KR101114164B1 - Clothes type FES system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system that detects EMG, which is muscle activity, and performs functional electronic stimulation (hereinafter referred to as FES) for muscles having low muscle activity.

The garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system of the present invention is made of an elastic material, the body of the EMG-functional electric stimulation clothing fitting to the body, the muscles of the inner skin contact portion of the EMG-functional electric stimulation clothing An electrode unit having a stimulation electrode and an EMG electrode mounted according to the present invention, and determining whether an amplitude of the EMG signal detected from the EMG electrode is within a normal range, and if not, a stimulus control signal for controlling the stimulation electrode. It characterized in that it comprises an EMG-functional electric stimulation main body portion having at least a main body calculation processing unit to generate.

Apparel, clothing, EMG, muscle activity, functional electrical stimulation, FES, muscle, electrode

Description

Clothing type EMG and functional electric stimulation system {Clothes type FES system}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to garment type electromyography and functional electric stimulation system. More specifically, muscle electronic activity (EMG) is detected, and muscles with low muscle activity are functional electronic stimulation (hereinafter referred to as FES). The present invention relates to a garment-type electromyogram and a functional electric stimulation system.

In general, various methods such as electric stimulation treatment, exercise treatment, and surgical treatment are applied for the treatment of patients with nervous system damage, but the treatment limits of the patients with neurological damage are encountered. That is, in the case of patients with neurological damage, there is a limit in recovering the patient through surgery, and therefore, exercise therapy is very important. In particular, for the treatment of patients with nervous system damage, it is preferable to combine the electric stimulation treatment with exercise therapy.

In the electrical stimulation treatment, a stimulation electrode is attached to a predetermined muscle of the human body to flow a microcurrent having a predetermined frequency to the stimulation electrode to stimulate the muscle. However, when the electric stimulation treatment is combined with the exercise therapy, the electric wire between the stimulation electrode and the main body is inconvenient to exercise due to being caught or rolled up by exercise equipment such as a trade mill or a bicycle. There is a high possibility that the electrical stimulation will not be properly delivered to the muscles by falling.

In addition, it is very cumbersome for patients with neurological damage to come to the hospital. Especially, the average time for patients to receive treatment in the hospital is about 30 to 40 minutes a day. However, this alone is not enough to cure.

In addition, in the case of electro-stimulation therapy or exercise therapy, the physical therapist must control the patient directly, so that a lot of labor such as physical therapist is required, and the patient is inconvenient by being controlled by the physical therapist. Feels.

Therefore, the electric stimulation treatment is possible while exercising, and the electrical stimulation means that provides the electrical stimulation required by the patient himself without direct control of the physical therapist is desired.

The present invention is made of a flexible material that does not interfere with movement because the wire is embedded between the lining and the outer fabric is equipped with a stimulation electrode and an electromyography electrode toward the lining to measure the muscle activity of each muscle in contact with the skin of the patient Provided is a garment-type EMG and functional electrical stimulation system that enables functional electrostimulation (FES) of low activity muscles.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system that detects EMG, which is muscle activity, and performs functional electric stimulation (FES) of muscles having low muscle activity.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is that the wire is embedded between the lining and the outer fabric is made of a material that does not interfere with the movement of the elastic material is equipped with a stimulation electrode and an EMG electrode toward the lining, the wearer activities such as exercise To provide a garment-type EMG and functional electrical stimulation system capable of detecting EMG and stimulating EMG.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention, the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body portion is mounted on the clothes for EMG-functional electric stimulation to control the stimulation electrode and EMG electrodes, the mobile terminal for controlling the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body To provide a garment-type EMG and functional electrical stimulation system having a part.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the garment-type EMG and functional electrical stimulation system, the lining and the outer skin, but at least the lining is made of a resilient material, the inner skin of the lining A stimulation electrode and an EMG electrode mounted at a portion in contact with the EKG, detecting an EMG signal, and capable of performing functional electric stimulation (FES); And an EMG-functional electric stimulation body unit mounted on an outer side of the EMG-functional electric stimulation garment to generate a control signal for controlling the stimulation electrodes.

