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Detecting Muscle Electrical Signal

Detecting Muscle Electrical Signal patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

11/16/06 - 20060258951 - Spinal access and neural localization
A method for locating neural tissue in a patient body may involve: advancing a probe along a natural tissue interface between the neural tissue and another tissue in the body, the probe having a first surface oriented toward the neural tissue and a second surface oriented away from the neural ...

10/05/06 - 20060224078 - Tissue discrimination and applications in medical procedures
A system and method for discriminating tissue types, controlling the level of therapy to tissue, and determining the health or a known tissue by measuring the characteristics an electrical signal applied to conductive element located within or by the tissue. Additionally, the system and method may be used for determining ...

08/24/06 - 20060189882 - Monitoring electrical muscular activity
A method of monitoring electrical activity non-invasively (such as uterine activity) which includes applying a localised group of electrodes to a patient's skin and monitoring signals thereon. The electrodes are localised sufficiently such that their muscular signal contributions simulate a single source despite source non-stationarity. The signals are amplified, filtered ...

08/17/06 - 20060184059 - Method of and apparatus for monitoring of muscle activity
Apparatus for monitoring muscle activity, said apparatus comprising means for providing signals indicative of muscle activity, for example EMG-signals, means for processing of said signals in order to detect a particular activity and means for providing a feedback signal, wherein said device is designed in order to be individually adaptable ...

06/22/06 - 20060135883 - Systems and methods for processing limb motion
Control systems and methods are disclosed for processing a time series of signals associated with the movement of a device associated with a limb. The time series of motion signals is filtered, such as thorough an autoregressive filter, and compared to stored data sets representing a limb-motion event and/or phase. ...

06/22/06 - 20060135882 - Devices and methods for selective surgical removal of tissue
Methods and apparatus are provided for selective surgical removal of tissue. In one variation, tissue may be ablated, resected, removed, or otherwise remodeled by standard small endoscopic tools delivered into the epidural space through an epidural needle. The sharp tip of the needle in the epidural space, can be converted ...

06/15/06 - 20060129059 - Attitude correction apparatus and method
An attitude correction and method are provided. In the attitude correction apparatus, an electromyogram measuring unit is attached to a subject to obtain an electromyogram waveform and calculate muscle tension from the electromyogram waveform. An attitude measuring unit is attached to the subject to measure a subject's attitude. A controlling ...

06/15/06 - 20060129058 - Electromyogram for animals
A system for receiving at least one electromyogram signal representing physiological activity in a quadruped. The system may comprise a first probe and a wireless receiver in wireless communication with the first probe. Also, an electromyogram device for determining a neuromuscular balance of a quadruped. The device may comprise a ...

06/15/06 - 20060129057 - Active muscle display device
In order to provide an active muscle display unit that extracts a firing pattern of the individual motor unit without applying a load to living organisms and display the extracted motor unit, the active muscle display unit comprises multiple electrodes 1 that are arranged on a skin surface, a surface ...

06/08/06 - 20060122531 - Method and system for adaptive vision modification
Methods and systems for modifying or enhancing vision are described. In exemplary embodiments, neural or neuromuscular activity is analyzed to determine a focus or other quality of a visual input, and the focus or quality information used as a basis for controlling an adjustable lens system or optical system. ...

06/08/06 - 20060122530 - Adjustable lens system with neural-based control
Methods and systems for modifying or enhancing vision are described. In exemplary embodiments, neural or neuromuscular activity is analyzed to determine a focus or other quality of a visual input, and this focus or quality information used as a basis for controlling an adjustable lens system. ...

05/04/06 - 20060094975 - Non-invasive sensor to analyze visually the level of muscle activity
Embodiments of a sensing device for measuring muscle activity comprise an interface with electrodes, an active amplifier, and an electronic circuit in connection with a display, said display comprising at least one semiconducting polymer LED. ...

