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20080200844 | SURGICAL DEVICE WITH AN IMPACT DETECTOR - A surgical device for performing a medical procedure includes an impact detector operative to provide data indicative of the surgical device being subjected to an impact. A polling device in communication with the impact detector can determine if an impact experienced by the surgical device exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 08-21-2008 |
20080208081 | System and Method For Determining Tibial Rotation - A system and method for determining tibial rotation is disclosed. The system includes a first fiducial, a second fiducial, a position and orientation sensor, a computer, and a monitor. The first fiducial is connected to a first part, and the second fiducial is connected to a second part. The position and orientation sensor tracks the first fiducial and the second fiducial. The computer has a memory, a processor, and an input/output device. The input/output device receives data from the position and orientation sensor. The processor processes the data to identify a first axis of the first part and a second axis of the second part. The processor constructs a reference plane through the second axis and orthogonal to the first axis. The monitor is connected to the input/output device and displays a rendering of the reference plane. | 08-28-2008 |
20080208082 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASED ACCURACY IN DETERMINING CPR CHEST COMPRESSION DEPTH IN REAL TIME - Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward a system and method of determining real time chest compression depth of a CPR patient or manikin from acceleration and a reference signal, such as force. In one embodiment, an acceleration signal is filtered and integrated to determine a raw depth signal. A force signal is adjusted to having a similar amplitude, phase, and shape as the raw depth signal. The force signal is filtered. The adjusted force signal is subtracted from the filtered force signal to obtain a compensation signal. The chest compression depth is obtained by adding the raw depth signal to the compensation signal. | 08-28-2008 |
20080214963 | METHOD FOR MEASURING MOVEMENTS OF A PERSON WEARING A PORTABLE DETECTOR - A process for detecting activity of a person, in which movements of the person are measured by at least one sensor attached to the person, and respective components of the movements due to external activity and due to physiological activity are separated. The process obtains a signal of the sensor, filters the signal to derive a filtered signal, the filtering including partitioning the signal of the center into a low frequency component and high frequency component, and subtracts the filtered signal from the signal of the sensor. The filtering further variably extracts portions of the high frequency component according to a criterion of either a minimal level or a minimal instability of the signal of the sensor, and the filtered signal includes the low frequency component and the extracted portions of the high frequency components. | 09-04-2008 |
20080221485 | Device and Method for Determining at Least One Characteristic Point of Joint to be Orthopedically Measured - The invention relates to a device for determining at least one characteristic point of a joint which joins together two limbs and is to be measured orthopedically, said device comprising a first coupling element which may be positioned on a first limb adjoining the joint, a second coupling element which may be moved relative to the first coupling element and may be positioned on a second limb adjoining the joint, and a measuring device for determining the position of the first coupling element relative to the second coupling element. This device provides that the measuring device has at least one reference point rigidly connected to one of the first and second coupling elements, and also has a reference point detection device rigidly connected to the respective other of the first and second coupling elements, the reference point detection device detecting a plurality of positions of the reference point relative to the reference point detection device during a movement of the first and second limbs with respect to one another and determining therefrom the at least one characteristic point. | 09-11-2008 |
20080221486 | SELF-POWERED VIBRATION SENSOR - An apparatus, system, and method for monitoring vibration using a self-powered vibration sensor, a programmable interactive device, and a remote server. The self-powered sensor is capable of transforming vibrations into equivalent RF pulses, which are recorded and manipulated by the programmable interactive device. The programmable interactive device communicates the RF pulses to the remote server for further analysis, processing, and feedback. These interactions result in an objective monitoring of the vibration, which provides corrective feedback for beneficial transformation of behavior. The corrective feedback may be provided on a programmable interactive device such as a mobile phone, PDA, etc. | 09-11-2008 |
20080221487 | METHOD FOR REAL TIME INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION OF MUSCLE FORCES AND JOINT TORQUES IN THE HUMAN BODY - A method and system are provided for the visual display of anatomical forces, that system having: a motion capture system; a computer, receiving data from said motion capture system; and a computational pipeline disposed on said computer; that computational pipeline being configured to calculate muscle forces and joint torques in real time and visually display those forces and torques. | 09-11-2008 |
20080221488 | METHOD FOR MONITORING LIVING BODY ACTIVITIES, AND OPTICAL FIBER TYPE FLAT SHAPED BODY SENSOR, GARMENT STYLED OPTICAL FIBER TYPE FLAT SHAPED BODY SENSOR AND HUMAN BODY FITTED OPTICAL FIBER TYPE FLAT SHAPED BODY SENSOR USED FOR THE SAME - A living body monitoring activity system detects major activities, or feeble living body activities. In a method for monitoring existence of human movements or living body activities in living environments (e.g., sleeping activities involving a bed, a Futon-mat, a pad, or a Tatami-mat), an optical fiber type flat shaped body sensor including an optical fiber affixed or fitted to a flat shaped body is used, and light is emitted into the optical fiber from a light source, and changes of polarized wave conditions of light propagating in the optical fiber are brought about by changes in form of the optical fiber type flat shaped body sensor caused by human movements or living body activities and are detected by a measuring apparatus for polarized wave fluctuations so human activities or movements are discriminated based on the detected value of the polarized wave fluctuations. | 09-11-2008 |
20080228110 | Device for computerized dynamic posturography and a method for balance assessment - A device for balance training and assessing dynamic balance by measuring a subject's ability to react to perturbations. A universal joint assembly is translated at the base of a support plate while a top plate on which the subject stands is fixed against translation. The universal joint permits the attached top plate to rotate about at least one and preferably multiple axes, and the subject must control balance following the translation of the universal joint. All components are housed in a one-piece platform assembly, made up of two plates in which the components are mounted. An existing force plate measurement system is placed on the top plate, and the subject stands thereon during use. A virtual environment, by image-creating devices, may be used to create a realistic sensation of tripping and general postural instability, or shifting of the support surface. | 09-18-2008 |
20080243033 | Method and apparatus for measuring representational motions in a medical context - Disclosed is an apparatus and corresponding method to capture individual representational motions made by a person while performing a neuropsychological test. A user of the apparatus and method may be allowed to view, edit, classify, and retrieve any captured and recorded motions made by the person. In one embodiment, a capture unit, such as a digitizer, captures the motions made by a person while performing a Clock Drawing Test, and the captured data may then be reported in a myriad of ways. The apparatus and method also provide a means to standardize administration and scoring of writing utensil and paper based neuropsychological testing administered to a person or control and test groups for domestic or international applications. By analyzing individual representational motions made by a person while performing a neuropsychological test, unexpectedly more information may be gleaned from the test than was available to physicians from only a completed drawing. | 10-02-2008 |
20080255477 | Method of Neuromusculoskeletal Proprioceptive Re-education and Development of a Living Body and Apparatus Therefor - In combination, vertically percussive vibration and non-symmetrical forces are applied to a patient. The non-symmetrical forces may be generated by a variety of unevenly applied weights that are supported at appropriate body locations in a manner that upsets normal body load symmetry. The non-symmetrical forces in combination with vertically percussive vibrations induce neuromusculoskeletal proprioceptive re-education and development within a living body to correct musculo-skeletal disorders including but not limited to scoliosis. A special posture modifying chair and head-orienting glasses may be used instead of or in addition to unevenly applied weights. An additional force concentrating treatment apparatus is also presented. | 10-16-2008 |
20080262392 | CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES FOR ACTIVITY SENSING DEVICES - Improved techniques and systems to calibrate an electronic device that is providing activity sensing are disclosed. The activity being sensed can, for example, correspond to walking or running by a user. In one embodiment, calibration can be performed by a portable electronic device so that activity data it receives from a remote sensor device can be more accurately processed. The improved techniques and systems to calibrate can be used to monitor, process, present and manage data captured by a remote sensor. The portable electronic device can also offer a convenient user interface that can be visual and/or audio based, customized to a particular application, user-friendly and/or dynamic. The portable electronic device can pertain to a portable media player and thus also provide media playback. | 10-23-2008 |
20080269646 | System and Method for Detecting Swallowing Activity - A system and method for detecting swallowing activity is provided. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving an electronic signal from an acceleronic signal from an accelerometer that represents swallowing activity, extracting at least two features from the signal, classifying the signal as a type of swallowing activity based on the extracted features, and generating an output of the classification. Exemplary activities include swallows, aspirations, movement and vocal artifacts. By indicating whether an activity is a swallow or an aspiration, the manner in which a patient afflicted with an increased likelihood for aspirations is fed can be adjusted to increase the likelihood of achieving a swallow instead of an aspiration during feeding. In turn this could reduce hospitalizations for aspiration pneumonia in patients with acute or chronic injury. | 10-30-2008 |
20080281234 | Detection and Compensation Method for Monitoring the Place of Activity on the Body - A measuring system ( | 11-13-2008 |
20080281235 | Angular Displacement Sensor for Joints And Associated System and Methods - A system for monitoring joint position following introduction of a joint prosthesis in a patient includes a first angular movement sensor positioned adjacent a first side of a bodily joint of a patient and a second angular movement sensor positioned adjacent a second, opposite side of the bodily joint. A receiver can receive data from the angular movement sensors. A processor in signal communication with the receiver has a comparator for determining whether the received data from the sensors indicate that movement of the bodily joint is less than a predetermined limit. An indicator in signal communication with the comparator is provided for warning the patient if the joint movement is determined by the comparator to be above the predetermined limit. The received data can be tracked over time. | 11-13-2008 |
20080287834 | Method for Carrying Out a Functional Analysis of an Artificial Extremity - A method for carrying out a functional analysis on a person equipped with an artificial extremity having adjustable settings. The method includes the steps of providing a sensor assembly configured as a replacement for a part of the artificial extremity and installing the sensor assembly in place of the part. Forces, accelerations and/or torques are then measured with the sensor assembly during use of the artificial extremity by the person and the settings of the artificial extremity are optimized based on these measurements. The sensor assembly is removed and the replaced part is installed back into the artificial extremity, while retaining the optimized settings. In one embodiment, the artificial extremity is a leg prosthesis having an artificial knee joint with a rotational adaptor mounted above it. The sensor assembly then replaces the rotational adaptor. | 11-20-2008 |
20080294071 | Assay Method - An assay for the assessment of drug side effects particularly the side effect of dizziness comprising the steps of: providing a first control animal located on abeam; inducing the control animal to traverse the beam; recording the number of footslips made by the animal during the traversal; providing a second test animal located on the beam or duplicate beam; inducing the test animal to traverse the beam; recording the number of footslips made by the animal during the traversal and determining whether there is an increase, decrease or no change in the number of footslips made by the test animal in comparison to the control animal. | 11-27-2008 |
20080306412 | MEASURING HUMAN MOVEMENTS - METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus are disclosed for measuring human movement of a test subject during a standard coordination and balance test. The test subject is placed in a selected test position, e.g. standing on one leg for a selected test period. A sensor device is attached to at least one body member of the test subject. The sensor generates and transmits a signal representative of movement of the body member during the test (hereinafter “the test”). The test subject is viewed through a viewfinder of a visual recorder. The recorder and sensor device are activated and generate image and sensor signals which are transmitted to an analyzer for determining the movement of the body members during the test. A coordination and balance score is calculated from the test based on the body movement, body member location and test time. The score is compared a standard associated with the test, and provides an indicator of the test subject's coordination and balance skill. | 12-11-2008 |
20080306413 | Device for Measuring Tibio-Femoral Force Amplitudes and Force Locations in Total Knee Arthroplasty - A probe used during a total knee arthroplasty for measuring forces and locations of their points of application and thereby moments includes two load sensitive plates t to be inserted in one joint-compartment of a knee joint each and each being provided with a top surface and a bottom surface. At least two load sensors may be situated on the top surfaces and/or the bottom surface of each load sensitive plate. | 12-11-2008 |
20080312560 | Transducer Unit, Device Arrangement and a Method Utilizing the Device Arrangement for Creating and Presenting an Estimate of Bone Mass Development - The invention relates to a method and device arrangement for determining and presenting the change of bone mass caused by accelerations having an impact on the body and representing the amount and intensity of exercise. The device arrangement according to the invention includes a transducer unit, a data transfer medium, a server and a database connected to it. The invention also relates to a transducer unit used in the device arrangement and a method utilizing the device arrangement for measuring and analyzing the intensity, amount and effectiveness of the exercise. | 12-18-2008 |
20080319352 | SPINE TILT MONITOR WITH BIOFEEDBACK - The present invention relates to a system and method for continually monitoring the spine of a user via device containing electromechanical transducer, processor, delay, transmitter, and a feedback component. Through the device and method of employing, the user will be able to learn and sustain a proper posture, thereby avoiding future back pain. | 12-25-2008 |
20080319353 | Activity monitoring system for pregnant women - An activity feedback system for an individual is disclosed. The activity feedback system can be wearable by the individual and provide activity information and possibly other information to the individual. The individual can, for example, be a pregnant woman. The activity information can, for example, be used by a pregnant woman to monitor the amount of activity by the woman during as well as after her pregnancy. Besides activity information, the activity feedback system can also monitor, record or provide other information that is beneficial for individuals. | 12-25-2008 |
20080319354 | System and Method for Monitoring Information Related to Sleep - A system configured to monitor ambient illumination experienced by a subject. In one embodiment, the system comprises an illumination sensor, a timer, and a storage module. The illumination sensor is configured to monitor an intensity of ambient illumination within two or more wavelength ranges by generating one or more output signals that convey information related to the intensity of ambient illumination within the two or more wavelength ranges. The timer is configured to indicate the passage of periods of time. The storage module is configured to store information related to the intensity of ambient illumination within the two or more wavelength ranges, as conveyed by the one or more output signals, for individual periods of time. The system is portable to be carried by the subject. | 12-25-2008 |
20090024061 | Driving Force Calculating Device, Driving Force Calculating Method, Power Assisting Device, Program, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium - In one embodiment of the present invention, a driving force calculating device calculates a driving force so that a desired load is applied on a muscle while a power assisting device assists and/or resists a predetermined motion. A driving force calculating section of a driving force calculating device calculates a driving force of each driving section according to a joint torque table on joint torque necessary for a rotational motion and an assigned muscle force table on an assigned muscle force input to a muscle force input section. For the calculation is used a muscle/artificial muscle integrated model data integrally including musculoskeletal model data on a musculoskeletal model of a human and artificial muscle model data on an artificial muscle model of the power assisting device. The driving force is calculated through optimization using Crowninshield performance function under constraint conditions of the joint torque and the assigned muscle force. | 01-22-2009 |
20090024062 | WEARABLE DEVICE HAVING FEEDBACK CHARACTERISTICS - A wearable device having feedback characteristics including a compliant article that is arranged to extend over an anatomical portion of a wearer. Sensors provided with the wearable device detect the orientation of a joint and send signals to a processor for analysis. When the processor determines that the joint is in an unsafe or potentially injurious configuration, a feedback or response mechanism is activated to alert the user to such a condition and/or to provide substantially rigid structural support to the joint. The device may also be used to condition users to maintain the joint in proper orientations to avoid injuries, or to condition an amputee to use more effective motions to achieve a more natural gait. | 01-22-2009 |
20090030349 | Angular Displacement Sensor for Joints And Associated System and Methods - A system for monitoring joint position following introduction of a joint prosthesis in a patient includes a first angular movement sensor positioned adjacent a first side of a bodily joint of a patient and a second angular movement sensor positioned adjacent a second, opposite side of the bodily joint. A receiver can receive data from the angular movement sensors. A processor in signal communication with the receiver has a comparator for determining whether the received data from the sensors indicate that movement of the bodily joint is less than a predetermined limit. An indicator in signal communication with the comparator is provided for warning the patient if the joint movement is determined by the comparator to be above the predetermined limit. The received data can be tracked over time. | 01-29-2009 |
20090030350 | GAIT ANALYSIS - A method and system for analysing gait patterns of a subject by measuring head acceleration in vertical direction. The system comprises an accelerometer mounted on the head of the subject. The analysis includes calculating a signature from the acceleration data, using a Fourier transform, including energy of the first harmonics and comparing the signature with the baseline signature. Baseline signature is a representative of previously stored signatures. The comparison is done in order to monitor changes in the gait signatures over time. The entropy of the signatures may be used to perform the comparison. A self organised map is used to classify the measured gait signals. | 01-29-2009 |
20090036801 | Hand-eye coordination test instrument - A hand-eye coordination test instrument includes at least a control device located in the test instrument, a LED stimulus array located on the surface of the test instrument and an input device. An operator can transmit test signals to the LED stimulus array through the control device. A testee receives reactions and sends them back through the input device to the test instrument. Through the control device the operator can judge and evaluate the hand-eye coordination condition of the testee. | 02-05-2009 |
20090043230 | BIOMECHANICAL MONITORING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a biomechanical monitoring apparatus ( | 02-12-2009 |
20090048539 | System and method for conscious sensory feedback - A system for conscious sensory feedback for a body extremity without sensation or a body extremity prosthesis is disclosed, as well as methods for conscious sensory feedback based on said system; a glove, a sock and a body extremity prosthesis comprising said system; and use of the system. | 02-19-2009 |
20090048540 | Wearable Health Monitoring Device and Methods for Fall Detection - A wearable health monitoring device includes at least one sensor for obtaining a signal indicative of movement of a user in at least one axis and logic configured to determine, based upon the signal, whether the user has fallen. | 02-19-2009 |
20090048541 | BODY MOTION DETECTION DEVICE - A pedometer ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090048542 | Methods and devices for treatment of medical conditions and monitoring physical movements - The present systems use nanotechnology, MEMS devices and wireless data transmission to monitor and treat physical activities, and medical and physiological conditions. The MEMS devices and wireless data transmission systems monitor and sense certain patient conditions or reactions, such as changes in pressure, movements, and tremors. These sensor devices include, but are not limited to, MEMS gyroscopes, MEMS accelerometers, and MEMS pressure sensors. Data from the sensor is wirelessly transmitted to a second MEMS device to treat or alter the medical condition being monitored. | 02-19-2009 |