According to another embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a garment EMG-functional electric stimulation system, a garment for the EMG-functional electric stimulation (fit) made of a flexible material; An electrode unit having a stimulation electrode and an EMG electrode mounted according to muscles among the contact portions of the inner skin of the garment for EMG-functional electric stimulation; An EMG-functional electric stimulation main body including at least a main body computing processor configured to determine whether an amplitude of the EMG signal detected from the EMG electrode is within a normal range and generate a stimulus control signal for controlling the stimulation electrode if it is not in the normal range It characterized by including.

According to another embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a garment type electromyography and functional electric stimulation system, EMG electrode having an electromyography electrode for detecting an electromyography signal; A stimulation electrode unit having a stimulation electrode for stimulating a microcurrent; A signal preprocessor for amplifying the EMG signal detected from the EMG electrode unit and removing noise; An A / D converter converting the EMG signal received from the signal preprocessor into a digital signal; A main body calculation processor for determining whether the amplitude of the EMG signal is within the normal range from the A / D converter and generating a stimulus control signal if the amplitude is not within the normal range; A D / A converter converting the stimulation electrode control signal received from the main body calculation processor into an analog signal; And an electrode driver for driving the stimulation electrode part according to the stimulation electrode control signal received from the D / A converter.

A terminal including at least an EMG electrode enable / disable key, which is a switch for selecting whether to use each EMG electrode individually or not, and a stimulus electrode enable / disable key, which is a switch for selecting whether to use each electrode individually or not. A mobile terminal further comprising a key input unit.

And a memory unit storing a reference value for determining whether the amplitude of the EMG signal is within a normal range.

And a main body display unit which displays the output signal of the main body calculation processing unit.

The EMG-functional electric stimulation garment is characterized in that the electric wire connected to the stimulation electrodes and the EMG electrodes in the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body is embedded between the lining and the outer fabric.

The EMG-functional electric stimulus main body is characterized by being driven by a battery.

The portable terminal displays information received from the EMG-functional electric stimulus main body on the terminal display unit, and is driven by the terminal battery.

The terminal key input unit includes a terminal power key for inputting a command to turn on / off the power; Terminal stimulus intensity setting unit for setting the stimulation intensity of the stimulation electrode; A terminal time setting unit for setting a driving time of the stimulation electrode or the EMG electrode; A terminal EMG detection start / end input key for setting start and end of EMG detection with an EMG electrode; Terminal stimulation start / end input key for setting the start and end of the electrical stimulation to the pole electrode; characterized in that at least one or more.

The mobile terminal transmits a key input signal received from the terminal key input unit to the EMG-functional electric stimulus main body through the terminal transceiver and receives an output signal to the EMG-functional electric stimulus main body through the terminal transceiver. Processing unit; And a terminal display unit for displaying an output signal of the terminal operation processor.

EMG electrode enable / disable key, which is a switch for selecting whether to use each EMG electrode individually or not; A stimulus electrode enable / disable key, which is a switch for selecting whether to use each stimulus electrode individually or not; A main body power key for inputting a command to turn on / off the power; A main body magnetic pole intensity setting unit for setting the magnetic pole intensity of the magnetic pole electrode; A main body time setting unit for setting a driving time of the stimulation electrode or the EMG electrode; A main body EMG detection start / end input key for setting start and end of EMG detection with an EMG electrode; And a main body key input unit including at least one of main body electric stimulation operation start / end input keys for setting the start and end of the electric stimulation with the stimulation electrodes.

The apparatus may further include a main body transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit a signal received from the main body arithmetic processor to a portable terminal, and transmit a signal received from the terminal arithmetic processor to a main body arithmetic processor.

Each muscle is characterized in that the stimulation electrode and the EMG electrode is mounted in pairs (pair).

Stimulus electrode or EMG electrode is characterized in that made of a body.

The main body display unit may display at least two or more of the key input signal, the remaining amount of the terminal battery, the detected EMG signal, and the intensity of the applied stimulus.

