Muscle function assessment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5263490
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07920080

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An apparatus may be employed for determining the relaxation rate of a muscle which has been caused to contract in response to an electrical stimulus. The relaxation rate may be used in evaluating a person's nutritional status. The apparatus has support for supporting the forearm and wrist of a person in a palm-up position with the wrist extended. An electrical stimulus is applied to the person's ulnar nerve, and the force exerted upon a load cell by the person's thumb is measured. A computer is employed for receiving, storing, plotting and analyzing the force data collected by a transducer.

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ABBOTT LABORATORIESD-377 ABBOTT PARK IL 60064 U S A

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hayes, James P Pickerington, OH 2 8
McCamish, Mark A Worthington, OH 14 422
Ross, Jeffrey R Worthington, OH 7 444
Tiefenthal, James L Columbus, OH 8 681

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