20090054814 | POSTURE MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The present claimed subject matter teaches a posture monitoring device. The device includes a tilt sensor, an alarm, and a recording device to track changes in posture. The device has been designed to overcome the currently existing problems associated with other devices that detect poor postures. The device also includes the ability to easily modify the target posture angle and the amount of time during which poor posture is detected prior to activation of the alarm. | 02-26-2009 |
20090062696 | Abnormal motion detector and monitor - In an embodiment, a seizure monitor provides intelligent epilepsy seizure detection, monitoring, and alerting for epilepsy patients or people with seizures. In an embodiment, the seizure monitor may be a wearable, non-intrusive, passive monitoring device that does not require any insertion or ingestion into the human body. In an embodiment, the seizure monitor may include several output options for outputting the accelerometer/gyro or other motion sensor data and video data, so that the data may be immediately validated and/or remotely viewed. The device alerts and communicated to the outside care givers via wirelessly or wired medium. The device may also support recording of accelerometer or other motion sensor data and video data, which can be reviewed later for further analysis and/or diagnosis. The device and invention is also used and applicable for other body motion disorders or detection and diagnostics. | 03-05-2009 |
20090069723 | Method for the analysis of oscillations generated in biological systems - Disclosed is a method for analyzing oscillations generated in biological systems, in which the change of conditions for the probability of a random event to occur compared in the previous cycle can be assessed by introducing an energetic component into the current cycle of the oscillation. In order to be able to do so, the analyzed signal is subdivided to the sequence of cycles in such a way that each subsequent cycle is provided with a common interval with the previous adjacent cycle. Such methods are used in the fields physiology, medicine, psychology and biocybernetics to analyze regulation in biological systems. | 03-12-2009 |
20090069724 | Wearable Health Monitoring Device and Methods for Step Detection - A wearable health monitoring device includes at least one sensor for obtaining a signal indicative of movement of a user in at least one axis and logic configured to determine, based upon the signal, whether the user has taken a step. | 03-12-2009 |
20090076418 | Repetitive strain mitigation - Embodiments provide an apparatus, a system, a device, a computer program product, and a method. A method embodiment includes a method implemented in an environment that includes a person interacting with an electronic device via a user interface. The method includes monitoring at least one of a movement or a position of an appendage of the person with respect to the user interface of the device. The method also includes determining if the monitored movement or position of the appendage of the person is indicative of a risk of a repetitive injury to the person. The method further includes implementing an action facilitating a reduction of the determined indicated risk of a repetitive injury to the person. | 03-19-2009 |
20090076419 | LOSS-OF-BALANCE AND FALL DETECTION SYSTEM - A wireless monitoring/assessment system identifies and records selected basic activities of daily living, loss of balance, and falls of at-risk elderly using a minimum set of sensors. A wearable system collects data over an extended period from sensors mounted under each shoe/slipper inner sole, and three kinetic measurement sensors, one mounted on the subject's chest, and the other two on each thigh. The resulting data can be processed off line to determine if a loss of balance or fall has occurred and identify the basic activity that the subject was performing when it happened. The two inner sole foot pressure sensors provide data on the loading of the plantar aspect of each fore- and rear foot. Each kinematics measurement sensor module provides 3-axis acceleration and angular rate data from the torso and each thigh. All data is sampled at a high rate using an analog to digital converter, time stamped, and then stored in memory. | 03-19-2009 |
20090082699 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFINING SUBJECT ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF DAILY ACTIVITIES, AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING DAILY ACTIVITIES USING THE SAME - Apparatus and method for refining subject activity classification for the recognition of daily activities of a subject, and a system for recognizing daily activities using the same. The refining apparatus improves the correctness of subject activity classification using daily activities of a subject, activation time information of sensors mounted on objects associated with the daily activities of the subject, and the suitability of a continuous activity pattern in relation to the daily activities. This improves the correctness of subject activity classification that becomes basic information in daily activity analysis. | 03-26-2009 |
20090082700 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AIR PRESSURE ON A PORTION OF THE BODY OF AN INDIVIDUAL - A system is provided by applying pressure to a portion of a body of an individual in a chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for receiving the portion of the body of the individual. A pressure sensor is coupled to the chamber for measuring a pressure inside the chamber. A negative feedback control system, calibrates, adjusts and maintains the pressure inside the chamber. | 03-26-2009 |
20090082701 | METHOD FOR REAL TIME INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION OF MUSCLE FORCES AND JOINT TORQUES IN THE HUMAN BODY - A method and system are provided for the visual display of anatomical forces, that system having: a motion capture system; a computer, receiving data from said motion capture system; and a computational pipeline disposed on said computer; that computational pipeline being configured to calculate muscle forces and joint torques in real time and visually display those forces and torques. | 03-26-2009 |
20090082702 | OBTAINING MEASUREMENTS OF MUSCLE REFLEXES FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PATIENT SYMPTOMS - A system and method is disclosed for measuring muscle reflexes (e.g., a bulbocavernosus reflex) as a tool for identifying/diagnosing dysfunctions (e.g., spinal cord abnormalities, bladder voiding dysfunction, and sexual organ dysfunction) non-invasively by using mechanical stimulation. The system and method includes a probe having a predetermined patient contacting portion, wherein when the contacting portion is moved into contact with a particular area of the patient (e.g., the patient's genitals), the contact induces a muscle reflex. The probe detects the pressure resulting from the contacting portion being abruptly and forcibly brought into contact with the particular area. Such detection is used to electronically initiate capture of electrical responses from a plurality of electrodes placed on the patient's skin in proximity to the particular area. Such electrical responses are processed to determine characteristics of the patient's reflexes of one or more muscles adjacent to the electrodes. | 03-26-2009 |
20090099480 | System and method for patient monitoring - The present invention relates to a patient monitoring system for automatically monitoring patient parameters over time while the patient occupies a bed. The patient monitoring system may include a sensing system positioned underneath a patient and separated from the patient by at least one layer of material, the sensing system comprising a plurality of sensor cells, the sensor cells automatically collecting sensor data related to the patient parameters. The patient monitoring system may further include an interface for receiving the collected sensor data from the sensing system and a monitoring engine receiving the collected sensor data from the interface. Calculation components may be provided for determining the patient parameters from the collected sensor data. | 04-16-2009 |
20090099481 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Measuring and Evaluating the Motion and Function of Joints and Associated Muscles - Apparatuses are disclosed that is adapted and configured to cause and control joint motion of a patient. Apparatuses comprise, for example, a first motion member configured to engage a patient proximal to a target joint; a second motion member configured to engage a patient distal to a target joint; and a coupling member configured to connect the first motion member to the second motion member and further adapted to allow rotation of the first and second motion member around an axis, wherein the apparatus is engageable with a medical diagnostic device and further configured to capture patient specific data. | 04-16-2009 |
20090118648 | LIVING BODY INSPECTION SYSTEM, LIVING BODY INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND LIVING BODY INSPECTION METHOD - Motion of fingers of a subject is dynamically analyzed to provide an estimation index in a hardness of a muscle used in the motion of the fingers. A processing part calculates a speed and acceleration of two fingers on the basis of the motion data of the fingers obtained by a tapping detecting unit, calculates a ratio between the speed and the acceleration, and calculates as an estimation index a mechanical impedance regarding extending force of the fingers and a mechanical impedance regarding opening and closing force of the fingers by applying the calculated ratio to a predetermined equation based on a muscle dynamic model. | 05-07-2009 |
20090118649 | Apparatus and Method for Evaluating a Hypertonic Condition - An apparatus and method for evaluating a hypertonic condition such as spasticity in a movable extremity are described. The apparatus includes an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a sensor-adapted for quantifying force or pressure. The apparatus further includes a data communication device adapted for transmitting data signals obtained from the accelerometer, said gyroscope, and said sensor for processing and real-time display. The method includes the steps of moving the extremity through a range of motion about an axis of rotation. During the movement of the limb parameters such as acceleration, angular velocity, the force applied to the extremity, and the time duration to move the extremity through the range of motion are all measured. The measured parameters are then transmitted to a data processor which processes the data to generate information that characterizes the hypertonic condition of the extremity for immediate feedback to the examiner or storage in a database for monitoring of the patient's condition. In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention there is described an apparatus and method for simulating movement of a limb that has a hypertonic condition based on characterizing information from a real limb. | 05-07-2009 |
20090124938 | Gait Analysis System - A gait analysis system for training or rehabilitation has an endless belt with pressure sensors underneath the belt to sense a person walking on the belt and an analyzing unit for analyzing the gait of the person. The system further includes an image display system with stored data for displaying images to a person using the apparatus training and/or therapy purposes. | 05-14-2009 |
20090131834 | ERGOMETER SUITABLE FOR USE IN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an ergometer which is particularly suitable for examining a test person or patient in a magnetic resonance apparatus. It comprises at least one drive means which is provided essentially movably and at least one pneumatic piston/cylinder array. The drive means is provided at the piston or the cylinder and pneumatically applied pressure between the piston and the cylinder constitutes a resistance or force to be overcome by the test person or patient by operating the drive means. The resistance or the force necessary to set the drive means in motion, particularly during operation, can be controlled and/or regulated and the piston and the cylinder are sized such that an air cushion is formed between them at least during operation or when they move relative to each other. The resistance or the force necessary to operate the drive means is regulated and/or controlled automatically or electronically based on measured signals from a feedback loop during the examination of the test person or patient. | 05-21-2009 |
20090131835 | PATIENT TEMPERATURE RESPONSE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method are provided that employ a monitoring device to monitor at least one patient physiological response to a change in temperature of the patient (e.g. pursuant to induced hypothermia therapy), wherein a monitoring signal is provided by the monitoring device. In turn, an output (e.g. a visual and/or auditory output) may be provided to a user indicative of at least one measure of patient response to the change in temperature. Alternatively or additionally, a processor may be provided to process the monitoring signal and provide an output employable by medical personnel to control a patient shivering response to the patient temperature change. Such information may comprise information regarding one or more anti-shivering medicament(s), e.g. corresponding dosage and/or frequency information for use by medical personnel in the administration of the anti-shivering medicament. In one approach, a motion sensor may be selectively attached to a patient's chin to provide a wireless monitoring signal to a transceiver. In turn, the transceiver may provide the monitoring signal to the processor on an ongoing basis to output information useful in the administration of an anti-shivering medicament, including updated information that takes into account a patient's response to a prior administration of one or more medicaments in conjunction with the subsequent administration of an anti-shivering medicament. | 05-21-2009 |
20090131836 | SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is provided a suspicious behavior detection system capable of specifying and identifying a suspicious person exhibiting abnormal behavior. A suspicious behavior detection system is a system to detect suspicious behavior of a monitored subject, by using images captured by a stereo camera. The suspicious behavior detection system has an ambulatory path acquisition unit which acquires ambulatory path information of the monitored subject, and a behavioral identification unit which identifies behavior of the monitored subject based on the ambulatory path information, and automatically determines suspicious behavior of the monitored subject. | 05-21-2009 |
20090137933 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSING EQUILIBRIUM - Systems and methods for monitoring equilibrium of a user are presented. A stability monitoring device in a shoe insole area utilizes pressure sensors to measure pressure information in real-time. The pressure information is transmitted over an RF network to a device for analyzing the pressure information and calculating postural state information including the current postural state, next postural state, and/or a range of postural stability. The person or a third party may be notified if the postural state information indicates an unstable state. Additionally, the postural state information may be analyzed to determine activity level of the user, diagnostic information, or performance information. Metrics may be displayed by the system for assisting physical therapy or training regimens. | 05-28-2009 |
20090143704 | DEVICE FOR MOVEMENT DETECTION, MOVEMENT CORRECTION AND TRAINING - According to the present invention, a device ( | 06-04-2009 |
20090149778 | DEPRESSION DETECTION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a depression detection system ( | 06-11-2009 |
20090149779 | Human Biovibrations Method - This invention relates to the detection of human biovibrations using a digital signal processing (DSP) actigraph worn by the individual, and in at least one method using any noise existing in the signals. Human biovibrations result from the human body having reverberations and oscillations from bodily functioning. The DSP actigraph has been shown to be able to identify heart beat and breathing of an individual. The invention includes a method comprising: recording movement data of an individual that includes biovibrations data, determining when the movement data substantially falls within a predetermined threshold representative of death, and providing a notification. The invention in at least one embodiment includes a method comprising: monitoring activity counts for zero crossing mode, above threshold mode, and proportional integrative mode, providing a notification when all three activity counts are within a respective predetermined range for a period of time. | 06-11-2009 |
20090149780 | Method and Apparatus for Physiological Testing - A device and method to test the level of physical effort of an individual is disclosed. The device has a moveable member which may be a shaft, a sensor for measuring force applied to the shaft; and a resistance means to vary the resistance to movement of the moveable member such as an electric brake. The relationship between the varied resistive force applied to the moveable member and the measured force may be determined to establish the level of effort of the user. Typically the resistance will be rapidly varied at a rate of five to ten times per second which is too quick for a person being tested and providing a sub-maximal effort, to sense a change in resistance and compensate for that change | 06-11-2009 |
20090187121 | DIARY AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL MONITORING - A medical-monitoring diary device comprising a housing, a display supported by the housing, a wrist strap extending from the housing such that the diary can be worn on a user's wrist, a processor housed within the housing coupled to the display, and a memory coupled to the processor in which the diary comprises at least one slider and one input button coupled to the processor for receiving inputs from the user, for storage in the memory, and the processor controls the display for displaying messages to be viewed by the user. | 07-23-2009 |
20090192416 | MOBILE BALANCING PROSTHESIS - The invention is directed to a mobile balancing device and the use of said balancing device for the balance training of a body; the invention is further directed to a method for mobile balance training, e.g. for athletes or patients. | 07-30-2009 |
20090192417 | Apparatus and Method for the Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders - The present invention concerns apparatus for the detection and/or assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders of a user, the apparatus comprising: control means for providing a goal-orientated task to a display, said task being formulated to elicit a movement from a user in response to said task; input means via which a user can input a response to said task; wherein said control means records a user's response as multi-dimensional input data, which can be used to profile the user for the presence or absence of a neurodevelopmental disorder, the task being specifically formulated such that indicative characteristics of a user's movement over time can be identified by said multi-dimensional input data. | 07-30-2009 |
20090192418 | Moving Body Inspection Apparatus And Method of Comparing Phases Between Movement Waveforms - In a moving body inspection apparatus, sequential waveform data obtained from a movement sensor is analyzed, wherein a plurality of waveforms from the waveform data is generated; phases compared among a plurality of movement waveforms; and a result of comparing phases are displayed. A partial waveform in a frequency analysis time interval having a predetermined length is extracted from a plurality of the movement waveforms. A frequency analysis operation is performed for the extracted partial waveforms to calculate phases at maximum power frequencies in the frequency analysis time interval; a phase difference is calculated among a plurality of the movement waveforms. The peaks may be detected in a plurality of movement waveforms. Peak intervals are calculated as time intervals between adjoining peaks. The peaks among the movement waveforms are matched. Phase differences are calculated among a plurality of the movement waveforms. | 07-30-2009 |
20090198155 | DEVICE FOR ANALYZING GAIT - A device for analyzing the gait of a person, wherein the device comprises:
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20090204030 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE FUNCTIONAL USE OF LIMBS - The invention relates to the area of rehabilitation for patients with motor disabilities, especially for hemiplegic patients. With the present invention a long term, e.g. day and night, patient activity monitoring can be established in a home environment. A core idea of the invention is to evaluate the functional use of a limb by determining the synchronicity of the patient's movements depending on the movement's cyclicity. With this approach a reliable assessment of limb usage can be made based on the daily living activities of the patient. With the present invention the progress of rehabilitation can be monitored and guidance can be provided to therapists and patients about the state of the rehabilitation process. It further makes them aware of a lack of limb usage. | 08-13-2009 |
20090204031 | Joint angle tracking with inertial sensors - A method for estimating joint angles of a multi-segment limb from inertial sensor data accurately estimates and tracks the orientations of multiple segments of the limb as a function of time using data from a single inertial measurement unit worn at the distal end of the limb. Estimated joint angles are computed from measured inertial data as a function of time in a single step using a nonlinear state space estimator. The estimator preferably includes a tracking filter such as an unscented Kalman filter or particle filter. The nonlinear state space estimator incorporates state space evolution equations based on a kinematic model of the multi-segment limb. | 08-13-2009 |
20090209884 | IMPLANT PLANNING USING CORRECTED CAPTURED JOINT MOTION INFORMATION - The description relates to surgical computer systems, including computer program products, and methods for implant planning using corrected captured joint motion information. Data representative of a corrected limb pose at a plurality of poses within a range of motion of a joint associated with a particular individual is captured, the joint comprising a first bone and a second bone, while the first bone, the second bone, or both are subject to a corrective force aligning the first and second bones in a desired alignment. The first bone of the joint is represented. The second bone of the joint is represented. A first implant model is associated with the representation of the first bone. A second implant model is associated with the representation of the second bone. Based on the captured data, a relationship is determined between the first implant model and the second implant model at one or more poses of the plurality of poses within the range of motion of the joint. Information representative of the determined relationship is displayed. | 08-20-2009 |
20090216156 | SMART APPARATUS FOR GAIT MONITORING AND FALL PREVENTION - Provided is a system for monitoring gait. More particularly, the system comprises: one or more pressure sensors; an algorithm which compares the data from the pressure sensor(s) to a stability profile, and provides a feedback value; means for communicating the feedback value; and a power source. Also provided is a method for gait analysis comprising: collecting signals from one or more pressure sensors located in pressure proximity to a foot, generating a test profile; comparing the test profile to a stability profile; generating a feedback signal; and communicating the feedback signal. The system may also comprise one or more accelerometers. | 08-27-2009 |
