EP3261709A1 - Dispositif de stimulation électrique fonctionnelle et de mesure d'électromyogramme avec des moyens pour mettre en court circuit et à la masse une paire d'électrodes et une électrode transcutanée associée - Google Patents
Dispositif de stimulation électrique fonctionnelle et de mesure d'électromyogramme avec des moyens pour mettre en court circuit et à la masse une paire d'électrodes et une électrode transcutanée associéeInfo
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- the field of the invention is the functional electrical stimulation (SEF) for the training of the muscular motor function and the articular mobility of the limbs, upper and lower, in particular for the rehabilitation after a motor or neuromotor handicap, such as by example paraplegia, quadriplegia or hemiplegia.
- SEF functional electrical stimulation
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation is a well-known technique that uses electrical currents to activate the nerve endings that innervate a muscle and cause it to contract. It is commonly used to allow the contraction of paralyzed muscles following a lesion of the central nervous system, of medullary origin that can cause paraplegia, or of cerebral origin (stroke stroke) that can cause hemiplegia or even originate from other neuromotor disorders. It is also used in the field of sport for training muscles and their recovery after exercise.
- the first type of stimulation the most commonly used, called “classical”, whereby the various programmed stimulation parameters are simply imposed on a muscle, with a total absence of feedback (feedback) of the muscle activity thus caused. This results in an isometric contraction of the muscle that contracts but does not shorten, thus causing no joint movement.
- the second type of stimulation is the "functional electrical stimulation SEF" which is specifically adapted to the production of dynamic muscle contractions, which generate articular movements of the limbs. It should be noted here that the term “functional” is frequently overused, since it is most often improperly applied to a “conventional” stimulation as defined above, somewhat improved by remote control contacts in all or nothing "(in English” remote control ").
- a switch located at the end of the contralateral shoe heel, activated a pacemaker worn by the user.
- SEF should be reserved for a real-time, closed-loop, multichannel electrical stimulation designed to achieve and control all physiological joint movements of limbs.
- a device of this type intended for driving the lower limbs has been produced (EP 1 387 712 B1 and US Patent 7,381, 192 B2).
- Electromyography is a well-known medical technique that records the electrical potentials emitted by a muscle during its voluntary contraction. This is achieved by performing two types of EMG, either surface EMG or invasive EMG.
- EMG EMG - Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation of the Paretic Hand, in: Scand J. Rehab Med. 11: 189-193, 1979.
- a device offering EMG-controlled neuromuscular stimulation has been marketed under the name Automove AM 706, the current version of which is Automove A 800.
- Another similar device is currently marketed under the name Stiwell med4.
- All known devices using EMG to control electrical stimulation of a given muscle, require placing on said muscle either five different and specific electrodes, including two electrodes for electrical stimulation and three electrodes for EMG, a combination of at least three electrodes, including two active electrodes for stimulation and for EMG measurement and a reference electrode grounded and grounded.
- the electrodes used in this type of device must provide a uniform electrical distribution on the skin of a person under the entire surface of the electrode, ie a constant current density per unit area of the electrode to ensure a coupling correct. Because of the natural curves of the human body, it is obvious that the electrodes must not only be flexible to adhere perfectly to the contours of the skin under the electrode, but also to accommodate the relative movements of the skin of the person.
- Most soft transcutaneous electrodes are combined with a flexible, electrically conductive adhesive that allows for perfect adhesion of the electrode to the patient's skin.
- This adhesive is generally a highly conductive hydrogel.
- the optimal signal is provided by a current source in the form of rectangular two-phase constant current pulses.
- This current is continuously adjustable from 0 to 100 mA on a load of 2200 ohms. This usually accepted load determines the maximum voltage output of the stimulator which is in this case 220 volts.
- the EMG signal collected at the level of the skin ranges from a few microvolts to 2-3 millivolts, exceptionally to 5 millivolts in athletes.
- the conditions of use of the electrodes are therefore very different according to the use that is made of them and when the same electrode is used both for the stimulation of the nerves and / or the muscles and for the recording of biological signals, in particular electromyogram, the mechanical and electrical characteristics of the electrodes are of decisive importance. It is therefore obvious that the mechanical and electrical characteristics of the electrodes used are an element of fundamental importance and inseparable from a system for stimulating nerves and / or muscles, as well as a system for measuring biological signals, especially electromyograms.
- the transcutaneous self-adhesive surface electrodes are electrodes for single or repeated use from one treatment and / or measurement session to another.
- the life of these electrodes is limited by a gradual degradation of their mechanical characteristics, for example their adhesion capacity, and especially electrical by altering their conductivity and increasing their impedance.
- the electrodes no longer fulfill the mechanical and electrical requirements specific to their application in a given system. They are then out of order and must be discarded.
