KR970064630A - Electric stimulation device for restoring motor function and method thereof - Google Patents

Electric stimulation device for restoring motor function and method thereof Download PDF

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KR970064630A
KR970064630A KR1019960006387A KR19960006387A KR970064630A KR 970064630 A KR970064630 A KR 970064630A KR 1019960006387 A KR1019960006387 A KR 1019960006387A KR 19960006387 A KR19960006387 A KR 19960006387A KR 970064630 A KR970064630 A KR 970064630A
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Abstract

하반신 마비환자에게 전기자극에 의하여 보행기능을 복원시키기 위한 전기자극 패턴을 작성하고, 하지근의 특성에 적합한 자극조건을 설정하며, 하지근의 관절에서 공동근의 수축특성을 관찰하여 적합한 자극강도를 임상실험에 적용할 수 잇도록 한 운동기능 복원용 전기자극장치 및 그 방법에 제안된다. 이 운동기능 복원용 전기자극장치 및 그 방법은 임의의 동작에 사용되는 근의 활동성을 정상인으로부터 근전도를 기록 및 분석하여 각 동작에 사용되는 근의 활동성을 정상인으로부터 근전도를 기록 및 분석하여 각 동작에 사용되는 근의 활동성을 정상인으로부터 근전도를 기록 및 분석하여 각 동작에 대한 각 근들의 전기 자극패턴을 작성하는 단계와; 상기 단계의 전기자극 패턴에 따라 최대 16개의 근을 수축시킬 수 있는 자극패턴을 휴대용 기능적 전기자극기에 전송하여 입력시키는 단계와; 상기 기능적 전기자극기로부터의 자극패널을 마비된 근에 삽입하여 연결된 전극을 통하여 각 근에 전달함으로써 각 근이 상기 자극패턴에 의하여 임의의 동작을 수행하는 단계로 진행되므로 목적달성이 가능해진다. 따라서, 이 운동기능 복원용 전기자극장치 및 그 방법은 하반신마비환자의 치료에 유용하게 적용될 것이다.In the paraplegic patients, electrical stimulation patterns were prepared to restore the gait function by electric stimulation, and stimulation conditions were set for the characteristics of the lower limbs. An electric stimulation device for restoring a motor function and a method thereof are proposed. The electric stimulation apparatus for restoring motion function and the method thereof records and analyzes the activity of a muscle used in an arbitrary operation from a normal person to record and analyze the activity of the muscle used in each operation from a normal person, Recording and analyzing the activity of the muscles to be used from the normal persons and preparing electrical stimulation patterns of the muscles for each operation; Transmitting a stimulation pattern capable of contracting a maximum of 16 muscles according to the electric stimulation pattern to the portable functional electric stimulator; The stimulation panel from the functional electrical stimulator is inserted into the paralyzed muscle and is transmitted to the respective muscles through the connected electrodes so that each muscle performs an operation by the stimulation pattern. Therefore, the electric stimulation apparatus for restoring the motor function and the method thereof will be usefully applied to the treatment of the paraplegic patient.

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운동기능 복원용 전기자극장치 및 그 방법Electric stimulation device for restoring motor function and method thereof

본 내용은 요부공개 건이므로 전문내용을 수록하지 않았음Since this is a trivial issue, I did not include the contents of the text.

제1도는 본 발명에 따른 운동기능 복원용 전기자극장치를 나타낸 개략적 블럭도, 제2도는 본 발명에 따른 운동기능 복원용 전기자극장치를 구체화시킨 블록도, 제3도는 본 발명에 전기자극방법에 적용되는 프로그램 작성 화면이다.FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an electric stimulation apparatus for restoring a motor function according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram embodying an electric stimulation apparatus for restoring a motor function according to the present invention, FIG. This is the program creation screen to be applied.