20090221936 | ACTIVITY-CONTINGENT WEIGHT LOSS SYSTEM - An activity-contingent weight loss method and system. The system includes measuring information representative of caloric expenditure during one day, and prescribing a caloric allowance for the following day as a function of the caloric expenditure during the previous day. | 09-03-2009 |
20090221937 | Activity Monitoring - Sensors and methods for automatically detecting and recording physical activities of an individual are described. An event is detected, in which data representative of at least one physical activity of an individual is received from an activity monitor associated with the individual. The data is combined into at least two intermediate calculations. A score is generated from the at least two intermediate calculations. The score is compared to a predefined threshold to decide whether or not an event has occurred. Data representative of the event is recorded. | 09-03-2009 |
20090240169 | JOINT IMPLANT PLACEMENT - Method for planning implant placement, the implant comprising a first implant in a first limb and a second implant in a second limb, the first and the second implant forming an artificial structure joining the first and second limb, the method comprising the steps:
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20090240170 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PRE-FALL CONDITIONS BASED ON THE ANGULAR ORIENTATION OF A PATIENT - A system for collecting data related to the angular orientation of a patient for use in determining the presence of pre-fall conditions may include a wireless sensor and a base unit. The wireless sensor may be attached to the patient and include a first microprocessor operatively coupled to a gyroscope and a transmitter. The base unit may include a second microprocessor operatively coupled to a receiver and a data storage unit. The gyroscope may output a signal related to the angular orientation of the patient to the first microprocessor. The first microprocessor processes the signal received from the gyroscope and transmits data related to the angular orientation of the patient via the transmitter. The receiver in the base unit receives the data from the wireless sensor and passes the data to a second microprocessor. The second microprocessor stores formats the data and stores the data in the data storage unit for analysis. | 09-24-2009 |
20090240171 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING GAIT AND PROVIDING REAL-TIME FEEDBACK ON GAIT ASYMMETRY - A method and system for analyzing gait asymmetry between left and right feet of individuals by measuring and comparing stance phase time and/or stance phase force between left and right feet during gait, and providing real-time sensory feedback if stance phase time/force inequality exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 09-24-2009 |
20090240172 | VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION UNIT - An apparatus and method for enabling selective stimulation of oculomotor reflexes involved in retinal image stability. The apparatus enables real-time modification of auditory and visual stimuli according to the patient's head movements, and allows the generation of stimuli that integrate vestibular and visual reflexes. The use of accessories allow the modification of somatosensory stimuli to increase the selective capacity of the apparatus. The method involves generation of visual and auditory stimuli, measurement of patient response and modification of stimuli based on patient response. The apparatus and method may include a vestibular rehabilitation unit (VRU) and a remote training unit (RTU). Instructions may be transmitted from the VRU to the RTU, and information of detected responses may be transmitted from the RTU to the VRU. | 09-24-2009 |
20090247910 | Method and apparatus for classification of movement states in Parkinson's disease - For Parkinson's patients to function at their best, their medications need to be optimally adjusted to the diurnal variation of symptoms. For this to occur, it is important for the managing clinician to have an accurate picture of how the patient's bradykinesia/hypokinesia and dyskinesia and the patient's perception of movement state fluctuate throughout the normal daily activities. The present invention uses wearable accelerometers coupled with computer implemented learning and statistical analysis techniques in order to classify the movement states of Parkinson's patients and to provide a timeline of how the patients fluctuate throughout the day. | 10-01-2009 |
20090254003 | Method and Apparatus for Body Impact Protection - This invention relates to active protective garments which are inconspicuously worn by an individual and which activate upon certain conditions being met. Activation causes inflation of regions of the active protective garment to provide padding and impact cushioning for the wearer. | 10-08-2009 |
20090254004 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND REPORTING CHANGES IN WALKING SPEED - A system and method for identifying a change in walking speed of a person is provided. The system comprises a plurality of sensors disposed in various rooms of a structure. The sensors are operable to provide a signal representative of motion and/or the location of the person within the structure. The system may also include a processor-based system that may receive signals representative of the motion and/or location of the person from the sensors. The processor-based system may establish a travel time for a path traveled by the person through the structure based on the signals representative of the motion and/or location of the person and may store the travel time within the processor-based system. The processor-based system may identify at least one path traveled by the person through the structure from among various travel paths traveled by the person through the structure as having a consistent travel time over a period of time. The processor-based system also identifies a change in the person's walking speed by identifying changes in the travel time for the at least one path traveled by the person through the structure. The system may alert the person or a caregiver to inform them of the change in walking speed identified by the system. | 10-08-2009 |
20090259148 | HEALTH MANAGEMENT DEVICE - The invention relates to a health management system comprising a body or limb movement detecting means for detecting the movements and position of a users body or limb(s) in 3D space, a movement analyzing means for analyzing the data of the measurement carried out by the body or limb movement detecting means, wherein the body or limb movement detecting means comprises at least three sensors or markers for tracking a user's body or limb movement in 3D space by measuring an angle embedded by two body parts of the user which are connected to each other by a joint being the apex of the angle to be measured, at which one of the sensors or markers is provided. To detect the offset a change in distance between two neighboring sensors or markers indicates an offset of the sensor at the joint spaced apart from the apex. | 10-15-2009 |
20090264797 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR KNEE LIGAMENT STRAIN MEASUREMENT - A device for measuring displacement of the tibia in relation to the femur in response to an applied force or torque on the tibia. A first shaft is tiltable about a first axis close to the ankle and approximately parallel to the coronal plane of the patient's body. A second shaft is connected to the first shaft and is rotatable about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and is close to the ankle and approximately parallel to the tibia. A foot support platform is mounted on the second shaft, the foot support platform being configured for attachment of the foot at a fixed position. A displacement test device is provided for applying forces to the tibia and measuring the shift or displacement of the proximal tibia relative to the distal femur. | 10-22-2009 |
20090270766 | MOTION GUIDE DEVICE, AND ITS CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A device for inducing a user's motion in a rhythm responsive to a motion rhythm after the user's motion rhythm changes suddenly. The walking assist device generates a first oscillator which attains mutual entrainment with a user's hip joint angular velocity to reflect a natural angular velocity. On the other hand, a new natural angular velocity is set based on the phase difference between the hip joint angular velocity and the first oscillator. A second oscillator which oscillates in rhythm reflecting the natural angular velocity is generated. An inducing oscillator generated based on the second oscillator, and a torque responsive to the inducing oscillator acts on the user's body. If the magnitude of a periodic variation in the hip joint angular velocity exceeds a threshold value, a second oscillator which oscillates in rhythm reflecting the angular velocity of the first oscillator instead of the natural angular velocity is generated. | 10-29-2009 |
20090270767 | FETAL MOVEMENT INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND FETAL MOVEMENT INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A fetal movement information processing device and method for accurately grasping and predicting the healthy development state of a fetus, namely, the well-being state of the fetus by adequately detecting and recording information on the fetal movement of a pregnant woman. The fetal movement information processing device comprises detected information storage means ( | 10-29-2009 |
20090270768 | Stroke rehabilitation program - A method for the treatment of paralysis caused by injury to the brain. A set of movements by a healthy extremity is recorded and stored in a computer. Movements made by an affected extremity are recorded and compared to the standard provided by the healthy extremity. A score based on the similarity of the movement is reported to the user to aid in tracking progress. A similar system may also be used to detect and track the progress of degenerative diseases by comparing past movements to current movements. | 10-29-2009 |
20090270769 | SYSTEM FOR MEASUREMENT OF HEAD POSITION AND MEASUREMENT TOOL FOR SUCH A SYSTEM - The present invention relates to the field of radiation therapy. In particular, the relates to a system for measuring the position of a head of a patient during neurological diagnosis, therapy or surgery, in particular during radiation therapy relatively a frame adapted to be fixated to a radiation therapy unit. The invention also relates to a head cap and a measurement tool for use in such a system, and to a method measuring the position of a head of a patient by means of a system mentioned above during neurological diagnosis, therapy or surgery, in particular during radiation therapy relatively a frame adapted to be fixated to a radiation therapy unit. The measurement tool is adapted to measure a distance between the head and the head cap via a through hole by means of an elongated element having an end being adapted to abut against the head during a measurement, wherein the measurement tool is adapted to obtain at least one measurement value indicating a position of the head in relation to the head cap substantially without operator interaction | 10-29-2009 |
20090270770 | Graphical patient movement monitor - A lack of patient movement monitor and method. The monitor and method patient support includes a plurality of sensors located beneath a patient support to determine movement of a patient. An alarm is activated when patient movement over time is determined to be lacking. | 10-29-2009 |
20090281461 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE TIME-BASED ANALYSIS OF THE AGITATION OF A BEDRIDDEN PATIENT - Device for the time-based analysis of the agitation of a bedridden patient includes elements ( | 11-12-2009 |
20090281462 | Device and method for following the movement of a living being - A system including a sensor measuring a position of movement, an artificial controller converting the signals from the sensor into state variables of full movement, correlated with a reference model, by performing continual adjustments for estimating these variables directly drawn from the signals of the sensor by results drawn from the reference model. The control which is then provided for completing the movement has good synchronization with the portion accomplished without assistance from the system. Such a system may find application for reproducing or completing the walking of a person with a disabled leg. | 11-12-2009 |
20090292226 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING A DRUG DELIVERY ASSEMBLY - A medical system includes a muscular-tension-measuring device and a drug delivery assembly. The muscular-tension-measuring device is operatively connectable to a patient and includes a device output having a device output signal which varies with involuntary changes in muscular tension of the patient. The drug delivery assembly is operatively connectable to the patient for controllably delivering at least one drug to the patient. In one implementation, the device output signal varies with involuntary changes in muscular tension of the patient caused by pain and/or anxiety. In one employment, drug delivery is varied by a controller or a user based at least on variations in the device output signal. A method for conscious sedation of a patient includes measuring muscular tension of the patient and includes varying delivery of a conscious sedation drug to the patient based at least on variations in the measured muscular tension of the patient. | 11-26-2009 |
20090292227 | FALL DETECTION ALGORITHM UTILIZING A THREE-AXIS ACCELEROMETER - A three-axis accelerometer signal is used in a medical device for detecting that a patient has fallen. The accelerometer signal is sampled at a low sampling rate for determining a patient position. The accelerometer signal is sampled at a high sampling rate for determining an acceleration magnitude in response to determining the patient position. The patient position and acceleration magnitude are used to detect that a patient has fallen. | 11-26-2009 |
20090299232 | HEALTH MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A method of analyzing a user's body or limb movement and to a health management system comprising a body or limb movement detecting means for detecting the movement of a user's body or limb(s), a movement analyzing means for analyzing O whether or not a result of the measurement carried out by the body or limb movement detecting means deviates from a pre-specif ϊed value, a recording means for recording and temporarily storing the movement of the user's body or limb(s), wherein, if the result of the measurements carried out by said body movement detecting means exceeds a predetermined threshold, the movement recorded by the recording means is forwarded from the recording means to a storing means in order to provide summary information about the user's movements of the body or limb(s) exceeding the predetermined threshold. | 12-03-2009 |
20090299233 | Device for Measuring Functional Reach - A device for measuring functional reach is disclosed, which comprises three parts: a support, one end thereof being attached to an object; a ruler, one end thereof being connected to the support; and a vernier, being connected to the ruler and moving on the ruler forward and backward. The invention is used for a functional evaluation test for measuring balance. | 12-03-2009 |
20090312672 | FLEXIBILITY ASSESSMENT APPARATUS - A sit and reach flexibility assessment apparatus comprises a spine with a measuring rule, footplates mounted on either side of the spine and rotatable out of the and at approximate right angles to the plane of the spine, and heel rests mounted at the base of the footplates and rotatable to a position at approximate right angles to the footplates and the spine. The apparatus also has storage compartments and a carry handle. | 12-17-2009 |
20090318836 | SURGICAL ORIENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for detecting and measuring a change in angular position with respect to a reference plane is useful in surgical procedures for orienting various instruments, prosthesis, and implants with respect to anatomical landmarks. One embodiment of the device uses three orthogonal rate sensors, along with integrators and averagers, to determine angular position changes using rate of change information. A display provides position changes from a reference position. Various alignment guides are useful with surgical instruments to obtain a reference plane. | 12-24-2009 |
20100004567 | Wearable/portable protection for a body - In one embodiment, a particular state of a body is sensed. In response to the sensing, at least one action is taken to modulate a projected adverse interaction between the body or a portion thereof and at least one object in the environment of the body. | 01-07-2010 |
20100010384 | POSTURE STATE DETECTION USING SELECTABLE SYSTEM CONTROL PARAMETERS - Techniques for detecting and classifying a posture state of a patient are disclosed, wherein a posture state includes at least one of a posture and/or an activity state related to motion. In one embodiment, one or more signals indicative of at least one of posture and activity state of the patient may be sensed by a sensor. Control logic may be provided to process the one or more sensed signals in a selectable manner. This selectable manner may be based on current posture state data describing a posture state in which the patient has previously been classified. Alternatively or additionally, this current posture state data may describe a posture state transition previously undergone by the patient. The one or more signals that are so processed may then be used to classify a posture state of the patient. | 01-14-2010 |
20100010385 | GENERATION OF SLEEP QUALITY INFORMATION BASED ON POSTURE STATE DATA - This disclosure describes techniques for generation of sleep quality information based on posture state data. The techniques may include obtaining posture state data sensed by a medical device for a patient, generating sleep quality information based on lying posture state changes indicated by the posture state data, and presenting the sleep quality information to a user via a user interface. | 01-14-2010 |
20100010386 | DATA REJECTION FOR POSTURE STATE ANALYSIS - The disclosure describes techniques for data rejection for posture state analysis. The techniques may include storing posture state data sensed by a medical device for a patient, rejecting any portion of the posture state data that was stored during a session that was shorter than a session threshold, and generating posture state output for the patient based on a portion of the posture state data that was not rejected. | 01-14-2010 |
20100010387 | OBTAINING BASELINE PATIENT INFORMATION - The disclosure relates to a method and system for obtaining baseline patient information. In some examples, a method may include acquiring first patient data, wherein the first patient data comprises at least one of first posture state data indicative of a plurality of posture states of a patient during a first time period or first therapy adjustment data indicative of a plurality of patient therapy adjustments made during the first time period; generating baseline patient information based at least in part on the first patient data; and comparing the baseline patient information to patient information generated based on second patient data. Therapy is not delivered to the patient according to a detected posture state of the patient during the first time period, and therapy is delivered to the patient according to the detected posture state of the patient during the second time period. | 01-14-2010 |
20100010388 | ASSOCIATING THERAPY ADJUSTMENTS WITH INTENDED PATIENT POSTURE STATES - The disclosure described techniques for associating therapy adjustments with intended patient posture states. The techniques may include receiving a patient therapy adjustment to a parameter of a therapy program that defines electrical stimulation therapy delivered to the patient, identifying a posture state of the patient, and associating the patient therapy adjustment with the posture state when the patient therapy adjustment is within a range determined based on stored adjustment information for the identified posture state. | 01-14-2010 |
20100010389 | Generation of proportional posture information over multiple time intervals - The disclosure describes techniques for generation of proportional posture information over multiple time intervals. The techniques may include obtaining posture state data sensed by a medical device for a patient during delivery of therapy by the medical device, determining durations for which the patient occupied each of a plurality of posture states based on the posture state data, generating proportional posture information for a plurality of different time intervals based on the durations, wherein the proportional posture information for each of the time intervals indicates proportional amounts of the respective time interval in which the patient occupied the posture states, and presenting the proportional posture information to a user via a user interface. | 01-14-2010 |
20100010390 | DWELL TIME ADJUSTMENTS FOR POSTURE STATE-RESPONSIVE THERAPY - A medical device detects a patient posture state and adjusts therapy based on the detected posture state. A patient posture state may be transient. To avoid adjusting therapy in response to transient posture states, a dwell time may be imposed. Using the dwell time, only those posture states that are assumed by a patient for a minimum length of time will result in therapy adjustment. To help ensure that the dwell time is set to an appropriate length of time, patient therapy adjustment data may be analyzed. Therapy adjustments made during the dwell time may indicate that the dwell time is too long. Therapy adjustments made prior to the initiation of the dwell time may also indicate that the dwell time is too long. Therapy adjustments made by the patient after expiration of the dwell time may indicate that the dwell time is too short. Based on analysis of the therapy adjustment data, the dwell time can be adjusted to a length that is appropriate for the patient and/or posture state. | 01-14-2010 |
20100010391 | POSTURE STATE REDEFINITION BASED ON POSTURE DATA - The disclosure is directed towards posture-responsive therapy. To avoid interruptions in effective therapy, an implantable medical device may include a posture state module that detects the posture state of the patient and automatically adjusts therapy parameter values according to the detected posture state. A system may include a memory that stores posture state definitions, a posture state module that records a plurality of postures of a patient over a period of time, and a processor that identifies a set of the plurality of postures that fall within a posture state, and redefines a boundary of the posture state based on where the postures fall within the posture state. | 01-14-2010 |
20100010392 | MODIFICATION PROFILES FOR POSTURE-RESPONSIVE THERAPY - In general, the disclosure describes techniques for modifying therapy provided to a patient by a medical device. The techniques may be applicable to electrical stimulation therapy or other therapies. Modification of therapy may include adjustment of one or more therapy parameter values that define one or more characteristics of stimulation therapy delivered to a patient. The therapy modification may be based on activity of a patient that is detected by an IMD, such as a change in a detected posture state occupied by the patient. Different therapy modifications may be applied for different changes in detected posture state. An IMD may modify therapy based on a transition from one posture state to another posture state, and apply different modifications for different transitions. In some aspects, the modification may include a profile, such as a ramp up or ramp down in a parameter value over a period of time. The profile may be different for different posture transitions. A ramp slope may be steeper for one transition than for another transition. When a patient transitions from an upright to a lying posture state, for example, the profile may be especially abrupt. In some examples, a modification profile may define a dwell time. | 01-14-2010 |
