US 11,911,603 B2
Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) suit with electrode arrangement that prevents transthoracic electrical current
Björn Erich Woltermann, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to KATALYST INTERACTIVE INC., Tumwater, WA (US)
Filed by Katalyst Interactive Inc., Tumwater, WA (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/735,529.
Prior Publication US 2021/0205605 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. A61N 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/0452 (2013.01) [A61N 1/0484 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) suit comprising:
a vest portion comprising:
a left front portion comprising a first pair of electrodes corresponding to a first channel of multiple channels, the first pair of electrodes disposed on an inner surface of the vest portion, positioned within a top half of the left front portion, and configured to be disposed on one or more left pectoral muscles of a body when the body is wearing the EMS suit;
a right front portion comprising a second pair of electrodes corresponding to a second channel of the multiple channels, the second pair of electrodes disposed on the inner surface of the vest portion, positioned within a top half of the right front portion, and configured to be disposed on one or more right pectoral muscles of the body when the body is wearing the EMS suit;
a third pair of electrodes corresponding to a third channel of the multiple channels, the third pair of electrodes disposed on the inner surface of the vest portion, wherein:
a first electrode of the third pair of electrodes is positioned within a bottom half of the left front portion and is configured to be disposed on one or more left abdominal muscles of the body when the body is wearing the EMS suit; and
a second electrode of the third pair of electrodes is positioned within a bottom half of the right front portion and is configured to be disposed on one or more right abdominal muscles of the body when the body is wearing the EMS suit;
a back portion comprising:
a fourth pair of electrodes corresponding to a fourth channel of the multiple channels, the fourth pair of electrodes disposed on the inner surface of the vest portion, positioned within a left half of the back portion, and configured to be disposed on one or more left upper back muscles of the body when the body is wearing the EMS suit;
a fifth pair of electrodes corresponding to a fifth channel of the multiple channels, the fifth pair of electrodes disposed on the inner surface of the vest portion, positioned within a right half of the back portion, and configured to be disposed on one or more right upper back muscles of the body when the body is wearing the EMS suit;
a sixth pair of electrodes corresponding to a sixth channel of the multiple channels, the sixth pair of electrodes disposed on the inner surface of the vest portion, positioned within the left half of the back portion, positioned below the fourth pair of electrodes, and configured to be disposed on one or more left middle back muscles of the body when the body is wearing the EMS suit;
a seventh pair of electrodes corresponding to a seventh channel of the multiple channels, the seventh pair of electrodes disposed on the inner surface of the vest portion, positioned within the right half of the back portion, positioned below the fifth pair of electrodes, and configured to be disposed on one or more right middle back muscles of the body when the body is wearing the EMS suit; and
an eighth pair of electrodes corresponding to an eighth channel of the multiple channels, the eighth pair of electrodes disposed on the inner surface of the vest portion, wherein:
a first electrode of the eighth pair of electrodes is positioned within the left half of the back portion, is positioned below the sixth pair of electrodes, and is configured to be disposed on one or more left lower back muscles of the body when the body is wearing the EMS suit; and
a second electrode of the eighth pair of electrodes is positioned within the right half of the back portion, is positioned below the seventh pair of electrodes, and is configured to be disposed on one or more right lower back muscles of the body when the body is wearing the EMS suit;
a first arm band comprising a ninth pair of electrodes corresponding to a ninth channel of the multiple channels, the ninth pair of electrodes configured to be disposed on one or more left upper arm muscles of the body when the body is wearing the EMS suit;
a second arm band comprising a tenth pair of electrodes corresponding to a tenth channel of the multiple channels, the tenth pair of electrodes configured to be disposed on one or more right upper arm muscles of the body when the body is wearing the EMS suit;
a processor; and
memory storing:
pulse parameter settings comprising a frequency parameter set within a range of about 80 Hertz (Hz) to about 120 Hz; and
computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause electrical impulses to be delivered via the first pair of electrodes, the second pair of electrodes, the third pair of electrodes, the fourth pair of electrodes, the fifth pair of electrodes, the sixth pair of electrodes, the seventh pair of electrodes, the eighth pair of electrodes, the ninth pair of electrodes, and the tenth pair of electrodes in accordance with the pulse parameter settings.