04/27/06 - 20060089561 - Method and apparatus for measurement of evoked neural response
A method and device for measuring an evoked neural response comprising a sensor (25) for obtaining a sensed signal representing the evoked neural response, a high gain amplifier (30) having a signal input (31) for receiving the sensed signal and having a reference input (32), and means for altering or ...

04/13/06 - 20060079801 - Sensor system for detecting and processing emg signals
A sensor system for detecting and processing EMG signals including a substrate having a bottom surface adapted for attachment to skin; a plurality of spaced apart electrode arrays projecting from the bottom surface so as to engage the skin and detect EMG signals in muscles located under the substrate; and ...

04/13/06 - 20060079800 - Method and device for measuring exercise level during exercise and for measuring fatigue
The present invention relates to a method for measuring exercise level during exercise and for measuring fatigue, in which method electrical signals produced by active muscles are measured with a measuring device and feedback is given from an exercise with a perceivable signal from a feedback device. In addition, the ...

03/16/06 - 20060058699 - Comprehensive neuromuscular profiler
A Comprehensive Neuromuscular Profiler (CNMP) allows the observation of human and equine muscle functionality and characteristics. The CNMP consists of an integrated system which combines EMG technology, electromagnetic range-of-motion (ROM) technology, and functional capacity sensors. Output signals from the devices are digitized and stored in computer memory. The data may ...

01/26/06 - 20060020222 - Method for automated detection of a-waves
In one form of the present invention, there is provided a method for detecting an A-wave, the method comprising: applying a series of stimuli to a nerve; recording a series of late responses; creation of a feature space map from an ensemble of late responses; identification of clusters within the ...

01/05/06 - 20060004299 - Motion measurement method, motion measurement system, and motion measurement program
A method, system, and program enabling a variable varying with animal's motions such as a joint torque to be accurately measured in a series of the animal's motions. First, a reference relational expression representing a relation between myoelectric potentials and a knee joint torque is set on the basis of ...

01/05/06 - 20060004298 - Software controlled electromyogram control systerm
A system for enabling a user to exert control with bioelectrical impulses via an input from the user includes a first electromyogram interface, a computer display and a computer. The first electromyogram interface to the user is in communication with a first source of bioelectrical impulses from the user. The ...

12/15/05 - 20050277844 - Implantable system and methods for acquisition and processing of electrical signals from muscles and/or nerves and/or central nervous system tissue
Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an MES processor for acquisition and processing of myoelectric signals from muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The MES processor is sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneous a tissue region. The MES processor includes an electrically conductive case of ...

12/15/05 - 20050277843 - Work pleasantness evaluating device and work pleasantness evaluating method
A work pleasantness evaluating device and method for evaluating the pleasantness of a work of any type such as steering of a vehicle by a driver. Myogenic potentials of a pair of muscles symmetrically present in a human body, produced by a myogenic activity of the human body during a ...

11/24/05 - 20050261602 - Needle having multiple electrodes
Embodiments of the invention generally relate to needles having more than one electrode and which are particularly suited for use in electromyography. One embodiment relates to a tripolar needle having three concentric electrodes. The tripolar needle is formed by providing a needle blank having first and second concentric electrodes and ...

11/03/05 - 20050245838 - Stress-at-work judging device stress-at-work judging program, and stress-at-work judging method
A stress-at-work judging apparatus, program, and method for judging the stress exerted on the subject at work such as steering of a vehicle by the subject. An myoelectric potential signal of the masseter muscle is inputted during an object work carried out by the activity of muscles independent of the ...

09/29/05 - 20050215917 - Intelligent self-interpreting electroviscerogram system and method
A method detects and interprets myoelectrical activity from an intra-abdominal organ. Electrodes obtain first signals over time relating to myoelectrical activity of organ. A respiration sensor obtains second signals relating to respiration of the patient. An initial parameter range of the first and second signals is established. A processor determines ...

08/11/05 - 20050177059 - Method for measuring exercise
The present invention relates to a method for measuring an exercise, in which method the electrical signals caused by active muscles are measured with a measuring device and response is given from the physical performance with a perceivable signal. In the method in accordance with the invention by measuring and ...



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