20100030118 | Sleep Determination Apparatus - A sleep determination apparatus capable of detecting wakefulness of a subject before entering a hypnagogic state with high accuracy is provided. | 02-04-2010 |
20100030119 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF MOTOR SYMPTOMS IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND ESSENTIAL TREMOR WITH WEARABLE SENSORS - Disclosed embodiments include an apparatus for generating a plurality of movement impairment indices from one or more kinematic signals to characterize movement disorders. Additionally we disclose methods for generating a plurality of movement impairment indices from one or more kinematic signals obtained from one or more kinematic sensors, said methods implemented in a digital computer with one or more processors in order to characterize movement disorders based on spectral analysis, regularity metrics, and time-frequency analsysis. | 02-04-2010 |
20100036287 | Method and Device for Detecting Parameters for the Characterization of Motion Sequences at the Human or Animal Body - The invention relates to a bending sensor for detecting function parameters for the characterization of motion sequences at the human or animal body. The bending sensor comprises a fixing element | 02-11-2010 |
20100036288 | LIMB MOVEMENT MONITORING SYSTEM - A limb movement monitoring system, comprising a motion sensor, a garment comprising spatially addressable photonic textiles and spatially resolving pressure-sensitive textiles and furthermore a muscular activity sensor, a processing unit processing the data from the sensors and issuing illumination commands to the spatially addressable photonic textiles and a database. There is furthermore a process for monitoring limb movement by the system. | 02-11-2010 |
20100036289 | Apparatus and Methods for Assessment of Vestibulo-Ocular Reflexes - A rotary disk securely rotates a patient for the purpose of inducing vestibulo-ocular reflex eye movements. The apparatus provides a rotating platform with a positioning post to which a patient can be secured with a safety vest. A headrest on the positioning post permits a patient's head to be positioned at an angle conducive to inducing reflex eye movements. A camera or other recording device is used to view and record eye movements before, during and/or after a patient is subjected to a period of rotation. | 02-11-2010 |
20100036290 | AROUSAL STATE CLASSIFICATION MODEL GENERATING DEVICE, AROUSAL STATE CLASSIFYING DEVICE, AND WARNING DEVICE - There is provided an arousal state classification model generating device for generating a blink waveform pattern model and an arousal state pattern model based on data on a blink waveform, which are preferably used for accurately estimating an arousal level with respect to unspecified object persons, an arousal state classifying device for classifying the arousal state of an object person, and a warning device. In the arousal state classification model generating device, a first pattern model is generated by learning a statistical model by using as learning data first feature data extracted from the blink data of at least one of the eyes of each object person at the time of blinking and blink waveform identification information. A second pattern model is generated by learning a statistical model by using as learning data second feature data including data on the occurrence ratio of each specific type of blink waveform in the sequence of analysis intervals and arousal state information data in which arousal state information indicating the arousal state of each object person is provided to each sequence of analysis intervals. | 02-11-2010 |
20100049095 | Assessment of medical conditions by determining mobility - A mobility assessment detects abnormalities in motion using a stagger algorithm. The detected abnormalities are compared to known norms for a particular test to determine if the abnormalities are normal or not. The comparison can be made for abnormalities associated with different diseases and illnesses to classify whether or not the condition exists and its phase. The results may be used to generate a treatment regime. | 02-25-2010 |
20100049096 | SYSTEM FOR FALL PREVENTION AND A METHOD FOR FALL PREVENTION USING SUCH A SYSTEM - System for fall prevention for a user, comprising a number of sensors ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100063421 | SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SIGNALS INDICATIVE OF THE POSITION OR CHANGE IN POSITION OF LIMBS - The invention relates to a sensor apparatus and to a method for generating electronic signals which indicate a spatial position and/or the movement of limbs, particularly the hand of a user relative to the sensor apparatus. These electronic signals can then be used for carrying out input processes in data processing, communication and other electrical devices. The object of the invention is to create solutions by which signals indicative of the position and/or the movement of limbs can be generated in a particularly advantageous manner. This object is achieved by a sensor apparatus for generating electrical signals which indicate the position or movement of limbs relative to a reference area, the apparatus comprising a transmitter electrode apparatus, a voltage generator for applying an alternating voltage to the transmitter electrode, a first receiver electrode apparatus, a second receiver electrode apparatus, and a third receiver electrode apparatus, wherein the first, second, and third receiver electrode apparatuses are each connected to high-impedance tapping systems. The first, second, and third receiver electrode apparatuses are preferably each connected to high-impedance inputs of an impedance transformer system, wherein information indicative of a location or movement is obtained on the basis of differences between the electrical events present at the outputs of the respective impedance transformer. | 03-11-2010 |
20100069795 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTOUR FITTING AND POSTURE IDENTIFICATION, AND METHOD FOR CONTOUR MODEL ADAPTATION - A method for contour fitting and posture identification initially receives a sensor data formed of a plurality of sensor signals. Thereafter at least one candidate posture or contour is determined from a set of at least one posture model based on the sensor data. Finally, user posture is determined from the at least one candidate posture through a decision making process. The sensor data can also be used to modify the at least one posture model for increasing identification accuracy. The sampling frequency of each sensor signal is dynamically adjusted to receive the sensor data in a nearly real-time manner. | 03-18-2010 |
20100069796 | MUSCLE FATIGUE METER - A functional electrical stimulation system ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100076347 | Dynamic movement analysis system - A movement analysis system may use a force sensing mat to record a pattern of applied force from the user's feet as the user undergoes a series of directed movements. The movements may be directed by the system through indicator lights in the mat and/or directions provided on a display screen. The user's response to these directions may be recorded and analyzed to derive indications of the best exercise regime based on the user's capabilities. | 03-25-2010 |
20100076348 | COMPLETE INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS - Disclosed embodiments include a complete integrated system designed to support continuous monitoring and objective analysis of movement disorders. According to one embodiment the integrated system allows for continuous monitoring of movement disorders during normal daily activities in home and other normal daily environments, as well as in the clinic. The integrated system comprises: 1) wearable movement monitoring devices including a plurality of inertial sensors, 2) a docking station with wireless capabilities, 3) a secure web-enabled data server, and 4) statistical signal processing methods, all of which are integrated to enable monitoring and analysis of movement disorders. | 03-25-2010 |
20100094176 | EYE OPENING DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING EYE OPENING - An eye opening detection system that includes an imaging mechanism that captures an image of the face of a detected subject, an edge extraction mechanism that extracts the edge of the image captured, and an upper and lower eyelid detection mechanism that detects the upper and lower eyelids of the detected subject according to the edge extracted, and that detects the eye opening of the detected subject with reference to a detected distance between the upper and lower eyelids. The upper and lower eyelid detection detects the upper eyelid and detects the lower eyelid with reference to the upper eyelid detected. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100012 | ACTIVITY INTENSITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE - An activity intensity measurement device comprises an accelerator, a sampling means, a representative value calculation means, a sampling means, a representative value calculation means, and an activity intensity determination means. The sampling means is configured to sample discrete values from the detected acceleration. The representative value calculation means is configured to calculate the representative value from the discrete values of a plurality of the acceleration. The activity intensity determination means is configured to determine the activity intensity on the basis of the calculated representative value. The representative value calculation means is configured to calculate the representative value at intervals of unit period corresponding to the user's particular activity. Consequently, all of the user's particular activity is reflected to the representative value. Therefore, this activity intensity measurement device is configured to calculate exact activity intensity. | 04-22-2010 |
20100100013 | Products and Methods for Motor Performance Improvement in Patients with Neurodegenerative Disease - Systems and methods are provided to improve the gait performance of subjects with neurodegenerative disease neurodegenerative disease movement disorders, injuries, surgical wounds, athletic performance objectives, or combinations thereof through feedback-enhanced training. A subject walks, jogs or runs on a surface with the use of an assistive walking device such as a walker, cane, rollator or railings. Attached to the assistive walking device is a distance sensor and processing unit that detects, measures, and evaluates certain gait characteristics and delivers feedback to the subject. The subject is trained to exhibit desirable gait characteristics such as stride length, heel-toe motion, cadence, pace and the like. | 04-22-2010 |
20100106062 | QUANTIFICATION OF MECHANICAL AND NEURAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPASTICITY - The present invention relates to a system ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100113982 | System for measurement and analysis of movement of anatomical joints and/or mechanical systems - A system and method for measuring and analyzing movement of anatomical joints and/or mechanical systems, comprising one or more sensors capable of detecting human or animal joint movement or rotary or linear movement as created by sports, fitness or physical therapy machines and equipment; a sensor support system that enables the one or more sensors to be placed in contact with a human or animal joint or moving part or parts of a sports, fitness or physical therapy machine; and electronic circuitry and display means for analyzing and displaying information received from the one or more sensors. | 05-06-2010 |
20100121226 | FALL DETECTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a fall detection system, for detecting human fall incidents. The detection system comprises a sensor module to be worn by a user, for collecting motion data of his body, for instance acceleration data; first evaluation logic for identifying a potential fall incident on the basis of an impact observed in the acceleration data; and second evaluation logic for verifying that the sensor module is actually worn by the user, at least around the time of said impact, to prevent the system from raising an alarm if only the sensor module has fallen. The second evaluation logic may comprise free fall detection means for evaluating the acceleration data on characteristics which are typical for a free falling object, such as one or more full rotation and/or a free falling phase, during which the magnitude of the acceleration data is relatively stable and small. Additionally or alternatively the second evaluation logic may comprise body proximity detection means for detecting whether the sensor module is in close proximity to the human body. | 05-13-2010 |
20100121227 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC AND BIOMECHANICAL DATA - Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for measuring and analyzing movements of a body and for communicating information related to such body movements over a network. In certain embodiments, a system gathers biometric and biomechanical data relating to positions, orientations, and movements of various body parts of a user performed during sports activities, physical rehabilitation, or military or law enforcement activities. The biometric and biomechanical data can be communicated to a local and/or remote interface, which uses digital performance assessment tools to provide a performance evaluation to the user. The performance evaluation may include a graphical representation (e.g., a video), statistical information, and/or a comparison to another user and/or instructor. In some embodiments, the biometric and biomechanical data is communicated wirelessly to one or more devices including a processor, display, and/or data storage medium for further analysis, archiving, and data mining. In some embodiments, the device includes a cellular telephone. | 05-13-2010 |
20100121228 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC AND BIOMECHANICAL DATA - Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for measuring and analyzing movements of a body and for communicating information related to such body movements over a network. In certain embodiments, a system gathers biometric and biomechanical data relating to positions, orientations, and movements of various body parts of a user performed during sports activities, physical rehabilitation, or military or law enforcement activities. The biometric and biomechanical data can be communicated to a local and/or remote interface, which uses digital performance assessment tools to provide a performance evaluation to the user. The performance evaluation may include a graphical representation (e.g., a video), statistical information, and/or a comparison to another user and/or instructor. In some embodiments, the biometric and biomechanical data is communicated wirelessly to one or more devices including a processor, display, and/or data storage medium for further analysis, archiving, and data mining. In some embodiments, the device includes a cellular telephone. | 05-13-2010 |
20100130890 | ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - An activity measurement system gives, based upon consecutively measured activity intensities, an exercise index (EX) indicative of energetic exercise and a daily activity index (DA) indicative of a routine living activity within a predetermined measurement time period, and display an activity element A (x, y), a combination of these indexes within an X-Y matrix plane. The exercise index (EX) is calculated at a first operation means as a sum of a product of the activity intensity exceeds a predetermined reference and a time period during which the activity intensity exceeds the reference, within the measurement time period. The daily activity index (DA) is calculated at a second operation means as a caloric consumption divided by a basal metabolic rate of a user within the measurement time period. The caloric consumption is determined a function of the activity intensity per unit time below the reference and data indicative of physical characteristics of the user. The basal metabolic rate is calculated based upon the data of the physical characteristics which are stored in a personal information data table provided in the system. | 05-27-2010 |
20100137748 | FATIGUE ESTIMATION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE FATIGUE ESTIMATION DEVICE MOUNTED THEREON - A body motion detection section ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100137749 | NON-INTRUSIVE MOVEMENT MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING WEARABLE ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE FIBER - There is provided a non-intrusive movement measuring apparatus and method using wearable electro-conductive fibers. A non-intrusive movement measuring apparatus using wearable electro-conductive fibers according to an aspect of the invention may include a signal measurement device measuring a plurality of movement signals using a plurality of electro-conductive fibers put on user's body parts and having resistances varying according to the volume of the user's body parts; a movement analysis device analyzing the plurality of movement signals to obtain a user's movement patterns and movement intensity; and a movement display device displaying a movement analysis result of the movement analysis device. Accordingly, user's movement can be measured without limiting the user's radius of action. | 06-03-2010 |
20100145234 | HAND-HELD DEVICE FOR DETECTING ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING AND SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a hand-held device for detecting activities of daily living, and a system for detecting activities of daily living using the same. The hand-held device comprises a behavior information detector unit detecting physical activity information from user's movements; an article use information detector unit detecting article use information on whether the user uses the article from a sensor module attached to the article; a controller unit generating information on activities of daily living of the user from the physical activity information and the article use information; and a memory unit storing the information on the activities of daily living of the user. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145235 | Device for fixing at least one fibrous strip to a body part, and method for the production of said strip - A device (V) for fixing at least one fibrous strip (FB) to a body part (K), wherein the fibrous strip comprises at least one fibre (F) embodied as a fibre-optic bending sensor, has at least one fixing unit (BE) which respectively has (a) a fixing part (BM) for applying part of the fibrous strip to the body part, and (b) at least one fixing loop (BS) for guiding the fibrous strip along an axis of a three-dimensional space. The fixing loop can be fixed to the body part. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145236 | System and Apparatus for Continuous Monitoring of Movement Disorders - Disclosed embodiments include a complete system and platform which allows for continuous monitoring of movement disorders during normal daily activities in the clinic, home, and other normal daily environments. The system comprises: 1) a wearable apparatus for continuous monitoring of movement disorders, 2) a docking station, 3) a web server, and 4) methods for statistical analysis that generate movement impairment measures. Disclosed embodiments include a wearable movement monitoring apparatus comprising of (a) a sensor module including a plurality of low power micro-electromechanical systems kinematics sensors; (b) a microprocessor module including a low power microcontroller configured for device control, device status, and device communication; (c) a data storage module including a solid state local storage medium; (d) a wireless communication module including a low power surface mount transceiver and an integrated antenna; and (e) a power and docking module including a battery, an energy charging regulator circuit, and a docking connector. | 06-10-2010 |
20100152620 | Method and Apparatus for Providing A Haptic Monitoring System Using Multiple Sensors - A method and apparatus providing a haptic monitor system capable of generating haptic cues based on sensed information are disclosed. The haptic system includes a sensing device, a digital processing unit, and a haptic generator. The sensing device is configured to selectively sense an individual's or user vital information via one or more wearable sensors, and subsequently forwards the sensed vital information to the digital processing unit for data processing. Upon receipt of the vital information, the digital processing unit provides a haptic signal in response to the vital information. The haptic generator, subsequently, generates haptic feedback in accordance with the haptic signal. | 06-17-2010 |
20100152621 | PROCESSING SENSED ACCELEROMETER DATA FOR DETERMINATION OF BONE HEALING | 06-17-2010 |
20100152622 | MOTOR PHENOMENON MEASUREMENT - Motor phenomena are measured by using a pen-and-tablet digitizer and a personal computer to instruct, prompt and make a data record of a human patient's performance of a handwriting task, analyze the data record, and report features of the patient's performance. Examples of reported features are measures of dysfluency and measures of velocity scaling. Reported features are correlated with information about the patient's state of health (especially schizophrenia), medication (especially antipsychotic and neuroleptic) as a superior alternative to scales based on clinical observation for detecting motor effects of a medication, comparing side effects of medications, adjusting dosages, and observing the course of motor disturbances such as Parkinsonism and tardive dyskinesia. | 06-17-2010 |
20100152623 | Systems, Devices and Methods for Interpreting Movement - According to some exemplary embodiments, a method or system can involve associating a plurality of biokinetographic comparison results with a first specific dysfunction from a group of specific dysfunctions, each of the biokinetographic comparison results obtained from a comparison of a biokinetographic value to a standard for a corresponding biokinetographic variable. | 06-17-2010 |
20100160834 | WEARABLE PORTABLE DEVICE FOR INCREASING USER AWARENESS OF A PARETIC LIMB AND RECORDING THE USER AWARENESS - A wearable portable device ( | 06-24-2010 |
20100160835 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING UPPER BODY POSTURE AND HAND POSTURE - Provided are an apparatus and method which detect a user's upper body posture and the user's hand postures through at least two cameras to configure a user interface such as computers and home appliances. An apparatus for detecting upper body posture and hand posture includes a stereo vision calculation unit, a color pattern categorization unit, a plurality of position detection units, an upper body posture recognition unit, and a hand posture recognition unit. The stereo vision calculation unit calculates three-dimensional distance information from each image provided from at least two cameras. The color pattern categorization unit categorizes each color and pattern from the image to output color information and pattern information. The position detection units extract three-dimensional position information for each subject based on the three-dimensional distance information, the color information and the pattern information. The upper body posture recognition unit recognizes an upper body posture based on the three-dimensional position information. The hand posture recognition unit recognizes hand postures with hand position information of the three-dimensional position information. | 06-24-2010 |