The muscles on which the EMG electrode and the stimulating electrode are mounted are the wrist extensor, pectoralis muscle, biceps muscle, wrist flexor muscle, quadriceps muscle, posterior tibialis muscle, foreground bone, cervical extensor muscle, upper lateral muscle muscle, upper brachial triceps muscle, rhomboid muscle, erect spinal column muscle, and sphincter muscle. , Gluteus maximus, knee muscles, lower triceps, characterized in that at least one or more.

The EMG-functional electric stimulation garment and the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body part are connected by a connector. When the EMG-functional electric stimulation garment consists of a top and a bottom, the top connector and the bottom connector are respectively. It is characterized in that coupled to the connector on the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body side.

The garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system of the present invention detects EMG, which is muscle activity, and enables functional electric stimulation (FES) of muscles with low muscle activity, so that the patient himself does not visit the hospital and does exercise therapy and Electric stimulation treatment is possible, and since the wire is built between the lining and the outer surface, it is made of elastic material without disturbing the movement, and the stimulation electrode and EMG electrode are attached to the lining, so that the wearer has EMG The detection and muscle stimulation are made possible so that the electrode can be moved while the electric stimulation without fear of detachment from the muscles and without worrying about wires.

In addition, the garment type EMG and functional electric stimulation system of the present invention is mounted on the EMG-functional electric stimulation garments to control the stimulation electrode and EMG electrodes, and control the EMG-functional electric stimulation body portion It is equipped with a portable terminal to facilitate the control of the stimulation electrode and the EMG electrode during exercise.

In the treatment of patients with damage to the nervous system, exercise and electrostimulation treatment can be performed simultaneously or separately, and the recovery time of the patient can be shortened. In addition, electrical stimulation is provided without the help of a physiotherapist, resulting in labor savings and reducing the financial burden on the patient.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of a garment-type EMG and a functional electric stimulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an explanatory view for schematically illustrating a garment-type electromyogram and a functional electric stimulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the electromyography-functional electric stimulation garment 10, the electromyogram-functional electric stimulation main body 200 And a mobile terminal 100.

EMG-functional clothing for electric stimulation (10) is composed of the lining and the outer fabric, the stimulation electrodes and the EMG electrodes are mounted on the inner side of the lining, that is the contact with the skin, the stimulation electrode in the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body Wires connected to the field and the EMG electrodes (signal lines, power lines, ground lines, etc.) are embedded between the lining and the outer shell. At least the lining of the EMG-functional electrical stimulation garment is made of elastic material, and both the lining and the outer material may be made of elastic material. EMG-functional electrical stimulation clothing is made of a flexible material so that the stimulation electrodes and the EMG electrodes are not separated from the attached position, and the wires are built in between the lining and the outer fabric, so that the wearer can Does not interfere with movement. In some cases, the stimulation electrode and the EMG electrode may be formed as one. EMG-functional clothing for electrical stimulation 10 may be made of a top and a bottom, in some cases may be made in a one-piece style.

The EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200 controls the stimulation electrodes and the EMG electrodes mounted on the contact portion of the skin inside the garment 10 for EMG-functional electric stimulation. The EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200 is driven by the main body battery 290, and includes a main body key input unit to perform power on / off, stimulus intensity setting, etc., and a main body display unit to view the EMG of the patient. It is made possible.

When the guardian or the physiotherapist helps the physiotherapy, the portable terminal 100 is difficult to control the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200 mounted on the garment worn by the guardian or the physiotherapist during the treatment. The device is prepared for this. The portable terminal unit 100 includes a terminal key input unit for power on / off, stimulus intensity setting, etc., and wirelessly transmits the input signals to the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body unit 200. In addition, the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200 receives the information, such as the patient's EMG received from the terminal display, and is driven by the terminal battery.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system of FIG. 1, wherein the garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system are clothes 10 for EMG-functional electric stimulation and a portable terminal 100. , EMG-donor electric stimulation main body portion 200, including the electrode portion 300, the electrode 10 is provided with the electrode for functional electro-stimulation clothing (10).