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컴퓨터 그래픽으로 디자인된 파형을 컴퓨터의 내부에 설치된 슬롯으로 출력시키는 자극패턴 출력수단과; 상기 자극패턴을 FES 타임과 시분할 타임에 따라 16개의 서로 다른 채널로 메모리에 저장시키는 자극패턴 처리수단과; 상기 메모리에 저장된 자극패턴을 일정 주파수 대역 및 펄스폭을 갖도록 디지탈/아날로그 변환하여 출력하는 전기 자극패턴 출력수단과, 상기 전기자극패턴 출력수단에서 전송된 16채널의 자극패턴을 상지근 또는 하지근에 자극하기 위한 휴대용 자극수단으로 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 운동기능 복원용 전기자극장치.Stimulus pattern output means for outputting a waveform designed by a computer graphic to a slot provided inside the computer; Stimulus pattern processing means for storing the stimulus patterns in memory with 16 different channels according to FES time and time division time; An electric stimulation pattern output means for digitally / analog-converting the stimulation pattern stored in the memory so as to have a predetermined frequency band and a pulse width and for outputting stimulation patterns of the 16 channel stimulation patterns transmitted from the electric stimulation pattern output means, Wherein the electric stimulation means comprises: 제1항에 있어서, 상기 컴퓨터 그래픽상에 각 근육에 대한 자극패턴은 마우스를 사용하여 작성함을 특징으로 하는 운동기능 복원용 전기자극장치.The electric stimulation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the stimulation pattern for each muscle on the computer graphic is created using a mouse. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 컴퓨터 그래픽에 적용되는 프로그램은 터보 C언어로 이용하고 한글메뉴방식으로 마우스를 이용하여 실행함을 특징으로 하는 운동기능 복원용 전기자극장치.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the program applied to the computer graphic is implemented in a Turbo C language and is executed using a mouse in a Hangul menu method. 임의의 동작에 사용되는 근의 활동성을 정상인으로부터 근전도를 기록 및 분석하여 각 동작에 대한 각 근들의 전기자극패턴을 작성하는 단계와; 상기 단계의 전기자극 패턴에 따라 최대 16개의 근을 수축시킬 수 있는 자극패턴을 휴대용 기능적 전기자극에 전송하여 입력시키는 단계와; 상기 기능적 전기자극기로부터의 저극 패턴을 마비된 근에 삽입하여 연결된 전극을 통하여 각 근에 전달함으로써 각 근이 상기 자극패턴에 의하여 임의의 동작을 수행하는 단계로 이루어진 것을 특징으로 하는 운동기능 복원용 전기자극방법.Recording and analyzing the activity of the muscle used in an arbitrary operation from a normal person and preparing an electric stimulation pattern of each muscle for each operation; Transmitting a stimulation pattern capable of contracting a maximum of 16 muscles according to the electric stimulation pattern to the portable functional electric stimulation and inputting the stimulation pattern; And a step of inserting the hypothec pattern from the functional electric stimulator into the paralyzed muscle and transferring the pattern to each muscle through the connected electrode so that each muscle performs an arbitrary operation by the stimulation pattern. Stimulation method. 제4항에 있어서, 상기 임의의 동작을 수행하는 단계는 사지마비, 일측마비, 하반신마비 환자에게 상지 및 하지 운동기능을 복원시켜 호흡근마비 환자에게 호흡을 가능하게 하는 운동기능 복원용 전기자극방법.5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of performing the arbitrary operation comprises restoring upper and lower limb function to a patient having limb paralysis, one side paralysis, and lower limb paralysis, thereby enabling respiration to the respiratory paralysis patient. 제4항에 있어서, 상기 전기자극조건중 속근은 0.25ms, 40Hz, 자근은 0.2ms, 20Hz인 것을 특징으로 하는 운동기능 복원용 전기자극방법.5. The electric stimulation method for restoring motor function according to claim 4, wherein among the electric stimulation conditions, the fast motion is 0.25 ms, 40 Hz, and the muscle is 0.2 ms and 20 Hz. 제4항에 있어서, 상기 전기자극조건은 진폭변조에 의해 설정함을 특징으로하는 운동기능 복원용 전기자극방법.5. The method of claim 4, wherein the electric stimulation condition is set by amplitude modulation. 제4항에 있어서, 상기 마비된 근에 전극삽입은 경피전극 삽입술에 의하여 전극을 마비근의 운동점에 삽입하여 전기자극이 전달되도록 함을 특징으로 하는 운동기능 복원용 전기자극방법.[6] The method of claim 4, wherein the insertion of the electrode into the paralyzed muscle is performed by inserting the electrode into the motion point of the paralyzed muscle by the percutaneous electrode insertion so that the electrical stimulation is delivered. ※ 참고사항 : 최초출원 내용에 의하여 공개하는 것임.※ Note: It is disclosed by the contents of the first application.
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