- a first object of the present invention is therefore to provide a surface transcutaneous electrode that can be used in an electromyogram functional and electrical stimulation device that can be identified individually and in which authentication data can be recorded.
- a single electrode to both stimulate the muscle and measure the muscle response to stimulation.
- a neuromuscular electrical stimulator in which a stimulation electrode incorporates a sensor, such as an accelerometer or a microphone, for measuring the muscular reactions caused by the electrical pulses generated. by the electrode and electronic means for receiving and analyzing the sensor measurements.
- a sensor such as an accelerometer or a microphone
- Another known stimulation device proposes to use a single pair of electrodes for both sending pulses. electrically to the muscle and measure the electrical voltage from the muscle, each electrode can be switched in one or other of the functions by means of a switch.
- this device does not allow accurate measurements of the electrical voltage generated by the muscle due to the existence of a residual voltage at the electrodes after a sequence of electrical pulses has been sent. This residual voltage, which can reach up to ten volts, greatly disrupts the measurement subsequently performed by the electrode, which is of the order of a few millivolts.
- a second object of the invention is therefore to provide a device for functional electrical stimulation and electromyogram measurement using the same pair of transcutaneous surface electrodes to effect stimulation and measurement and to solve the problems mentioned above.
- a device for electrical electrical stimulation and electromyogram measurement comprising:
- At least one stimulation module able to generate electrical pulses
- At least one measuring module able to receive electrical pulses
- control and treatment unit electrically connected to said stimulation and measurement modules, said control and processing unit being able to control the electrical pulses generated by said stimulation module and to process the electrical pulses received by said measurement module ;
- a switching station electrically connected to said stimulation and measurement modules, to said control and processing unit and to said pair of active electrodes, said switching station being able to electrically connect said pair of active electrodes with either , the stimulation module, in the case where the pair of active electrodes is used to stimulate a muscle of the user, ie, the measurement module, in the case where the pair of active electrodes is used to measure the reaction of the muscle, the switching operations performed by said switching station being controlled by said control and processing unit, characterized in that said switching station is able to momentarily short circuit and ground said pair of active electrodes to eliminate any residual voltage at said active electrodes.
- the invention also relates to a transcutaneous surface electrode that can be used in a functional electrical stimulation and electromyogram measurement device, characterized in that it incorporates an electronic microchip, said microchip containing identification and authentication data relating to to the electrode.
- Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a device according to the present invention
- Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, in which the functional components of the switching station used in the device have been shown in detail;
- Fig. 3 is a cross section of a transcutaneous surface electrode according to the present invention.
- Figure 4 is a bottom view of the electrode shown in Figure 3.
- a microcomputer 1 is the central unit for programming, data processing and control of the entire multichannel system. This microcomputer is connected with different modules or units described below, by means of, for example, an RS232 or RS485 serial link, each module and unit being recognized and identified by its specific address.
- the microcomputer 1 is connected with at least one electrical neuromuscular stimulation module 2.
- This neuromuscular stimulation module controlled by the microcomputer, contains at least one current source whose output channel is floating, that is, that is, said channel is galvanically isolated from any other electrical or electronic circuit, as well as ground and earth.
- This galvanic isolation (floating output) is also essential between the different output channels of the multichannel system to avoid any intracorporeal electrical interaction between the active channels.
- Each stimulation module 2 delivers two-phase constant current pulses with a programmable duration of 50 to 500 ⁇ s.
- the programmable output current is infinitely adjustable from 0 to 100 mA on a load of 2200 ohms, usually accepted for neuromuscular stimulation, which defines a maximum output voltage of 220V.
- Each output channel of a stimulation module 2 is connected to a switching station 5, described below, responsible for the management of a pair of electrodes 6 and 7.
- the microcomputer 1 is also connected with at least one EMG measurement module 3 whose measuring input channel is connected to the switching station 5.
- Each EMG measuring module contains at least one differential operational amplifier. Indeed, the EMG measurement between a pair of electrodes ranges from a few microvolts to 2-3 millivolts, exceptionally to 5 millivolts in athletes. As a result, this initial signal must be amplified by an amplification factor of the order of 1000 before it can be supported by an EMG signal processing system, in this case the microcomputer 1.
- the microcomputer 1 is also connected with at least one switching station 5 which manages at least one pair of electrodes 6 and 7. The detailed operation of said switching station will be described later.
- the microcomputer 1 is also connected with at least one management and control unit 4 of the electronic identification and authentication microchips incorporated in the electrodes 6 and 7.
- Said unit which contains means for managing and controlling, by means of a transmission of encrypted data of monofilar type said electronic microchips, is connected to the switching station 5. The detailed operation of this device will be described later.
- the microcomputer 1 is still connected with a management and control unit 10 of a pair of reference electrodes 8 and 9 of the EMG system grounded to this system. The detailed operation of said unit 10 will be described later.