The portable terminal unit 100 is a portable terminal unit capable of inputting a command for controlling the electrode unit 300 of the EMG-functional electric stimulation garment, and wirelessly transmits data with the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body unit 200. It is a means to. The portable terminal unit 100 includes a terminal key input unit 110, a terminal operation processor 150, a terminal transceiver 160, a terminal display unit 170, and a terminal battery unit 180.

The terminal key input unit 110 is a means for the user to set a command for controlling the operation of the garment-type EMG and the functional electric stimulation system through a key input, the terminal power key 120, the terminal stimulus strength setting unit 130, Terminal time setting unit 140, terminal EMG detection operation start / end input key (not shown), terminal electric stimulation operation start / end input key (not shown), terminal EMG electrode use / non-use key (not shown), terminal Magnetic pole electrode use / non-use key (not shown).

The terminal power key 120 turns on / off the power of the portable terminal 100 and at the same time the power of the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200 is turned on / off. Key input means for inputting an on-off command.

The terminal magnetic pole intensity setting unit 130 is a key input means for setting the magnetic pole intensity of the electrode unit 300 by the user. The stimulus intensity of the terminal may be automatically calculated by calculation in the main body calculation processing unit of the EMG-donor electric stimulation main body part, but may be selectively set manually by the user in some cases.

The terminal time setting unit 140 is a key input means for setting the operation time of the electrode unit 300 of the garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system.

The terminal EMG detection start / end input key (not shown) is a key input means for setting start and end of EMG detection in a garment type EMG and functional electric stimulation system.

The terminal electric stimulation start / end input key (not shown) is a key input means for setting the electric stimulation start and end in the garment type EMG and functional electric stimulation system.

The terminal EMG electrode use / nonuse key (not shown) is a switch or key input means for selecting whether to use the EMG electrode individually or not.

The terminal pole electrode use / nonuse key (not shown) is a switch or key input means for selecting whether to use the pole electrode individually or not.

The terminal operation processing unit 150 receives a key input signal from the terminal key input unit 110 and processes the signal according to the key input setting value, and also through the terminal transmission / reception unit 160, the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body unit ( And transmits the signal received from the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200 through the terminal transceiver 160 to the terminal display unit 170 for display.

The terminal transceiver 160 wirelessly transmits the signal received from the terminal operation processor 150 to the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200, and transmits the signal received from the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200. Transfer to the calculation processing unit 150.

The terminal display unit 170 displays an output signal of the terminal operation processor 150. That is, the key input signal set by the key input setting unit 110, the remaining amount of the terminal battery, and various data received from the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200 are displayed. In particular, the stimulus intensity setting degree can be displayed on the screen as a graph, a number, or a picture. The time setting value can be displayed as a number, and the remaining time can be represented by a picture or a character such as a bar graph.

The terminal battery unit 180 may use a 3.7V lithium ion battery, which is a battery for a mobile phone. In this case, the terminal battery unit 180 may also charge a battery using a mobile phone battery charger.

The EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200 is a means that can be worn on an EMG-functional electric stimulation garment by a belt or the like or detachable onto an EMG-functional electric stimulation garment by any wearing means such as a pocket. A key input signal of the terminal unit 100 or a key input signal of the EMG-functional electric stimulation body unit 200 is received to generate a control signal of the electrode unit 300. The EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200 includes a main body transceiving unit 210, a main body key input unit 220, a main body arithmetic processing unit 230, a memory unit 235, a D / A converter 240, and an electrode driving unit ( 250, a signal preprocessor 260, an A / D converter 270, and a main body display 280.

The main body transceiver 210 transmits a signal received from the main body computation processor 230 to the mobile terminal 100 wirelessly, and transmits a signal received from the terminal computation processor 150 to the main body computation processor 230. do.

The main body key input unit 220 is a means for the user to set a command for controlling the operation of the garment-type EMG and the functional electric stimulation system through key input, the main body power key 222, the main body stimulus intensity setting unit 224, A main body time setting unit 226 and a main body EMG detection start / end input key (not shown) are included.