20100160836 | DETERMINATION OF INDICATOR BODY PARTS AND PRE-INDICATOR TRAJECTORIES - The present application relates to a determination method for determining an indicator body part subject to vital movement that is not to be irradiated and that serves as an indicator of the change in position of a body part subject to vital movement that is to be irradiated, in particular a tumor in an anatomical body, and/or for determining an indicator trajectory that describes the vital movement of the indicator body part, comprising the following steps:
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20100168622 | SENSOR DEVICE FOR GAIT ENHANCEMENT - A foot sensor device and method for gait enhancement, the device including: (a) a sensor unit having a casing, the sensor unit for disposing within a shoe of a user, the sensor unit for sensing a parameter associated with a gait event; (b) an electronic communication unit, electrically associated with the sensor unit, for receiving a signal pertaining to the parameter, the electronic unit having: (i) a microcontroller; (ii) a transmitting unit for transmitting, in a wireless fashion, gait information based on the signal, to a unit of an orthosis external to the foot sensor device, and (iii) a housing for housing at least one of the microcontroller and the transmitting unit, and (c) a fastening unit, attached to the housing, adapted to fasten on to the shoe, so as to secure the communication unit in a fixed position during gait. | 07-01-2010 |
20100179451 | ACTIVATION AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR COUPLING TWO MUTUALLY ACTIVATABLE AUTOMATIC INTERVENTION SYSTEMS - Activation and control apparatus ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100179452 | Activity Monitoring Device and Method - A physical activity monitoring method and system in one embodiment includes a communications network, a wearable sensor device configured to generate physiologic data associated with a sensed physiologic condition of a wearer, and to generate context data associated with a sensed context of the wearer, and to transmit the physiologic data and the context data over the communications network, a memory for storing the physiologic data and the context data, a computer and a computer program executed by the computer, wherein the computer program comprises computer instructions for rendering first data associated with the physiologic data and second data associated with the context data, and a user interface operably connected to the computer for rendering the first data and the second data. | 07-15-2010 |
20100179453 | Upper Limb Measurement and Rehabilitation Method and System - A method for measuring an upper limb reaching capability of a user with an impaired limb is provided. Each upper limb is placed at a default position on a horizontal surface. A target is displayed from among a plurality of targets on the horizontal surface. One of the limbs reaches for the target. Limb choice, position information and elapsed time are sensed and recorded. The reaching limb is retracted to the default position. The displaying step through the retracting step are repeated for each of the plurality of targets, wherein each of the plurality of targets is spaced apart. | 07-15-2010 |
20100179454 | Animal Instrumentation - An approach to monitoring, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment or conditioning of animals such as horses does not require use of restrictive equipment such as treadmills or force plates and that can provide either or both of more or less immediate or continuous processing of data to perform the monitoring or diagnosis. One or more wireless sensors are attached to the animal, for example, to measure motion-related parameter associated with one or more parts of the animal. Sensor data is received from the sensors and processed to identify a characteristic of the motion of the animal, such as a quality of gait. The sensor data can also be used to avoid injury to the animal and/or the rider, and to verify the identity of an animal. | 07-15-2010 |
20100185124 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PROSTHETIC KNEE - A prosthetic or orthotic system including a magnetorheological (MR) damper. The MR damper may be configured to operate in shear mode. In one embodiment, the MR damper includes a rotary MR damper. A controller is configured to operate the damper. A mobile computing device may be adapted to intermittently communicate configuration parameters to the controller. A method of configuring a prosthetic or orthotic system is also disclosed. | 07-22-2010 |
20100185125 | PORTABLE DEVICE COMPRISING AN ACCELERATION SENSOR AND METHOD OF GENERATING INSTRUCTIONS OR ADVICE - The invention pertains to a portable device comprising a housing, a display, a storage medium, at least one acceleration sensor, means for calculating an activity parameter based on the signal generated by the acceleration sensor, storing the calculated parameter in the storage medium, and showing the same in the display. The said parameter is the Physical Activity Index (PAI) or a derivative thereof. | 07-22-2010 |
20100191154 | FETAL WELLBEING MONITORING APPARATUS AND PAD THEREFOR - Fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus including a generally flattened hemispherical housing and a turret-like user interface having a user operated control panel for controlling operation of the fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus and providing fetal wellbeing information to an expectant mother. Fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus including a fetal motor activity sensor including a base plate with a base plate topside and a base plate underside with an elongated planar strain gauge film element defining a nominal measurement plane in a non-flexed state, and having a variable electrical property proportional to resilient elastic flexion in a transverse direction to the measurement plane on application of a bending moment and a fetal motor activity determination module for processing time varying information for determining fetal motor activity. Two-ply pad for use with the fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus. | 07-29-2010 |
20100191155 | Apparatus for Calculating Calories Balance by Classifying User's Activity - An apparatus for calculating calorie balance based on an activity classification, disclosed herein, includes a calculation part calculating characteristic values of acceleration and a user's calorie expenditure from the user's activities, and calculating food data and the user's calorie intake from foods taken by the user; and a recognition part recognizing the user's activities based on the characteristic values of acceleration, and recognizing the foods based on the food data. The characteristic values of acceleration are extracted from acceleration data of acceleration sensors, which determine the user's activities, and include information on the relationship between the acceleration data and the user's activities. The calculation part calculates calorie balance, using the user's calorie expenditure and the user's calorie intake. | 07-29-2010 |
20100191156 | HUMAN STATE ESTIMATING DEVICE AND METHOD - To provide a human state estimating device which accurately estimates a human state. The human state estimating device includes: a storage unit ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100198112 | PATIENT MONITORING AT RADIATION MACHINES - The invention involves monitoring patient movement, in particular respiratory movement, of a patient ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100198113 | EXTENDED OPTICAL RANGE REFLECTIVE SYSTEM FOR MONITORING MOTION OF A MEMBER - A garment and system includes a monitoring fabric that exhibits a light reflection property and substantially no light transmission property when the fabric is illuminated with light having wavelength(s) in the range of 400 to 2200 nanometers. The amount of useful light reflected by the fabric into an aperture of acceptance defined with respect to an imaginary axis extending from the fabric relative to the amount of light lost to the aperture of acceptance detectably changes when the fabric stretches in response to motion, as the motion induced by physiological activity (e.g., heart rate). The system includes at least one radiation source and at least one radiation detector, with the detector disposed in the aperture of acceptance. The source and detector may be attached to the fabric in relative positions such that the reception of incident radiation by the detector is directly affected by a change in the amount of useful light reflected by the fabric into the aperture of acceptance as the fabric stretches in response to motion. | 08-05-2010 |
20100204615 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE - A system for assessing athletic performance comprises a mounting device wearable by an athlete, a sensing device attachable to the mounting device, and a base unit. The sensing device comprises acceleration sensors for measuring acceleration data during an athletic test to produce at least three acceleration signals, rotation sensors for measuring rotation data during the athletic test to produce at least three rotation signals, signal conditioning hardware for conditioning the acceleration and rotation signals and sampling the acceleration and rotation signals at a sampling rate to produce acceleration and rotation data, and, a wireless communication device for transmitting the data. The base unit comprises a wireless communication device for receiving the data, a feature extractor for extracting features relating to athletic performance from the data based on a plurality of expected events of the athletic test, and, an output device for outputting the extracted features. | 08-12-2010 |
20100204616 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AND PROCESSING BIOMETRIC AND BIOMECHANICAL DATA - Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for measuring and analyzing movements of a body and for communicating information related to such body movements over a network. In certain embodiments, a system gathers biometric and biomechanical data relating to positions, orientations, and movements of various body parts of a user performed during sports activities, physical rehabilitation, or military or law enforcement activities. The biometric and biomechanical data can be communicated to a local and/or remote interface, which uses digital performance assessment tools to provide a performance evaluation to the user. The performance evaluation may include a graphical representation (e.g., a video), statistical information, and/or a comparison to another user and/or instructor. In some embodiments, the biometric and biomechanical data is communicated wirelessly to one or more devices including a processor, display, and/or data storage medium for further analysis, archiving, and data mining. In some embodiments, the device includes a cellular telephone. | 08-12-2010 |
20100210974 | AUTOMATIC DISCRIMINATION OF DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR - There is a distributive sensing technology that can discriminate between the causes of dynamic disturbances. The system applies sensing elements within a sensing medium, and the medium couples the dynamic disturbance and the sensors. By interpreting the responses of the medium, the nature of the disturbance can be discriminated in a way as to determine a description, class or category. There is a method of categorizing the dynamic body behavior, the method comprising: providing a sensing medium during at least a period of the dynamic behavior of the body; providing a plurality of sensors coupled to the sensing medium; obtaining a sensory data time series from each sensor, the sensing medium and the sensors being arranged such that the obtained sensory data time series are not independent from one another; specifying a dynamic behavior category; and processing the sensory data time series. Apparatus for performing the method is also described. | 08-19-2010 |
20100210975 | MULTI-STATE PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to systems and methods for monitoring performance of a variety of activities, preferably including swimming, in a number of states. The invention may comprise an analytics application, a primary device and, optionally, one or more secondary devices or third-party devices for sensing characteristics of the performance of an activity or the environment in which it is performed. The devices are worn during the performance of the activity and contain sensors, preferably accelerometers, for sensing information pertaining to the performance of one or more activities. The information sensed may be provided to a user in the form of real-time feedback and/or made available for long-term analytics and tracking. | 08-19-2010 |
20100217158 | SUDDEN INFANT DEATH PREVENTION CLOTHING - A health sensing device is described for placement on a user. The device may include a sensor, a filter, and a transmitter. The sensor is configured to sense one or more factors relating to an indicator of a health related condition or occurrence. The filter is configured to evaluate a signal from the sensor and determine if the indicator has been detected. The transmitter is arranged for initiating a transmission based on a signal from the filter. The sensor can include one or more microphone devices, accelerometers, and/or MEMs devices. A method of monitoring a user for a health related condition is also described. | 08-26-2010 |
20100217159 | GAIT SYMMETRY MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT - A gait-enhancing system and method of enhancing gait includes generating a reference signal having substantially equal durations between occurrences and providing the reference signal to a user. Contact between the feet of the user with a surface is received and occurrence of a trigger signal is generated in response to the contact. An occurrence of the trigger signal is compared with an occurrence of a reference signal, and a guidance signal is produced as a function of the amount of time that the trigger signal led or lagged the reference signal. The guidance signal is provided to the user in order to promote symmetry in stride between one foot and the other foot of the user, enhancing the user's gait. | 08-26-2010 |
20100222709 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE BIOLOGICAL AGE OF A COMPANION ANIMAL - A method for determining the biological age of the companion animal. A companion animal ambulates from a first region to a second region of a pressure detection unit and the footfall data is utilized in the determination of the biological age of the companion animal. | 09-02-2010 |
20100222710 | MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF A COMPANION ANIMAL - A management program for the benefit of a companion animal can maintain, enhance or improve the health and well-being of the companion animal. The management program can include recommendations for dietary modification, supplement administration, weight loss/management plans, physical activity recommendation, veterinary intervention and combinations thereof. | 09-02-2010 |
20100222711 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING BIOMECHANICAL MOTION - Systems, devices and methods for capturing motion from a body as disclosed. The systems, devices and methods allow for accurate placement of sensors relative to a body in order capture and analyze motion information. | 09-02-2010 |
20100222712 | BIAS-PROBE ROTATION TEST OF VESTIBULAR FUNCTION - Apparatus and methods for rotation test stimulus and analysis methods overcome many of the limitations of traditional clinical tests of peripheral vestibular function. An embodiment includes a rotational stimuli applied to the rotational motion for testing that includes two separate components, a bias component and a probe component. The bias component for rotational motion is designed to temporarily turn off vestibular responses in one ear while the responsiveness in the opposite ear is simultaneously evaluated using the probe component of the stimulus. Responses from application of these stimuli are analyzed by isolating and separating the bias response from the probe response. The bias and probe component responses are parameterized by applying curve fits of mathematical functions to the isolated bias and probe component responses. These parameters characterize the patient's vestibular function. | 09-02-2010 |
20100228158 | POSTURAL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING DEVICE LEVEL DETERMINING OF SUBJECT ADVISORY INFORMATION BASED ON SUBJECT STATUS INFORMATION AND POSTURAL INFLUENCER STATUS INFORMATION - A method includes, but is not limited to: obtaining postural influencer status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more first postural influencers of one or more subjects with respect to a second postural influencer of the one or more subjects, and determining subject advisory information regarding the one or more subjects based at least in part upon the postural influencer status information. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228159 | Postural information system and method - A method includes, but is not limited to: obtaining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects of two or more postural influencers based at least in part upon postural aspects associated with the one or more subjects and spatial aspects associated with the two or more postural influencers, and outputting output information based at least in part upon one or more elements of the subject advisory information. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228160 | APPARATUS FOR ACTIVITY MONITORING - The application relates to a system for monitoring an energy balance of a subject, a portable monitoring apparatus to be used as a component of such a system, and an adequate computer program product. The system for monitoring an energy balance of a subject comprises an individual data input means, an individual data storing means, a basal metabolic rate calculating means, a food data input means, a nutritional value data base, a nutritional value calculating means, a movement data detecting means, an active metabolic rate calculating means, an energy balance calculating means, and an energy balance output means. | 09-09-2010 |
20100234770 | COMPUTER ASSISTED ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY SYSTEM FOR LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION - A computer assisted orthopedic surgery system for ligament graft reconstruction includes a system for obtaining data indicative of a location for ligament graft placement with respect to at least a first bone and a second bone. The system includes a position determining device that is capable of tracking the relative movements of the first and second bones using reference bodies that are attached to the first and second bones and a pointer that has a tip for contacting a surface of at least one of the first and second bones to capture one or more reference points. The system further includes a computer that is configured to determine and track intraoperative positions of the reference bodies and the pointer and to provide isometric and impingement data for a ligament graft placement based on a realistic simulation of a trajectory of a deformable ligament graft. | 09-16-2010 |
20100249666 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING LIGAMENTS - The present invention is generally directed to apparatuses and methods for evaluating the amount of “play” in a joint. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that quantifies the rotation of the tibia in response to a known torque. The apparatus is configured to minimize the influence of other joints on the rotation analysis. Other embodiments provide data related to movement of the tibia in other degrees of freedom. | 09-30-2010 |
20100249667 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING A USER'S POSTURE - A device, wearable by a user, includes: a plurality of sensors, each for providing an indication of position of at least a part of the user's body; a receiver for receiving each indication of position provided by each of the plurality of sensor elements to provide a composite position signal. The individual sensor readings may all be transmitted to the external entity for further analysis. The sensors may be placed in different locations or positions for measuring the curvature of at least a part of the user's body. | 09-30-2010 |
20100262045 | PATIENT MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention relates to patient monitoring methods and patient monitoring systems for monitoring at least one aspect of a subject patient's motion alone or with one or more additional patient subject related measurements. The patient monitoring method and system can be a useful clinical tool in the monitoring of patients, and in particular, although not exclusively orthopaedic patients, both pre-treatment and post treatment. | 10-14-2010 |
20100262046 | Gait/balance analyzer - An apparatus for analyzing gait and balance to determine visual spatial distortion including a treadmill having a movable tread, at least a weight bearing sensor for measuring weight bearing pressure in right, left, front and rear directions provided under said tread and an analyzer for analyzing lean coupled to output of said weight bearing sensor. | 10-14-2010 |
20100268126 | DEVICE TO BE WORN BY A PATIENT FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF THE PATIENT - A device to be worn by a patient for controlling movements of the patient is described. As to the device to be worn by a patient for controlling movements of the patient, the device has a sensor unit for recording measured values regarding a movement of the patient, an evaluation unit for determining a measure characterizing or describing the movement, a comparator for comparing the determined measure with a specifiable comparison measure and for determining a deviation, as well as a signal unit for displaying a determined deviation. | 10-21-2010 |
20100280417 | THERAPY SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTIPLE POSTURE SENSORS - Posture-responsive therapy is delivered by the medical system based on posture state input from only one of multiple posture sensors at any given time. An example implantable medical system includes a first posture sensor and a second sensor. A processor controls therapy delivery to the patient based on at least one of a patient posture state or a patient activity level determined based on input from only one of the first or second posture sensors. In some examples, one of multiple posture sensors of an implantable posture-responsive medical system is used to automatically reorient another posture sensor (of the system), which has become disoriented. The disoriented posture sensor may be automatically reoriented for one or more posture states at a time. | 11-04-2010 |
20100280418 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING A MOVEMENT OF A PATIENT - A system for evaluating the movement of a patient having a first display unit for displaying a reference movement, a first detection unit, to be situated in particular in the location of the patient, for detecting the movement of the patient, an evaluation unit for ascertaining a measure characterizing a deviation between the detected movement and the reference movement, which is finally displayed on the first or a second display unit. It is possible to achieve an evaluation of the movement of the patient that is independent of the presence of a therapist. | 11-04-2010 |
20100286571 | System and Method for Providing Body Sway Feedback to a Body of a Subject - The present invention relates to a system ( | 11-11-2010 |