- FIG. 2 shows, by way of example embodiment, the functional block diagram of the switching station 5 according to the present invention.
- the switching station 5 contains switching means 17 and 18 of at least one pair of electrodes 6 and 7.
- Said switching means may advantageously be relays of the "reed relay" type, that is to say flexible blade relays, whose contacts are enclosed in a glass capsule which contains nitrous oxide in general.
- the advantages of this type of relay are their very high reliability and long life of the order of 10 million opening / closing cycles, associated with a very low negligible contact resistance in the closed position and the absence of any current. leakage in the open position of the contacts.
- any other suitable mechanical and / or electrical and / or electronic switching means may be used without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- the switching means 17 and 18 connect the electrical conductor wires 14 of the pair of electrodes 6 and 7 with the electrical neuromuscular stimulation module 2, which allows the electrostimulation of the muscle placed under the pair of electrodes. electrodes 6 and 7.
- the electrical neuromuscular stimulation module 2 ceases all activity.
- the electrodes 6 and 7 are simultaneously short-circuited and grounded in the device, that is to say say to a reference potential, usually worth 0 volts.
- a reference potential usually worth 0 volts.
- the metal shielding sheaths 16 of the cables of the electrodes 6 and 7, surrounding the electrical conductor wires 14, are grounded to the electrical circuitry of the switching station 5 by means of the switching element. 19 which can be a flexible blade relay.
- These shielding sheaths 16 are formed of a plurality of metal wires, constituting as many grounding wires for the device of the invention.
- the switching station 5 connects the monofilar electrical conductor wires 15 of the microchips 13 of the electrodes 6 and 7 with the management and control unit 4 of said microchips.
- the system comprising the unit management and control unit 4 and the microchips 13 constitutes a master-slave system, where the master is the unit 4 and the slave is the microchip 13.
- the identification and authentication microchip 13 contains in particular an electrically erasable, or by any other means, user-programmable read-only memory element enabling non-volatile storage of application data and data. additional memory protection means which maintain a protected reading secret and settings of the memory parameters by the user.
- the master unit 4 contains a SHA-256 coprocessor incorporating a monofilar master function that provides the SHA-256 functionality and memory necessary for such a host system to communicate in encrypted manner with a SHA-256 monofilar slave, such as for example the microchip 3 and exploit it.
- a management and control unit 10 of a pair of reference electrodes 8 and 9 of the grounded EMG measuring system of this system The reliable and accurate measurement of an electromyogram requires that the electronic measuring circuit of an electromyogram be grounded. In a multichannel system, it is not necessary for each measuring channel to be grounded, it is sufficient for one reference neutral electrode per person to be grounded on a surface of the body not electrically concerned but not too far away. of the first EMG measurement site. A dorsal position, on the lower kidneys for example may be a suitable surface.
- the use of a pair of reference electrodes may prove to be advantageous, allowing a facilitated measurement of the electrical impedance of the electrode circuit.
- the self-adhesive transcutaneous surface electrodes are electrodes for repeated use from one treatment session to another.
- the lifetime of these electrodes is limited by a degradation their mechanical characteristics, for example their adhesion capacity, and especially electrical by altering their conductivity and increasing their impedance.
- the electrodes no longer fulfill the mechanical and electrical requirements necessary to assume their correct application in a given system. They are then out of order and must be discarded.
- the management and control unit 10 of the pair of reference electrodes 8 and 9 of the EMG measuring system contains a current source which supplies a constant current test signal to the pair of electrodes placed on the skin.
- a current source which supplies a constant current test signal to the pair of electrodes placed on the skin.
- This current is applied to the pair of electrodes it induces a voltage, in agreement with the physical properties of the biological tissue electrode interface and the biological tissue traversed by the current between the electrodes.
- Each electrical neuromuscular stimulation module (2) contains a current source which provides biphasic constant current pulses with a programmable duration of 50 to 500 ps intended for to neuromuscular stimulation, can also provide a signa! constant current test to the pair of electrodes placed on a given muscle and thus allow an impedance measurement of said pair of electrodes 6 and 7 identical to the measurement described for the pair of electrodes 8 and 9.
- FIG. 3 which shows, as an exemplary embodiment, a cross section of a transcutaneous surface electrode 20 incorporating an electronic microchip 13, said electrode is generally composed of at least one flexible electrical conductor element 1 1 responsible for distributing the current uniformly over any its surface and whose underside is usually coated with a self-adhesive conductive hydrogel.
- One end of an electrical conductor wire 14, contained in an electrode cable 21, is brought into contact with the upper face of the flexible element January 1.