The main body power key 222 is a key input means for inputting an on-off command for turning on / off the power of the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200.

The main body magnetic pole intensity setting unit 224 is a key input means for setting a magnetic pole intensity of the electrode unit 300 by the user.

The main body time setting unit 226 is a key input means for setting the operation time of the electrode unit 300 of the garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system.

The main body EMG detection start / end input key (not shown) is a key input means for setting the start and end of EMG detection in a garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system.

The main body electric stimulation start / end input key (not shown) is a key input means for setting the electric stimulation start and end in the garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system.

The main body EMG electrode use / nonuse key (not shown) is a switch or key input means for selecting whether to use the EMG electrode individually or not.

The main body pole electrode use / nonuse key (not shown) is a switch or key input means for selecting whether to use the pole electrode individually or not.

The main body operation processing unit 230 performs arithmetic processing according to a key input signal received through the terminal key input unit 110 or the main body key input unit 220, and outputs the input key input signal to the main body display unit 280. The main body operation processor 230 receives the EMG signal from the EMG electrode unit 320 through the A / D converter 270, determines whether the EMG is within the normal range, and outputs the EMG signal to the main body display unit 280. At the same time, it transmits to the mobile terminal 100 through the main body transceiver 210. In addition, the main body operation processor 230 generates a stimulation electrode control signal and transmits it to the electrode driver 250 through the D / A converter 240, according to the amplitude of the input EMG signal of the predetermined muscle, and stimulates the muscle. The electrode control signal may be different. In this case, the stimulation electrode and the EMG electrode applied to each muscle may form a pair, and in some cases, the stimulation electrode or the EMG may be detected by one electrode without distinguishing the stimulation electrode or the EMG electrode. In addition, a single muscle may be equipped with a plurality of stimulation electrodes or a plurality of EMG electrodes.

The memory unit 235 stores data of the patient received from the main body computing unit 230, and also stores reference values for determining whether the EMG is within the normal range. The reference value may vary depending on the muscle applied, and the reference value may be stored at the factory, and in some cases, the normal muscle level before use may be the average amplitude of the EMG detected for a predetermined time in a predetermined muscle or It can be selectively applied within the range of 1/2 to 1/5 times. In some cases, the reference values may be set by the above methods in every use.

The D / A converter 240 converts the stimulation electrode control signal received from the main body operation processor 230 into an analog signal and transmits the analog signal to the electrode driver 250.

The electrode driver 250 drives the magnetic pole electrode 310 of the electrode 300 according to the magnetic pole control signal received from the D / A converter 240.

The signal preprocessor 260 amplifies the EMG signal detected from the EMG electrode 320 of the electrode unit 300 and removes noise.

The A / D converter 270 converts the signal received from the signal preprocessor 260 into a digital signal and transmits the signal to the main body computation processor 230.

The main body display unit 280 displays the output signal of the main body operation processor 230. That is, the key input signal, the remaining amount of the terminal battery, the detected EMG signal, the strength of the current applied stimulus, and other data received from the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200 are displayed.

The main body battery unit 290 may use a 3.7V lithium ion battery which is a battery for a mobile phone, in which case it is possible to charge the battery with a mobile phone battery charger.

The electrode part 300 is mounted on the inner side of the lining of the garment 10 for EMG-functional electrical stimulation clothing 10, that is, in contact with the skin, and includes the stimulation electrode part 310 and the EMG electrode part 320.

The stimulation electrode part 310 is provided with a plurality of stimulation electrodes, and stimulates a micro current by flowing a predetermined current of a predetermined muscle.

The EMG electrode part 320 includes a plurality of EMG electrodes and detects EMG signals at a predetermined position of a predetermined muscle.

The stimulation electrode and the EMG electrode are mounted in pairs at predetermined positions of the predetermined muscles. In some cases, the stimulation electrodes and the EMG electrodes may be used as stimulation electrodes or EMG electrodes. That is, in some cases, the stimulation electrode or the EMG electrode may be formed in one body.