20100286572 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING A LOSS OF CONTROL OVER A MUSCLE - A device for predicting a loss of control over a muscle of a human being has a detector for detecting a sound of the muscle, an acquirer for acquiring an acceleration of the human being and an evaluator for evaluating the sound and the acceleration to determine an imminent loss of control over the muscle from the sound and the acceleration. | 11-11-2010 |
20100292617 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING AN INTENTION OF MOVEMENT OF A USER - A method for quantifying an intention of movement of a user, the method comprising: extracting ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100292618 | Motion analysis device, program and method thereof and motion analysis system - The present invention relates to a motion analysis system that includes a sensor device for measuring a motion amount related to an object which repeats a certain motion and a motion analysis device for analyzing the certain motion of the object based on the measured result by the sensor device. The motion analysis device includes means for storing time series data of the motion amount measured by the sensor device; means for analyzing a spectral intensity in each frequency in time series of waveforms shown by the time series data by using a certain function and analyzing by applying different parameters for each frequency to the function; and means for comparing spectral intensity analysis result in each frequency with different frequencies and analyzing a certain physical amount related to the certain motion of the object based on the comparison result. | 11-18-2010 |
20100298742 | Patient movement detection system and method - A monitoring system and method tracks a patient's position over time and ensures that proper turning or other manipulation is done within the time prescribed. Preferably, the techniques herein continuously monitor patient position and alert medical or other personnel of the need for turning or other patient manipulation. The system may be implemented within a medical or other care facility, or within a patient's home. | 11-25-2010 |
20100305480 | Human Motion Classification At Cycle Basis Of Repetitive Joint Movement - Methods and systems for classifying human motion as corresponding to an activity are disclosed. One example method includes sensing motion characteristics associated with the activity to generate a first set of data, identifying a cycle interval in the first set of data; and identifying the activity based on the interval. | 12-02-2010 |
20100305481 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY MONITORING THE MOVEMENT ACTIVITY OF A FETUS - The present invention relates to a system ( | 12-02-2010 |
20100305482 | SENSOR APPLICATION COMPRISING A CARRIER STRUCTURE AND A SENSOR STRIP, CARRIER STRUCTURE, SENSOR STRIP AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SENSOR APPLICATION - A sensor application ( | 12-02-2010 |
20100312149 | HARNESS SYSTEM FOR KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE KNEE - A harness for attachment about a knee femur of a subject, said harness comprising two abutment members, said abutment members being oriented against a skin outer surface at predetermined medial and lateral sites relative to a femur so as not to limit motion of the knee, and a strap operatively interconnecting the two abutment members such that the harness is adapted to be used on different knee sizes with the strap surrounding the knee and with the abutment members being urged against the skin outer surface at the predetermined medial and lateral sites by the strap, at least one of the abutment members supporting at least one femoral trackable member adapted to be tracked. The harness may be used for the pivot shift test. | 12-09-2010 |
20100324457 | SKELETAL-MUSCULAR POSITION MONITORING DEVICE - A system is disclosed that records position data for portions of a body as a function of time. The position data can be collected from one or more sensors secured to the body either individually or using a patch. The sensors, in some embodiments, can include stretch sensors that produce a change in electrical resistance as the stretch sensors are stretched. A data logger can be used to record the data. Various other elements such as a feedback mechanism or a manual pain indicator can also be included. | 12-23-2010 |
20110004126 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR SCORING FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES OF A PATIENT - A method for scoring one or more functional abilities of a patient that comprises exercising a patient according to an exercising pattern, using at least one sensor for sensing one or more manipulations of the patient during the exercising, and scoring the one or more functional abilities according to the sensed manipulations. The scoring is performed according to a visual rehabilitation evaluation scale for scoring the one or more functional abilities. | 01-06-2011 |
20110009777 | VISUALIZATION TESTING AND/OR TRAINING - The visual and/or visualization skills of a subject may be tested and/or trained using systems and methods in accordance with the present invention. Visual stimuli may be presented to a test subject. Measurements relating to the performance of the subject, such as stability information, eye movement data, physiological information, or other information, may be made both with and without visual stimuli being provided to a subject. Similar measurements may be made while the subject visualizes the visual stimuli, and the collected data may be compared to evaluate the subject's ability to visualize visual stimuli. Secondary stimuli may also be provided to subject as part of this process, or mental activities may be required by subject as well. | 01-13-2011 |
20110009778 | PELVIC PLANE LOCATOR AND PATIENT POSITIONER - The invention includes both a method for acquiring the position of a patient's anterior pelvic plane, and a patient positioner or holder (apparatus) for securing a patient and acquiring the position of the patient's anterior pelvic plane. The method and apparatus facilitate definition of the anterior pelvic plane (APP) in the context of computer assisted hip surgery. | 01-13-2011 |
20110021952 | EVENT-BASED HEALTH ACTIVITY TRACKING WITH ICON-BASED USER INTERFACE - A health activity plan may be prescribed for an individual comprising a set of health activity instances (e.g., physical therapy exercises, an exercise regimen, or a wound management program.) The performed health activity instances of the individual may be tracked by a device, and may be presented to a user of the device in correlation with the health activity plan (e.g., to demonstrate compliance of the individual with the health activity plan.) The health activity information may be presented using a set of icons that depict the health activity information, which may improve an easier understanding and a more consistent communication of health activity information among the individual and healthcare providers. | 01-27-2011 |
20110028865 | Inertial Sensor Kinematic Coupling - A method is disclosed for measuring the motion of an object, composed of multiple segments connected by joints, via the estimation of the 3D orientation of the object segments relative to one another without dependence on a magnetic field as a reference for heading. The method includes first applying a plurality of inertial sensor units to the segments of the object, e.g., a user thigh, shank, foot, etc. Next an approximation of the distance between each inertial sensor unit and at least one adjacent joint is provided and the joint is subjected to an acceleration, e.g., as the user takes a step or two. The relative orientations of the segments are calculated and the orientations are used to form an estimation of the 3D orientation of the object segments relative to one another without using the local magnetic field as a reference for heading. | 02-03-2011 |
20110046519 | Prescription Zero: A non-pharmaceutical prescription device for prescribing, administering, monitoring, measuring and motivating a therapeutic lifestyle regimen for prevention and treatment of chronic diseases - The invention discloses a wearable/handheld personal communication device with hardware and software sensor modules that sense and analyze all caregiver prescribed/monitored user-lifestyle activities, and deploys such analysis in improving user's overall health in terms of reduced risks for all-cause morbidities/mortalities and eventually a life without drugs. Termed Rx Zero, such method may be prescribed not just for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but for treatment of chronic diseases with intent to wean the patients to minimal or zero pharmacological intervention, or in combination with medications to improve prognosis of the disease under treatment. | 02-24-2011 |
20110046520 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE CONFIGURED AS A PEDOMETER - This document discusses, among other things, a system including an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device includes a control circuit and a motion sensing device. The motion sensing device is coupled to the control circuit, and the motion sensing device is configured to transmit signals to the control circuit. The control circuit is configured to identify one or more steps of a patient using the motion sensing device signal. | 02-24-2011 |
20110054359 | Footwear-based body weight monitor and postural allocation, physical activity classification, and energy expenditure calculator - A footwear system for monitoring weight, posture allocation, physical activity classification, and energy expenditure calculation includes an accelerometer configured to obtain acceleration data indicative of movement of a user's foot or leg. The footwear system may also include a pressure sensing device mounted in an insole and configured to obtain pressure data indicative of pressure applied by a user's foot to the insole, as well as a transmitter communicatively coupled to both the accelerometer and the pressure sensing device and configured to transmit the acceleration and pressure data to a first processing device configured process the acceleration data and the pressure data to distinguish a first posture from a second posture different from the first posture and process the acceleration data and the pressure data to distinguish a first movement-based activity from a second movement-based activity different from the first movement-based activity. The footwear system may also include a second processing device communicatively coupled to the first processing device and configured to derive a second energy expenditure value. | 03-03-2011 |
20110054360 | FINGER MOTION DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a finger-motion detecting apparatus and method and includes a sensing unit to be disposed on a wrist of a subject person, said sensing unit being configured to output a measurement signal into the wrist of the subject person and to receive a reflected signal of the measurement signal according to the motion of tendons in the wrist of the subject person, a signal control unit configured to control whether the measurement signal is outputted and to adjust the measurement signal on the basis of the reflected signal, and a finger-motion recognizing unit configured to detect finger motion of the subject person from the reflected signal. According to the present invention, since a sensor capable of detecting finger motion is worn on a wrist, the problem of inconvenience in existing methods is resolved. | 03-03-2011 |
20110054361 | MOTOR FUNCTION ESTIMATING SYSTEM, MOTOR FUNCTION ESTIMATING METHOD AND PROGRAM - The motor function estimating system | 03-03-2011 |
20110060252 | Monitoring Apparatus and Method - The apparatus for monitoring muscle contractions of a subject (for example as a check on epilepsy or Parkinson's disease) comprises: a first sensor arranged to be placed on a reference location on the body of a subject for sensing, over a prolonged period of time, a reference parameter derived from at least one of movement and electrical activity of the muscles of the body at the reference location; at least one further sensor arranged to be placed on a chosen location on a limb of a subject, for sensing, over a prolonged period of time, a monitoring parameter derived from at least one of movement and electrical activity of the muscles of the limb at the chosen location; comparison means for comparing the monitoring parameter with the reference parameter; and output means for producing an output by comparison of the monitoring parameter and the reference parameter, the output comprising either recorded data which provide a record of an epileptic event in the prolonged period of time or an alarm output after the prolonged period of time when the monitoring parameter is outside a predetermined range compared to the reference parameter. | 03-10-2011 |
20110066081 | Sensor-Based Health Monitoring System - Implementations for sensor-based health monitoring systems are generally disclosed. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066082 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF VISUAL MOTOR RESPONSE - A method is presented to address quantitative assessment of visual motor response in a subject, where the method comprises the steps of: ( | 03-17-2011 |
20110071438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING INTRAOPERATIVE FRACTURE IN CEMENTLESS HIP ARTHROPLASTY - A method and system for monitoring impaction of a femoral component of a hip prosthesis into a femur in which impaction data generated during the impaction of the femoral component into the femur is received from at least one measurement transducer attached to the femoral component and is normalized by a data acquisition and analysis device. An impaction monitoring metric is calculated based on the normalized impaction data, and femoral component fit and stability data is then generated and output to a user interface based on the impaction monitoring metric. | 03-24-2011 |
20110082394 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONIORING SPORT RELATED FITNESS BY ESTIMATING MUSCLE POWER AND JOINT FORCE OF LIMBS - The present invention relates to a method and system for monitoring sport related fitness by estimating muscle power and joint force of limbs, in which the system comprises a sensing module and a force/track detection module, wherein sensor values from the sensing module are fed to the force/track detection module to be used as base for estimating feature parameters and classifying a motion series relating to muscle power and joint force of limbs so as to obtain skill-related fitness parameters corresponding to the sensing of the sensor module. | 04-07-2011 |
20110092860 | SYSTEM FOR CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS - According to one embodiment of the present invention, the system for clinical assessment of movement disorders (iTUG) is comprised of a) a protocol to assess gait, balance, and mobility; b) a plurality of wearable sensors including accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, optical sensors, and goniometers to record kinematics data obtained from a patient during said protocol; c) means for wirelessly transmitting said kinematics data to a storage and data processing server; and d) a plurality of statistical and biomedical signal processing methods to analyze said kinematic data and derive a plurality of metrics (outcomes) to objectively quantify movement disorders. A specially important outcome for the assessment of movement disorders is described, namely, the quantification of the onset and offset parameters during turning. A method for quantification of said onset and offset turning parameters involves 1) collecting data to measure the angle of the trunk during turning, 2) modeling said angle using a mathematical model, and 3) using numerical optimization and estimation methods for fitting the model in the data to determine said onset and offset turning parameters. | 04-21-2011 |
20110098607 | MOBILITY ASSESSMENT DEVICE - The present invention in several embodiments is a mobility assessment device which is easy to use and which will aid practitioners in evaluating a patients' mobility. The mobility assessment device of the present invention is preferably constructed from a skid resistant high contrast material that can easily be folded, rolled or stored in a compact space. | 04-28-2011 |
20110098608 | DETECTION OF HYPOKINETIC AND HYPERKINETIC STATES - The present invention relates to an automated method of determining a kinetic state of a person. The method obtains accelerometer data from an accelerometer worn on an extremity of the person and processes the accelerometer data to determine a measure for the kinetic state. The present invention further relates to a device for determining a kinetic state of a person. The device comprises a processor configured to process data obtained from an accelerometer worn on an extremity of the person and to determine from the data a measure for the kinetic state. In the method and system the kinetic state is at least one of bradykinesia, dyskinesia, and hyperkinesia. | 04-28-2011 |
20110105955 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL ACCELEROMETER DEVICE AND MEDICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING SAME - A portable medical device is provided with an internal accelerometer device. The medical device includes a circuit board, the accelerometer device, and a response module coupled to the accelerometer device. The accelerometer device is mechanically and electrically coupled to the circuit board, and it includes a plurality of mass-supporting arms for a plurality of electrically distinct sensor electrodes, piezoelectric material for the mass-supporting arm, and a proof mass supported by the mass-supporting arms. Each of the mass-supporting arms has one of the sensor electrodes located thereon. Acceleration of the proof mass causes deflection of the piezoelectric material, which generates respective sensor signals at one or more of the sensor electrodes. The response module is configured to initiate an acceleration-dependent operation of the portable medical device in response to generated sensor signals present at the sensor electrodes. | 05-05-2011 |
20110105956 | Devices and Methods for Monitoring Sit to Stand Transfers - In certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a device for monitoring sit to stand transfers is provided. The device includes an electromechanical sensor and a computer, wherein the electromechanical sensor is configured to signal sit to stand transfers to the computer and the computer is configured to determine if the sit to stand transfers deviate from a normal sit to stand transfer pattern. | 05-05-2011 |
20110105957 | MOVING BODY POSTURE ANGLE PROCESSING DEVICE - A moving body attitude angle processing apparatus capable of reducing cumulative errors in continuously measuring the attitude angle of a moving body is provided. The moving body attitude angle processing apparatus estimates the attitude angle of a moving body in accordance with outputs from an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, and a gyro sensor that are mounted to the moving body, and outputs the attitude angle thus estimated. The moving body attitude angle processing apparatus includes: a gyro sensor that outputs an angular velocity vector; an acceleration sensor that outputs an acceleration vector; a magnetic sensor that outputs a magnetic field vector; a movement state determining device that determines a movement state of a moving body in accordance with an output from the acceleration sensor; and a gyro-sensor zero-point output estimating device that, when the movement state determining device determines the movement state to have been detected as a stationary state of the moving body, carries out a process of estimating a zero-point output of the gyro sensor in accordance with the output from the acceleration sensor, an output from the magnetic sensor, and an output from the gyro sensor. | 05-05-2011 |
20110112441 | Combined Cognitive and Physical Therapy - The present invention provides method and apparatus to perform combined cognitive and motor rehabilitation on a computerized non-portable system or on single portable device. A patient can play a variety of games that require the patient to perform a variety of memory exercises which involve physical exertion. The activities of the patient are monitored with pattern analysis software which provides feedback to the patient. The feedback can include voice synthesis, video guidance, progression messages etc. Patient data obtained while the patient is performing each of the memory exercises is stored locally on a database module and then uploaded to a cloud server. A remote psychologist/psychiatrist monitors the patient by logging into the same cloud, and updating cognition exercises. The same therapist can have live chats with the patient for further interaction and coaching. | 05-12-2011 |
20110112442 | Monitoring, Predicting and Treating Clinical Episodes - Apparatus ( | 05-12-2011 |
20110112443 | Systems, Devices, and Methods for Interpreting Movement - According to some exemplary embodiments, a method or system can involve associating a plurality of biokinetographic comparison results with a first specific dysfunction from a group of specific dysfunctions, each of the biokinetographic comparison results obtained from a comparison of a biokinetographic value to a standard for a corresponding biokinetographic variable. | 05-12-2011 |
20110125064 | SMART CLOTHING FOR MOTION PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT AND DYNAMICAL STABLE APPARATUS THEREOF - A dynamical stable apparatus of a smart clothing for motion physiological measurement includes at least one physiological sensing module. The physiological sensing module includes a carrier, at least one physiological sensor and a first tension adjusting component. The carrier has a surface for contacting with a body of a user, and the surface is coated with a slide resistant material. The physiological sensor is disposed on the surface of the carrier and configured for measuring a motion physiological signal of the user. The first tension adjusting component is disposed on two opposite ends of the carrier and configured for adjusting a tension of the carrier so as to fix the carrier on the body of the user. When the user wears the smart clothing for motion physiological measurement to measure a motion physiological signal, a stable motion physiological signal can be obtained. | 05-26-2011 |
20110125065 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING ESTRUS - The present invention provides a method and device for detecting estrus in animal by sensing along time the motion of the animal and identifying when the sensed motion is not related to eating periods of the animal. Based on the sensed motion which is not related to eating periods the estrus in the animal is identified | 05-26-2011 |
20110137213 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THERAPEUTIC EXERGAMING - A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium for storing or recording instructions in machine readable form. The instructions, when executed in a motion sensor enabled smart phone, record target data associated with a response of the motion sensor to a desired sequence of movements of a user performing a therapeutic exercise while wearing the smart phone, map the target data to run-time target parameters of a software application, receive performance data associated with a response of the motion sensor to a subsequent sequence of movements of the user performing the therapeutic exercise while wearing the smart phone, map the performance data to the target parameters of the software application to determine the operation of the software application and provide information for display on a remote monitor visible to the user indicating the quality of the user's performance of the exercise. | 06-09-2011 |
