US 11,794,008 B2
Support devices including electrical stimulation systems and methods for using the same
Dario Jose Villarreal Suarez, Farmers Branch, TX (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/906,841.
Prior Publication US 2021/0393953 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61G 5/04 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36003 (2013.01) [A61G 5/04 (2013.01); A61N 1/3603 (2017.08); B60R 16/03 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support device comprising:
a base portion structurally configured to support a user;
one or more engagement members coupled to the base portion and engagable with a surface;
a distance sensor;
a power source electrically coupled to one or more electrical stimulation electrodes; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the distance sensor and the power source, the controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium comprising a computer readable and executable instruction set, which, when executed, causes the processor to:
receive a signal from the distance sensor indicative of a detected distance traveled by the support device;
determine a number of strides associated with the detected distance traveled by the support device; and
send a signal to the power source to engage the one or more electrical stimulation electrodes to stimulate one or more muscles of the user based at least in part on the determined number of strides.