- a flexible printed circuit element 12 is placed with its insulated face on the conductive flexible element 1, while its printed upper face is provided with two distinct contact surfaces. One of these surfaces is brought into contact with one end of the electrical conductor wire 15, contained in the electrode cable 21, while the second surface is brought into contact with the end of the shielding sheath 16 of the electrical cable. electrode 21.
- a monofilar electronic microchip 13 with ground is placed on the flexible printed circuit element 12, such that its active contact is in contact with the first surface connected to the electrical conductor wire 15 and that its ground contact is in contact. contact with the second surface connected to the shielding sheath 16 of the electrode cable 21.
- a non-conductive and insulating flexible element 22 completely covers the upper face of the conductive flexible element 11, to which it can be bonded by any suitable adhesive.
- This non-conductive flexible element also tightly encapsulates and encapsulates microchip 13 and its connection elements 2 as well as the end of the electrical conductor wire 14 in contact with the conductive flexible element and insertion of the electrode cable 21.
- This non-conductive and insulating flexible element 22 also prevents any involuntary contact with the conductive element 1 1 and the connection elements of the electrode and the microchip.
- the electrode cable 21 contains two electrical conductor wires, the wire 14 connected to the conductive flexible element 1 1 of the electrode and the wire 15 connected to the microchip 13 via the element 12, this cable contains This shielding sheath is indispensable when the electrode is used for the measurement of an electromyogram and it also serves to ground the microchip 13 via the element 12. . Indeed, when the electrode cable is connected to the switching station 5, the shielding sheath 16 is connected to the common ground of the complete device.
- FIG. 4 which shows the lower face of the electrode 20, intended to be applied to the skin of a person, with its flexible electrical conductor element 1 1 responsible for distributing the current uniformly over its entire surface and whose underside is generally coated a self-adhesive conductive hydrogel.
- the non-conductive and insulating flexible element 22 which completely covers the upper face of the conductive flexible element 1 1, also overflows all around the electrode thereby creating an isolated peripheral zone which avoids a "crest effect" "Along the edge of the electrical conductor element 1 1.
- the microchip used may be the type DS28E25 "DeepCover Secure Authenticator with -Wire SHA-256 and 4Kb User EEPRO" from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
- This microchip whose dimensions are of the order of 6mm x 6mm x 0,9mm thick can be easily integrated into the electrode without modifying its flexibility and its operational capacity. It also has the advantage of offering a single-wire solution, a single electrical conductor wire serves both the power supply of the chip under 3.3 volts, and the communication of data between the chip and the host system.
- the DS28E25 chip integrates security solutions that protect sensitive data under multiple layers of advanced physical security to provide the safest data storage key possible.
- This DS28E25 chip combines highly encrypted, bidirectional, secure, "question-and-answer” functionality with FIPS 180-3-compliant "Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-256)" -based capabilities.
- the chip DS28E25 contains in particular an element, electrically erasable programmable memory of 4 Kb EEPROM, programmable by the user for nonvolatile storage of application data and additional memory protection means that maintain a secret of protected reading of SHA-256 operations and user settings of memory parameters.
- Each DS28E25 chip has its own unique 64-bit ROM identification number (ROM ID) programmed into the chip at the factory.
- ROM ID ROM identification number
- This unique identification number ROM ID is used as an essential input parameter for encryption operations and also serves as an electronic serial number for a given application.
- a two-way security model provides round-trip authentication between a host system and the DS28E25 integrated slave. Authentication of the DS28E25 slave to the host is used by the host system to safely validate that an attached or embedded DS28E25 chip is authentic.
- Authentication of the host system to the DS28E25 slave is used to protect the user memory of the DS28E25 chip from being modified by a non-genuine host.
- the SHA-256 message authentication code (MAC) generated by the DS28E25 chip is computed from user memory data, which is a secret on the chip, a random question from the host, and identification. bit ROM ID.
- the DS28E25 chip communicates via a monofilar bus at an overdrive speed.
- the communication follows the single-wire protocol, with the ROM ID acting as a node address in the case of a DS28E25 multi-wire network.
- the DS2465 element integrates security solutions that protect sensitive data under multiple layers of advanced physical security to provide the most secure data storage key.
- This element DS2465 is a SHA-256 coprocessor incorporating a monofilar master function which provides the necessary SHA-256 functionality and memory for a host system to communicate with and operate a SHA-256 single-wire slave, such as the DS28E25, and DS2465 performs the conversion. protocol between the master l 2 C and each connected SHA-256 monofilar slaves.
- a monofilar line can be powered off by control software.
- Demanding features enable single wire electrical feeding of single wire devices such as EEPROMS.
- the DS2465 element When the DS2465 element is not used, it can be put into sleep mode where power consumption is minimal.
- microcomputer 1 A description of the procedures for using the complete system is given below as an example. All procedures are supported by microcomputer 1 as the central programming, data processing and process control unit of the entire multi-channel system.
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