20110144542 | DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT IN A FALL DETECTION SYSTEM - There is provided a personal fall detection system comprising a sensor module that is suitable for attachment to a user, the sensor module comprising an accelerometer for measuring accelerations acting on the sensor module; and a processor for analyzing the measured accelerations to determine if the sensor module has suffered an impact, and for estimating a vertical displacement of the sensor module during a time period immediately before the impact; wherein the processor estimates the vertical displacement of the sensor module by twice integrating the measurements from the accelerometer. | 06-16-2011 |
20110144543 | BEHAVIOR RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A behavior recognition apparatus includes: a hand movement observation unit ( | 06-16-2011 |
20110152726 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE GAIT CHARACTERISTICS OF A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS - A system is provided for monitoring gait characteristics of a group of enrollees in a monitoring region of a public area. The system includes an identifying device to enroll the group of enrollees into the system by measuring identifying information. The system further includes a gait monitoring device to measure a sample gait characteristic during an enrollment phase, and to measure a gait characteristic of each enrollee subsequent to the enrollment phase. The system further includes an alerting device to receive an alert signal from the gait monitoring device, when the measured gait characteristic of a respective enrollee exceeds a safety threshold. The system further includes a display device to issue a trend report of the measured gait characteristic of a selectable enrollee for a selectable time period. | 06-23-2011 |
20110152727 | FALL PREVENTION SYSTEM - There is provided a system for fall prevention for a user, comprising one or more sensors for attachment to respective portions of the body, each sensor being adapted to measure movement of the respective portion of the body and to translate the movement into a signal; and a controller adapted to receive the signal or signals and to determine a risk of falling by estimating a trajectory of the centre of mass of the user relative to a trajectory of a lower portion of the body from the signal or signals. | 06-23-2011 |
20110160619 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SCENTED ALARM CLOCK BASED ON SLEEP STATE - A method and apparatus for affecting the dreams of the subject or individual is presented. The apparatus first predicts or detects the desired sleep state and presents a scent to the subject. The apparatus then awakens the subject after a given period of time using external stimulus. The desired sleep state may be the REM sleep state, and the period of time may be one minute. Upon awakening, the subject will recall dreams that have been affected by the emitted scent. If the scent is pleasant, then the subject will recall having pleasant dreams. | 06-30-2011 |
20110184319 | MOUTH GUARD WITH SENSOR - A mouth guard having a proximity sensor, an impact sensor, a processor in signal communication with the sensor, a memory in data communication with the processor, a transmitter in signal communication with the processor, and a battery. The processor is configured to allow data transmission the mouth guard has been inserted into a mouth. The processor is also configured to instruct the transmitter to transmit a signal if an impact above a predefined first threshold is sensed. | 07-28-2011 |
20110184320 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM USING BODY MOUNTED PHYSICALLY DECOUPLED SENSOR - A system for monitoring a user's body has a single sensor patch directly affixed to the user's body. The sensor senses a condition of the user's body and transmits the sensed signal directly to a base station located remote from the sensor. The sensor can alternatively transmit the sensed signal to a receiver located in the user's helmet. The helmet optionally includes a power module which wirelessly provides power to the sensor. Since the sensor is affixed to the user, and not the helmet, it will only record impact to the user's body. Once the helmet is removed from the user's head, the sensor is powered off or can remain charged for a short period of time by a chargeable power source to record any subsequent impact to the user's body. | 07-28-2011 |
20110190667 | Method and System for the Derivation of Human Gait Characteristics and Detecting Falls Passively from Floor Vibrations - The gait monitor system and method provides various basic gait parameters including step count, cadence, and step duration, in addition to its ability to distinguish between normal, limping and shuffling gait modes, as well as determine falls. Moreover, this gait monitor may be provided with additional sensors, e.g. beam break at the beginning and end of a corridor to estimate average walking velocity (with the distance between the beams known or determined); this enables the calculation of additional gait characteristics such as average step length and average stride length. These parameters can additionally be used to detect various gait anomalies and other diagnostic information. | 08-04-2011 |
20110196264 | BODY MOTION BALANCE DETECTION DEVICE, BODY MOTION BALANCE DETECTION PROGRAM, BODY MOTION BALANCE DETECTION METHOD, AND BODY MOTION BALANCE DIAGNOSIS METHOD - A body motion measurement device capable of detecting a body motion balance without installing a pressure sensor is provided. The body motion measurement device includes an acceleration detection unit for detecting a change in acceleration by walking, a calculation unit for detecting a walking balance from the acceleration signal detected by the acceleration detection unit, and a display unit for performing an output based on the detected walking balance. The calculation unit for detecting the walking balance executes step and step of recognizing one step unit of walking from the acceleration signal and acquiring PPodd, PPeven, Todd, and Teven, which are the foot information, and steps of detecting the walking balance based on the foot information. | 08-11-2011 |
20110201971 | LAUGHTER MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A concrete means for accurately detecting laughter such as “suppressed laughter” which is hard to appear on an expression for quantifying. Provided is a concrete means for measuring changes with time of skin surface potential in the vicinity of a xyphoid of a subject or the vicinity of a region on a seventh costa located approximately 10 cm right from the xyphoid in an approximately horizontal direction and calculating changes with time of strength of each frequency of potential measurement waves which have been measured. In addition, the calculated data is mapped so that the changes with time of the strength of each frequency can be identified by color or the like, while one axis is specified to be a frequency axis and the other is a time axis. A concrete means for detecting the laughter of the subject by comparing with a prepared laughter reference pattern is provided. | 08-18-2011 |
20110201972 | FALL DETECTION SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A FALL DETECTION SYSTEM | 08-18-2011 |
20110213275 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE STABILITY OF A KNEE JOINT - The invention relates to a device for determining the stability of a knee joint. The device comprises includes a measuring sensor ( | 09-01-2011 |
20110213276 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ACTIVITY LEVEL - A device and a method for monitoring a person's movement and activity levels is provided. The device includes a microcontroller, an accelerometer and a visual indicator in communication with the microcontroller. The accelerometer is configured to continually check a person's movement in at least two of three axes being measured and to display the person's wellbeing based on the person's level of activity over a pre-defined period of time. | 09-01-2011 |
20110213277 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF MOTOR SIGNS AT THE EXTREMITIES - Disclosed embodiments include a system for objective assessment of motor signs at the extremities that comprises (a) a device for objective motor sign measurement, (b) a test protocol defining a prescribed repetitive activity, and (c) a signal processing and analysis system to generate one or more impairment metrics. According to a particular embodiment, the device for objective motor sign measurement is characterized by including means for producing a continuous measure of position of a limb or extremity during said prescribed repetitive activity during the entire movement. | 09-01-2011 |
20110213278 | MOVEMENT MONITORING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS - Disclosed embodiments include a movement monitoring system and apparatus for objective assessment of movement disorders of a subject, comprising (a) one or more movement monitors, and (b) a computer-implemented analysis system comprising one or more protocols and associated data analysis methods to objectively quantify movement disorders based on movement data acquired by the movement monitors. According to one embodiment, the movement monitors are robust wireless synchronized movement monitors and the protocols include one or more tests for assessment of neural control of balance. | 09-01-2011 |
20110218458 | MEMS-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING A FEMORAL FRAME OF REFERENCE - A system for tracking a femoral frame of reference in computer-assisted surgery comprises a sensor unit. The sensor unit is adapted to be secured to the femur. The sensor unit comprises accelerometer and gyroscope sensors that produce orientation data. A processing unit receives gyroscope and accelerometer data. The processing unit comprises a gyroscope-data calculator to provide calculated acceleration data resulting from movements of the femur, an accelerometer-data calculator to calculate measured acceleration data resulting from movements of the femur, and an acceleration comparator to relate an orientation of the sensor unit to the femur to define a femoral frame of reference. The femoral frame of reference is defined from the comparison between the calculated and the measured acceleration data. A sensor orientation interface provides orientation data for the femur from a tracking of the femoral frame of reference. A method for tracking a femoral frame of reference is also provided. | 09-08-2011 |
20110218459 | MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND/OR TREATMENT DEVICE - A medical examination and/or treatment device has an apparatus for detecting the movement of at least one part of the body of an examination subject that changes its space coordinates periodically or aperiodically, wherein the apparatus includes at least one transmitter ( | 09-08-2011 |
20110218460 | FALL DETECTING DEVICE AND FALL DETECTING METHOD - A fall detecting device includes: a detector unit that includes a plurality of tilt sensors each including a pair of electrodes disposed to oppose each other with the positional relationship therebetween being fixed and a conductor capable of freely moving between the pair of electrodes and changing an electrical-connection state between the pair of electrodes by means of the movement of the conductor resulting from a variation in posture of the pair of electrodes, wherein the plurality of tilt sensors are arranged so that directions in which the pairs of electrodes are opposed to each other are perpendicular to each other; a multivalued data output unit that acquires the electrical-connection states between the pair of electrodes of the plurality of tilt sensors and converts the acquired electrical-connection state into multivalued data on the basis of the ratios of the electrical-connection states in a predetermined first period. | 09-08-2011 |
20110218461 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE ROTATIONAL INSTABILITY OF THE KNEE - A device capable of determining the condition of knee ligaments in a patient, particularly the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), has a foot receptacle rotatable about an axis of rotation of the patient's tibia, and the receptacle is operatively linked to a device configured to apply a measured force to rotate the tibia about its axis, and further has a means for measuring the angle of rotation of the tibia in response to that force. By measuring the angle of rotation relative to the force of rotation, a diagnosis can be made of the health of the knee, particularly the PCL. | 09-08-2011 |
20110218462 | System for Measurement and Analysis of Movement of Anatomical Joints and/or Mechanical Systems - A system for measuring and analyzing movement or force in conjunction with sports, physical fitness or therapy. Real-time displays of range of movement (or force) information are calibrated for optimal visibility and/or resolution based on the actual range of a given exercise. Also disclosed is a balance indicator showing in real-time whether one side of the body is being favored over the other. Also disclosed are timing windows that indicate the desired timing of an exercise in real-time. Also disclosed are ‘breadcrumbs’ visually depicting (during and after completion of an exercise) a user's history of speed and range. | 09-08-2011 |
20110218463 | Assessment of Gait - A method of monitoring or assessing the motion of the limbs of a body when performing repetitive cyclic activity uses inertial measurement units secured to each of the limbs to be monitored. The operation of all of the IMUs is synchronised by way of a pulse from a computer. On performing the repetitive cyclic activity such as walking, running, trotting or galloping, the outputs of the IMUs are assembled and analysed in realtime, to determine the relative phase of the limb movements, from which an assessment of the gait may be made. | 09-08-2011 |
20110230790 | Method and system for sleep monitoring, regulation and planning - A method for operating a sleep phase actigraphy synchronized alarm clock that communicates with a remote sleep database, such as an internet server database, and compares user physiological parameters, sleep settings, and actigraphy data with a large database that may include data collected from a large number of other users with similar physiological parameters, sleep settings, and actigraphy data. The remote server may use “black box” analysis approach by running supervised learning algorithms to analyze the database, producing sleep phase correction data which can be uploaded to the alarm clock, and be used by the alarm clock to further improve its REM sleep phase prediction accuracy. | 09-22-2011 |
20110230791 | FALL DETECTION AND/OR PREVENTION SYSTEMS - There is provided a fall detection and/or prevention system, comprising one or more sensors for detecting characteristics of movement of a user of the fall detection and/or prevention system and for generating corresponding signals; processing means for analyzing the signals from the one or more sensors using a fall detection algorithm to determine if a fall has taken place or is likely to take place; wherein the processing means is further adapted to update said fall detection algorithm based on the result of the analysis of the signals and an indication whether a fall has actually taken place from the user or a third party. | 09-22-2011 |
20110230792 | MOTION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of motion assessment for use in medical analysis and treatment of motion impairments. The system is configured to stimulate, monitor and analyse voluntary movements of a subject. A surround-display is used to stimulate movement of the subject, a motion tracker monitors the movements of the subject, and a processor receives data from the motion tracker and may be configured to control the surround-display. | 09-22-2011 |
20110245733 | Methods and devices for measuring a torsion of a part of the body - In a method and a device for measuring a torsion of a body with the aid of flexion sensors (B | 10-06-2011 |
20110264008 | APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING FALLS AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING - The present invention provides and apparatus for distinguishing falls from activities of daily living (ADLs). First, the human movements and muscle activities would be obtained by an electromyography measuring unit and/or an inertia measuring unit to record ADLs, and falls would be distinguished from ADLs to trigger the protecting devices in time to prevent or decrease injury. In addition, the apparatus would be preset for different operational conditions to adapt different users by a setting unit to increase accuracy. Finally, the moving distance and the direction of the user would be obtained by the electromyography measuring unit and/or the inertia measuring unit to obtain the location thereof in an interior space. | 10-27-2011 |
20110264009 | Orthopaedic Safety System - An orthopaedic device for generating one or more strain signals representative of the strain in a bone in response to a force applied to the bone. The device includes an encircling member ( | 10-27-2011 |
20110264010 | Systems, Devices, and Methods for Interpreting Movement - According to some exemplary embodiments, a method or system can involve associating a plurality of biokinetographic comparison results with a first specific dysfunction from a group of specific dysfunctions, each of the biokinetographic comparison results obtained from a comparison of a biokinetographic value to a standard for a corresponding biokinetographic variable. | 10-27-2011 |
20110270134 | DETECTING POSTURE SENSOR SIGNAL SHIFT OR DRIFT IN MEDICAL DEVICES - In general, the disclosure relates to medical devices and systems for detecting the posture state of patient. For example, a medical system may detect a posture state of a patient and deliver therapy based at least in part on the detected patient posture state. In some examples, the system may comprise a posture sensor that generates posture sensor data when a patient is in a posture state, and a processor that receives the first posture sensor data, compares the first posture state data to reference posture sensor data, and detects the presence of at least one of sensor signal drift or sensor signal shift for the posture sensor based at least in part on the comparison. In some examples, the processor may be configured to determine one or more offset correction values to apply to posture sensor data generated by the posture sensor when the at least one of sensor signal drift or sensor signal shift is determined to be present. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270135 | Augmented reality for testing and training of human performance - A system for continuously monitoring a user's motion and for continuously providing realtime visual physical performance information to the user while the user is moving to enable the user to detect physical performance constructs that expose the user to increased risk of injury or that reduce the user's physical performance. The system includes multiple passive controllers | 11-03-2011 |
20110275957 | Inertial Sensor Based Surgical Navigation System for Knee Replacement Surgery - An inertial sensor based surgical navigation system for knee replacement surgery is disclosed. Inertial sensors composed of six-degree-of-freedom inertial chips, whose measurements are processed through a series of integration, quaternion, and kalman filter algorithms, are used to track the position and orientation of bones and surgical instruments. The system registers anatomically significant geometry, calculates joint centers and the mechanical axis of the knee, develops a visualization of the lower extremity that moves in real time, assists in the intra-operative planning of surgical cuts, determines the optimal cutting planes for cut guides and the optimal prosthesis position and orientation, and finally navigates the cut guides and the prosthesis to their optimal positions and orientations using a graphical user interface. | 11-10-2011 |
20110275958 | GONIOMETER - A goniometer comprises a first arm ( | 11-10-2011 |
20110275959 | PORTABLE SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE POSITION OF A PATIENT'S HEAD DURING VIDEONYSTAGMOGRAPHY TESTS (VNG) OR ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY (ENG) - A system and a method is presented that includes monitoring in real time the position and movement of the head with regard to a visual stimulator during videonystagmography (VNG) or electronystagmography (ENG) studies in a patient. Ultrasound sensors and emitters are used combined with gyroscopes as gravity detectors, or other devices. The signals of the sensors are processed by software that carries out positioning monitoring that facilitates the operation of the operator and makes a quality control of the diagnostic maneuvers, thus providing a test reproducible method for patients. Reproducibility is ensured by means of acceptance limits provided by the software. The invention provides a way of ensuring the reproducibility according to ANSI standard in the tests by guiding the operators throughout the process so that they may conduct the tests in the same way for all patients. This inventive portable system can be use in any physician's office. | 11-10-2011 |
20110275960 | ENTRANCE INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISSUING ENTRANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SLEEPING ROOM BY AN ENTRANCE INFORMATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an entrance information system and a method for operating an entrance information system issuing an entrance instruction for a sleeping room in dependence of a sleeping signal from a sleep detector detecting the sleep stage of a person inside the sleeping room. | 11-10-2011 |
20110275961 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTION OF CONTEXT WHEN ADDRESSING A MEDICAL CONDITION OF A PATIENT - Methods and devices detect context related to a patient when monitoring a physiological condition of the patient and/or when applying one or more modes of therapy. The context may be a patient context such as posture or an environmental context such as ambient conditions. The context may be used in various ways in relation to the physiological measurement, such as to control when the physiological measurements are made, to appropriately flag physiological measurements, to be recorded in association with the physiological measurements, and/or to correct the physiological measurements based on a reference context. A device such as a beacon transmitter is used in detecting the context and a measurement device such as an implantable cardiovascular device is used to capture the physiological measurements. | 11-10-2011 |
20110288447 | Sensors for monitoring movements, apparatus and systems therefore, and methods for manufacturing and use - Sensors, apparatus, and methods for measuring movements are disclosed. The sensors include input and output windings wound about a common location and an armature is equally positioned relative to both windings movable to vary inductance reactance of the sensor. The mass of the sensor and the ease of movements are such that flexible membranes, such as skin, can be monitored with insignificant interference. The sensor can be included in “Band-aid” bandage arrangement in which the bandage backing can be removed and held in place on skin by the bandage. A monitoring circuit, responsive to the changes in sensor impedance, provides indications of the detected movements. The monitoring circuit includes an arrangement for self-adjusting parameters so that the system can be automatically preset and continually reset. The monitoring circuit includes a power savings arrangement. | 11-24-2011 |