FIG. 3 shows the positions of the electrodes of the electrode unit of FIG. 2 from the front side of the human body, and FIG. 4 shows the positions of the electrodes of the electrode unit of FIG. 2 from the rear side of the human body.

3 and 4 shows only the position of the electrode in the muscles of one side of the muscles located symmetrically around the median, which is shown for convenience of description and the drawing, in fact only the muscles of one side are applied Instead, both muscles are applied. In addition, the positions of the electrodes shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 may be mounted in pairs at predetermined positions of predetermined muscles, or may be mounted to be used as stimulation electrodes or electromyography electrodes as one electrode. have.

Referring to FIG. 3, two wrist extensor muscle positions 12 and 14 are mounted in pairs of stimulation electrodes and EMG electrodes at each electrode position, or one electrode used as a stimulation electrode and an EMG electrode is mounted at each position. . In the same manner, the wrist extensor muscle positions 12 and 14, as well as the pectoral muscle electrode positions 22 and 24, the brachial biceps electrode positions 32 and 34, the wrist flexion electrode positions 42 and 44, and the quadriceps muscle electrode position 52 54), the posterior tibial electrode positions 62 and 64, and the frontal tibial electrode positions 72 and 74, respectively, have positions of two electrodes. One electrode mounted in pairs, or used as a stimulation electrode and an EMG electrode, is mounted at each position. In addition, the two sides of the wrist extensor, pectoral muscle, brachial biceps, wrist flexor muscle, quadriceps muscle, posterior tibial muscle and fore muscle of the other side are also provided with two electrode positions, and for each electrode position, the stimulation electrode and the EMG electrode One electrode, which is mounted in this pair or used as a stimulation electrode and an EMG electrode, is mounted at each position.

Referring to FIG. 4, two upper mitral muscle positions 16 and 18 are mounted in pairs of stimulation electrodes and EMG electrodes at each electrode position, or one electrode used as stimulation electrodes and EMG electrodes is mounted at each position. . In the same way, the upper triceps electrode position (16, 18), as well as the brachial triceps electrode position (26, 28), rhomboid electrode position (36, 38), orthogonal vertebral electrode position (46, 48), radial muscle electrode Position 56, 58, gluteus maximus and gluteus maximus electrode positions 66, 68, knee muscle electrode positions 76, 78, lower leg triceps (86, 89), cervical extensor muscles (96, 98), respectively, Also in the positions of these electrodes, for each electrode position, the stimulation electrode and the EMG electrode are mounted in pairs, or one electrode used as the stimulation electrode and the EMG electrode is mounted at each position. In addition, on the other side, the upper mitral muscle, brachial triceps, rhomboid, erectile vertebrae, lumbar muscles, gluteus maximus and gluteus maximus, sputum muscle, and lower triceps, respectively, except for the cervical extensor, also have positions of two electrodes. For each electrode position, the stimulation electrode and the EMG electrode are mounted in pairs, or one electrode used as the stimulation electrode and the EMG electrode is mounted at each position.

Although not shown in the present invention, in the garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system of the present invention, the EMG-functional electric stimulation garment 10 and the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 200 are connected to each other by a connector. The connector of the garment 10 for the EMG-functional electric stimulation garment and the connector of the EMG-body body 200 for the EMG are coupled to each other. In the case where the EMG garment 10 for functional electro-stimulation is made of a top and a bottom, the connector of the top and the bottom of the connector are coupled to the connector of the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body part 200, respectively.

The present invention has been described above in connection with specific embodiments of the present invention, but this is only an example and the present invention is not limited thereto. Those skilled in the art can change or modify the described embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention, and such changes or modifications also fall within the scope of the present invention. In addition, each component described in the present specification can be easily selected and replaced from various known components by those skilled in the art. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that some of the components described herein can be omitted without degrading performance or adding components to improve performance. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be determined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof, not by the embodiments described.

1 is an explanatory diagram for schematically illustrating a garment-type electromyogram and a functional electric stimulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system of FIG. 1.

3 illustrates the positions of the electrodes of the electrode unit of FIG. 2 from the front of the human body.

