and right mid-axillary lines (13, 14) between the rib cage (6) and left and right iliac crests (8, 9) of the subject. With this arrangement of the central and side electrodes (26, 27) it has been found that adequate stimulation of the rectus abdominis, the transversalis and the oblique muscles of the abdomen are stimulated for muscle toning with only three electrodes.

L'invention concerne un dispositif (1) destiné à la stimulation électrothérapeutique par stimulation des abdominaux d'un sujet; le dispositif comprend une ceinture (25) qui sert à placer une électrode centrale (26) et une paire d'électrodes latérales (27) sur l'abdomen du sujet. Un générateur de signaux (28) également attaché à la ceinture (25) et connecté aux électrodes centrale et latérales (26, 27) génère des signaux pulsés qui sont appliqués au sujet au moyen des électrodes centrale et latérales (26, 27) afin de stimuler les muscles. L'électrode centrale (26) et les électrodes latérales (27) sont situées dans la ceinture (25); de cette manière, lorsque la ceinture (25) est placée sur le torse (3) avec l'électrode centrale (26) par-dessus l'ombilic (12) puis étirée de façon appropriée autour du torse (3), les électrodes latérales (27) sont alignées sur les lignes axillaires gauche et droite respectives (13, 14), entre la cage thoracique (6) et les crêtes iliaques gauche et droite (8, 9) du sujet. On a découvert que cette disposition des électrodes centrale et latérales (26, 27) permet une stimulation tonifiante adéquate du grand droit de l'abdomen et des muscles transversal et oblique de l'abdomen avec trois électrodes seulement.

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