4 illustrates the positions of the electrodes of the electrode unit of FIG. 2 from the back of the human body.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: EMG-functional electrical stimulation clothing 12, 14: Wrist extensor electrode position

16, 18: upper mitral muscle electrode position 22, 24: pectoral muscle electrode position

26, 28: brachial triceps electrode position 32, 34: brachial biceps electrode position

36, 38: rhomboid electrode position 42, 44: wrist flexion electrode position

46, 48: standing spinal column electrode position 52, 54: quadriceps muscle electrode position

56, 58: radial muscle position 62, 64: posterior tibial electrode position

66, 68: gluteus maximus and gluteus maximus electrode positions 72, 74: forearm muscle electrode position

76, 78: knee muscle electrode position 86, 89: lower leg triceps electrode position

96, 98: cervical extensor electrode position 100: mobile terminal

110: terminal key input unit 120: terminal power key

130: terminal stimulus intensity setting unit 140: terminal time setting unit

150: terminal operation processor 160: terminal transceiver

170: terminal display unit 180: terminal battery unit

200: EMG-functional electric stimulation main body 210: main body transceiver

220: main body key input unit 222: main body power key

224: main body stimulation intensity setting unit 226: main body time setting unit

230: main body operation processing unit 240: D / A conversion unit

250: electrode driver 260: signal preprocessor

270: A / D conversion unit 280: main body display unit

290: main body battery portion 300: electrode portion

310: stimulation electrode portion 320: EMG electrode portion

Claims (18)

At least the lining is made of an elastic material, and the stimulation electrodes and the electromyography electrodes are mounted on the inner part of the lining in contact with the skin, thereby detecting the EMG signal, and functional electrical stimulation. EMG-functional electrostimulatory clothing capable of (FES); An EMG-functional electric stimulation body unit mounted outside the EMG-functional electric stimulation garment to generate a control signal for controlling the stimulation electrodes; A terminal including at least an EMG electrode enable / disable key, which is a switch for selecting whether to use each EMG electrode individually or not, and a stimulus electrode enable / disable key, which is a switch for selecting whether to use each electrode individually or not. A portable terminal having a key input unit; Apparel type electromyography and functional electrical stimulation system comprising a. EMG-functional electrical stimulation clothing that is made of a flexible material to fit the body (fit); An electrode unit having a stimulation electrode and an EMG electrode mounted according to muscles among the contact portions of the inner skin of the garment for EMG-functional electric stimulation; An EMG-functional electric stimulation main body including at least a main body computing processor configured to determine whether an amplitude of the EMG signal detected from the EMG electrode is within a normal range and generate a stimulus control signal for controlling the stimulation electrode if it is not in the normal range ; A terminal including at least an EMG electrode enable / disable key, which is a switch for selecting whether to use each EMG electrode individually or not, and a stimulus electrode enable / disable key, which is a switch for selecting whether to use each electrode individually or not. A portable terminal having a key input unit; Apparel type electromyography and functional electrical stimulation system comprising a. EMG-functional electrical stimulation clothing that is made of a flexible material to fit the body (fit); An EMG electrode unit having an EMG electrode mounted on the skin contacting portion of the garment for the EMG-functional electric stimulation to detect an EMG signal; A stimulation electrode part mounted on the skin contact portion inside the garment for the EMG-functional electric stimulation and having a stimulation electrode for stimulating a microcurrent; A signal preprocessor for amplifying the EMG signal detected from the EMG electrode unit and removing noise; An A / D converter converting the EMG signal received from the signal preprocessor into a digital signal; A main body calculation processor for determining whether the amplitude of the EMG signal is within the normal range from the A / D converter and generating a stimulus control signal if the amplitude is not within the normal range; A D / A converter converting the stimulation electrode control signal received from the main body calculation processor into an analog signal; An electrode driver for driving the stimulation electrode part according to the stimulation electrode control signal received from the D / A converter; A terminal including at least an EMG electrode enable / disable key, which is a switch for selecting whether to use each EMG electrode individually or not, and a stimulus electrode enable / disable key, which is a switch for selecting whether to use each electrode individually or not. A portable terminal having a key input unit; Apparel type electromyography and functional electrical stimulation system comprising a. delete The method according to claim 2 or 3, And a memory unit for storing a reference value for determining whether the amplitude of the EMG signal is within a normal range in the main body computation processing unit. The method of claim 5, And a main body display unit which displays an output signal of the main body operation processing unit. The method of claim 1, The EMG-functional electric stimulation garment is a garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system, characterized in that the wires connected to the stimulation electrodes and the EMG electrodes in the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body is embedded between the lining and the outer fabric . The method according to claim 1 or 2, Wherein said EMG-functional electrostimulation body portion is powered by a battery. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The portable terminal displays the information received from the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body on the terminal display unit, the garment type EMG and functional electric stimulation system, characterized in that driven by the terminal battery. 10. The method of claim 9, The terminal key input unit A terminal power key for inputting a command to turn on / off the power; Terminal stimulus intensity setting unit for setting the stimulation intensity of the stimulation electrode; A terminal time setting unit for setting a driving time of the stimulation electrode or the EMG electrode; A terminal EMG detection start / end input key for setting start and end of EMG detection with an EMG electrode; A terminal electric stimulation start / end input key for setting the start and end of the electric stimulus to the stimulation electrode; And at least one of the at least one garment-type EMG and functional electrical stimulation system. 10. The method of claim 9, The mobile terminal unit A terminal arithmetic processing unit which transmits the key input signal received from the terminal key input unit to the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body through a terminal transceiving unit, and receives an output signal to the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body through the terminal transceiving unit; A terminal display unit displaying an output signal of the terminal operation processor; Apparel type EMG and functional electric stimulation system characterized in that it further comprises. The method according to claim 2 or 3, EMG electrode enable / disable key, which is a switch for selecting whether to use each EMG electrode individually or not; A stimulus electrode enable / disable key, which is a switch for selecting whether to use each stimulus electrode individually or not; A main body power key for inputting a command to turn on / off the power; A main body magnetic pole intensity setting unit for setting the magnetic pole intensity of the magnetic pole electrode; A main body time setting unit for setting a driving time of the stimulation electrode or the EMG electrode; A main body EMG detection start / end input key for setting start and end of EMG detection with an EMG electrode; Main body electric stimulation start / end input keys for setting the start and end of the electric stimulation with the stimulation electrode; The garment-type electromyogram and functional electric stimulation system further comprising a main body key input unit including at least one of the following. The method of claim 6, The garment-type EMG and functional electric stimulation system further comprising a main body transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting the signal received from the main body operation processing unit to the portable terminal wirelessly, and transmitting the signal received from the terminal operation processing unit to the main body operation processing unit. . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, Clothing type EMG and functional electric stimulation system, characterized in that each muscle is equipped with a pair of stimulation electrode and EMG electrodes (pair). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, Apparel type EMG and functional electric stimulation system, characterized in that the stimulation electrode or EMG electrode consisting of a body. The method of claim 6, The main body display unit A garment-type EMG and functional electrical stimulation system for displaying at least two or more of the key input signal, the remaining amount of the terminal battery, the detected EMG signal, the current stimulus intensity. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The muscles on which the EMG electrode and the stimulating electrode are mounted are the wrist extensor, pectoralis muscle, biceps muscle, wrist flexor muscle, quadriceps muscle, posterior tibialis muscle, foreground bone, cervical extensor muscle, upper lateral muscle muscle, upper brachial triceps muscle, rhomboid muscle, erect spinal column muscle, and sphincter muscle. Apparel type EMG and functional electrical stimulation system, characterized in that at least one or more, gluteus medullus, knee muscles, lower triceps. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The EMG-functional electric stimulation garment and the EMG-functional electric stimulation body are connected by a connector, When the garment for the EMG-functional electric stimulus is made of a top and a bottom, the garment-type EMG characterized in that the connector of the top and the bottom of the connector are coupled to the connector of the EMG-functional electric stimulation main body, respectively. And functional electrical stimulation systems.

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