20110288448 | PROSTHETIC LIMB MONITORING SYSTEM - Parameters related to use of a prosthesis by a patient with a limb amputation are monitored using a tool that includes one or more piezoelectric force sensors. The resulting data are processed for use both in short and long term management of amputee patients. The sensor is a small modular unit that fits within or between traditional prosthetic components, e.g., below a prosthesis socket. The data produced by the tool are collected, processed, and stored. Optionally, the data are periodically communicated to a remote site via a network, e.g., over the Internet. The device and associated software used to process the data can be used to characterize activities conducted by a prosthesis user, to determine pistoning or threatening interface stress distributions between the limb and socket, mal-alignment of the socket, use of improper components, and other possibly undesired conditions that the amputee patient using the prosthesis may be experiencing. | 11-24-2011 |
20110301505 | Methods, Devices, and Systems for Health Management - The present invention discloses a portable health management device. The device includes a measuring element measuring a biological measurement for a user; a storage element storing a plurality of experience data associated with the biological measurement; an analysis module analyzing the biological measurement in real time based on the plurality of experience data so as to generate an analysis result, wherein the analysis result provides the user with a suggestion to improve the biological measurement so as to manage the user's health. | 12-08-2011 |
20110306903 | KNEE LIGAMENT TESTING DEVICE FOR MEASURING DRAWER AND ROTATIONAL LAXITY - A system and method for determining laxity in an anatomical joint. The system includes a force sensor that measures a force applied to an appendage that is coupled to a joint and a position sensor that determines the amount of movement of the appendage when the force is applied to the appendage. The system also includes a system controller that is connected to both the force sensor and the position sensor and allows communications between the sensors. | 12-15-2011 |
20110313324 | METHOD AND SYSTEM PERMITTING THE SEQUENTIAL REORGANIZATION OF SIGNALS - A method and system for sequentially reorganizing signals received on a set of sensors, including a network of aerials or sensors, a high-precision clock, controlling a sequencer and suitable for accurately pacing the switching and acquisition times between each aerial, the sequencer is suitable for controlling an antenna switch, an the antenna switch linked to a single-channel radiofrequency receive module, an acquisition card, and a processing model. | 12-22-2011 |
20110313325 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FALL DETECTION - A method and system for detecting motion is described. A data acquisition system is positioned at a desired position by establishing a reference line based on the desired position of the data acquisition system. Further, a field of view of the data acquisition system is partitioned into an upper region and a lower region based on the reference line. Subsequently, motion information corresponding to a person in the field of view is acquired. Additionally, it is determined if the acquired motion information corresponds to the upper region and/or the lower region in the field of view. Moreover, a magnitude of motion and an area of motion of the person are computed using the acquired motion information. Subsequently, a motion event corresponding to the person in the lower region of the field of view is detected based on the determined magnitude of motion and the determined area of motion. | 12-22-2011 |
20110313326 | Apparatus and Method for Testing Muscular Power Capacity - Apparatus for use when assessing muscular strength and body posture in a body core, wherein at least a portion of the apparatus is arranged to be attached to a body; the apparatus is arranged to be substantially fixedly positioned relative to two anatomical landmarks; the apparatus is provided with at least one of a sensor and a signal transmitter for measuring an angle between a line through the two anatomical landmarks and a reference line which is independent of the body; and the apparatus is connected to an angle indicator. | 12-22-2011 |
20110313327 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT OF A POSITION AND ORIENTATION INDICATOR AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE MOVEMENTS OF A BODY PART - A method for automatic alignment of a position and orientation indicator with respect to a body part is provided. The method comprises the steps: attaching a position and orientation indicator ( | 12-22-2011 |
20110319792 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING IN VIVO BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SKIN - An assembly for measuring in vivo biomechanical properties of skin, comprising a testing device, said testing device comprising; a first pad attachable to the skin a second pad attachable to the skin, at a known distance from the first pad; said attachability of the pads to the skin to prevent relative movement between the respective pad and the skin to which it is attached; a forcing means for applying a force to the first pad, whilst said pads are attached to the skin, along a first axis connecting the first and second pad, to induce a corresponding relative movement between the pads due to deformation of the skin between said pads; a force measurement device for measuring the applied force, and; a displacement measurement device for measuring the corresponding induced movement. | 12-29-2011 |
20120004578 | System and Method for Analyzing Biomechanics - A system and a method for analyzing biomechanics. The biomechanics analyzing system for analyzing a motion state of an organism includes a detecting unit, a low-pass filter, a high-pass filter and a processing unit. The detecting unit disposed on a surface of a muscle of the organism detects an acceleration signal. The low-pass filter filters the acceleration signal to produce a low-frequency signal. The high-pass filter filters the acceleration signal to produce a high-frequency signal. The processing unit analyzes a motion posture or a motion frequency of the motion state of the organism according to the low-frequency signal, and analyzes a motion strength of the motion state of the organism according to the high-frequency signal. | 01-05-2012 |
20120004579 | Virtual Prosthetic Limb System - A system for configuring a prosthetic limb for use by a living being is provided. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to receive a control signal generated in response to a command from the living being and to generate a plurality of virtual bodies on a display including members of a virtual prosthetic limb and at least one virtual object. The ECU is further configured to control movement of at least one member of the virtual limb responsive to the control signal, to determine a contact force between first and second virtual bodies of the plurality of virtual bodies upon engagement between the first and second bodies caused by movement of one of the one member of the virtual limb and the at least one virtual object and to adjust a position of at least one of the first and second bodies responsive to the contact force. | 01-05-2012 |
20120010536 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING EYE TREMOR - An apparatus consistent with the present invention comprises a sensor for receiving a signal representing eye tremor and a processor for monitoring eye tremor while receiving the signal. A method consistent with the present invention includes receiving a signal representing eye tremor, comparing the received signal representing eye tremor to at least one reference value, and classifying a patient's brain stem function using the comparison of the received signal representing eye tremor to at least one reference value. An embodiment consistent with the present invention includes an ocular micro tremor (OMT) sensor and associated signal processing hardware and software for clinical analyses | 01-12-2012 |
20120016269 | Registration of Anatomical Data Sets - Methods and systems are disclosed for relating additional spatial information associated with one volume data set of an anatomical structure with another volume data set of the anatomical structure where the spatial information is not available. A unique spatial characteristic of the volume data set is identified, such as an image moment of inertia, and an arbitrary reference frame is assigned to the volume data set and correlated with the unique spatial characteristic. The additional spatial information is also correlated with the arbitrary reference frame. The additional spatial information is then correlated to a second volume data set of the anatomical structure by registering the first and second volume data sets based on the unique spatial characteristic. The methods and systems allow registration of different volume data sets of the same anatomical structure and transfer of the additional spatial information without establishing a local reference frame based on predefined landmarks. | 01-19-2012 |
20120016270 | FALL DETECTION DEVICE - A fall detection device ( | 01-19-2012 |
20120029389 | BONE TRACKING WITH A GYROSCOPE SENSOR IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY - A system tracks an object in computer-assisted surgery. The system comprises a sensor unit secured to the femur. Gyroscopes on the sensor unit produce readings related to orientation data about three axes of rotation. A tracking unit receives the gyroscope readings. An axis calibrator on the tracking unit comprises a calculator for adding at least part of the gyroscope readings for specific movements of the object about a desired axis. An axis normalizer on the tracking unit determines an orientation of the desired axis with respect to the sensor unit from the added gyroscope readings. A tracking processor tracks the desired axis from the gyroscope readings. An interface displays orientation data for the object from a tracking of the desired axis. A method for tracking an object with a gyroscope sensor unit is also provided. | 02-02-2012 |
20120029390 | SEIZURE DETECTION USING COORDINATE DATA - A seizure detection device includes a coordinate data interface configured to receive coordinate data for a human, a memory to store coordinate data for a defined location of the human, and a seizure detector configured to identify a seizure event responsive to the coordinate data. | 02-02-2012 |
20120029391 | BILATERAL UPPER LIMBS MOTOR RECOVERY REHABILITATION AND EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR PATIENTS WITH STROKE - A Bilateral Upper Limbs Motor Recovery Rehabilitation and Evaluation System for Patients with Stroke which gets feedback from the feeling of body about sense of sight or auditory sense, etc to let inspector's pair of hands process forward, back, drawing and multiple actions, and let strokes can execute task training of kinematic parameter diversification about multiple strength, spped, acceleration, etc to process rehabilitation that relate to the action-status of body and estimate the status of restoration. Devices of file at least includes a pair of double-axle connecting rod structure for upper limbs, an unit for physiological signal collection, an unit for processing estimated of rehabilitation and an unit of multimedia display. | 02-02-2012 |
20120029392 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A FALL OF A USER - This invention relates to a system and method for detecting a fall of a user. The system comprises at least one sensor, a determining unit and a processor. The at least one sensor worn on the body of the user generates sensor data relating to the fall, and the determining unit determines a sensor position of the at least one sensor. The processor adjusts the fall detection algorithm according to the sensor position, and performs an analysis based on the sensor data to determine whether a fall is occurring or not. In this way, fall detection is performed with high detection accuracy even if the sensor position changes, and the user feels good by wearing the sensors in their preferred way. | 02-02-2012 |
20120059283 | SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING INFANT MOVEMENT - A system and method for measuring movements, utilizing one or more wireless accelerometers attached to one or more limbs of a human subject for the purpose of determining certain temporal and spatial gestures of the subject. | 03-08-2012 |
20120059284 | STATUS DETECTING DEVICE TO BE ATTACHED TO A LIVING BEING - A status detecting device is described for being attached to a living being, in particular a person, to detect the position of the body of the living being, having a first sensor, configured as an acceleration sensor and/or a gyroscopic sensor. An additional, second sensor, configured as a height measuring sensor, is also provided. Also described is a corresponding method. | 03-08-2012 |
20120065549 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING VESTIBULO-OCULAR FUNCTION - A system for assessing vestibulo-ocular function includes a motion sensor system adapted to be coupled to a user's head; a data processing system configured to communicate with the motion sensor system to receive the head-motion signals; a visual display system configured to communicate with the data processing system to receive image signals from the data processing system; and a gain control device arranged to be operated by the user and to communicate gain adjustment signals to the data processing system. | 03-15-2012 |
20120065550 | System and Method for Determining Patient Follow-Up Subsequent to an Orthopaedic Procedure - A method of determining patient follow-up subsequent to an orthopaedic procedure includes determining the number of cycles of use of an orthopaedic joint of the patient. If a predetermined threshold is exceeded, communication with an orthopaedic care provider is initiated. A patient monitoring system is also disclosed. | 03-15-2012 |
20120071793 | Sensors for Inductive Plethysmographic Monitoring Applications and Apparel Using Same - This invention includes improved IP sensors that both have improved sensitivity, performance, and other properties and are multifunctional. The improved IP sensors have IP sensor conductors with waveforms having legs that are substantially parallel throughout the operating range of stretch. The multifunctional IP sensors include, in addition to IP sensors, accessory conductors, additional sensors, and other compatible modules. This inventions also includes embodiments of apparel incorporating the improved IP sensors. This apparel can range from band-like to shirt-like, and so forth, and include one or more IP sensors sensitive to expansions and contractions of underlying regions of a monitored subject. | 03-22-2012 |
20120083715 | Portable Monitoring Devices and Methods of Operating Same - The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to a portable monitoring device to calculate calorie burn of a user, comprising a motion sensor to detect motion of the user and, in response, to generate data which is representative of motion of the user, and an altitude sensor to detect a change in altitude of the user and, in response, to generate data which is representative of the change in altitude of the user. The portable monitoring device may include processing circuitry to: calculate data which is representative of a change in elevation of the user using (i) the data which is representative of motion of the user and (ii) the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user, calculate first calorie burn using the data which is representative of motion of the user, and calculate second calorie burn by adjusting the first calorie burn based on data which is representative of a change in elevation of the user. The portable monitoring device may include a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user. | 04-05-2012 |
20120083716 | Portable Monitoring Devices and Methods of Operating Same - The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to a portable monitoring device to calculate a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by a user, the portable monitoring device comprising (i) a motion sensor to detect motion of the user and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of motion of the user, (ii) an altitude sensor to detect a change in altitude of the user and, in response thereto, to generate data which is representative of the change in altitude of the user, and (iii) processing circuitry, coupled to the motion sensor and the altitude sensor, to calculate a number of stairs or flights of stairs traversed by the user using the data which is representative of motion of the user and the data which is representative of a change in altitude of the user. The portable monitoring device may include a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the body of the user. | 04-05-2012 |
20120101411 | AUTOMATED NEAR-FALL DETECTOR - A method of gait data collection, the method comprising collecting movement data, determining from the data a movement parameter that includes a third order derivative of position, comparing the movement parameter with a threshold value, and counting at least a near fall if the movement parameter exceeds the threshold value. | 04-26-2012 |
20120109016 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING TRUNCAL CONTROL - An exercise monitoring apparatus for measuring proper abdominal strengthening affords a customer an improved method for developing better abdominal muscles to treat back pain, avoid injuries and improve physical performance. The exercise apparatus has a stretchable belt with first and second ends having fasteners to attach the belt to the athlete's waist, the fasteners accommodating a variety of waist sizes. The belt has a wider middle portion formed by wider surfaces of the fabric, the wider portion forming a pocket with an exit at a small opening. The pocket accommodates an airtight sac containing gas-filled, compressible foam. A manometer is attached to the sac via a tube that passes through the small opening around the sac, and the manometer displays data on pressure changes as the customer uses the belt. | 05-03-2012 |
20120116256 | MEASUREMENT OF BIO-SIGNALS - Apparatus for measuring a bio-signal associated with contraction of a muscle in a human or animal body. The apparatus has a sensor for placement in contact with the body for measuring said muscle contraction signal. It also includes means for measuring a contact force and/or relative movement between the sensor and the body. | 05-10-2012 |
20120116257 | Postural information system and method including determining response to subject advisory information - A method includes, but is not limited to: determining subject advisory information regarding one or more subjects based at least in part upon postural influencer status information including information involving one or more spatial aspects for each of two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects, and determining a response to the subject advisory information including one or more changes regarding one or more spatial aspects for one or more of the postural influencers. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 05-10-2012 |
20120116258 | REHABILITATION APPARATUS USING GAME DEVICE - An apparatus for lower-limb rehabilitation training of a patient with lower limb paralysis and a rehabilitation apparatus using game device. The invention measures the usage of the paralyzed lower limb, and based upon the measurement, forces patients with limb paralysis to use partially paralyzed lower muscles which they are not likely to use. The apparatus can measure the weight load and the angle of the joint, and by using the measure values as variables, display the condition of paralysis to the patient so that he/she can recognize his/her present condition of paralysis, and enable the user to training through feedback. | 05-10-2012 |
20120116259 | BELT FOR TRAINING ABDOMINAL MUSCLES AND TRAINING METHOD EMPLOYING THE SAME - A belt for training abdominal muscles comprises means ( | 05-10-2012 |
20120130284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING DISTANCE ESTIMATE MODELS FOR PERSONAL NAVIGATION - Systems and methods for constructing distance estimate models for personal navigation are provided. In one embodiment, a distance estimation system comprises: a gait information memory configured to store gait information about a gait mode; a biometric data memory configured to store a biometric profile for a user; a frequency module configured to identify a gait frequency; and a distance calculation module configured to calculate the distance traveled by the user by creating a distance estimate model based on the gait mode, the biometric profile, and the gait frequency, wherein the distance calculation module creates the distance estimate model by performing a regression analysis on movement information from at least one user. | 05-24-2012 |
20120130285 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND EVALUATING THE MOTION AND FUNCTION OF JOINTS AND ASSOCIATED MUSCLES - Apparatuses are disclosed that is adapted and configured to cause and control joint motion of a patient. Apparatuses comprise, for example, a first motion member configured to engage a patient proximal to a target joint; a second motion member configured to engage a patient distal to a target joint; and a coupling member configured to connect the first motion member to the second motion member and further adapted to allow rotation of the first and second motion member around an axis, wherein the apparatus is engageable with a medical diagnostic device and further configured to capture patient specific data. | 05-24-2012 |
20120130286 | COLLECTING POSTURE INFORMATION TO EVALUATE THERAPY - A medical device delivers a therapy to a patient. Posture events are identified, e.g., a posture of the patient is periodically determined and/or posture transitions by the patient are identified, and each determined posture event is associated with a current therapy parameter set. A value of at least one posture metric is determined for each of a plurality of therapy parameter sets based on the posture events associated with that therapy parameter set. A list of the therapy parameter sets is presented to a user, such as a clinician, for evaluation of the relative efficacy of the therapy parameter sets. The list may be ordered according to the one or more posture metric values to aid in evaluation of the therapy parameter sets. Where values are determined for a plurality of posture metrics, the list may be ordered according to the one of the posture metrics selected by the user. | 05-24-2012 |
20120136278 | STRAIN MONITORING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A system for monitoring strain as an indicator of biological conditions, such as spinal fusion, glucose levels, spinal loading, and heart rate. The system includes an inter-digitated capacitor sensor, and RF transmitter, and an associated antenna, all of which are microminiature or microscopic in size and can be implanted in a biological host such as a human or animal. An inductively coupled power supply is also employed to avoid the need for implantation of chemical batteries. Power is provided to the sensor and transmitter, and data is transmitted from the sensor, when an external receiving device, such as a handheld RF ID type receiver, is placed proximate the location of the implanted sensor, transmitter and inductively coupled power supply. The implanted sensor, transmitter and inductively coupled power supply can be left in place permanently or removed when desired. | 05-31-2012 |
20120143094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSTURE OF A PERSON - A system for determining the posture of a person has a motion sensor (CM) with at least one axis of measurement, which is provided with fixing means (MF) for rigidly connecting said motion sensor (CM) to a user. Analysis means (AN) are also included for determining a posture of the user. The analysis means (AN) utilize: (A) joint densities of probabilities of a low-frequency component and a high-frequency component, these densities of probabilities being defined for each posture; and (B) probabilities of transition between two successive postures. | 06-07-2012 |
20120143095 | BODY MOVEMENT DETECTION DEVICE AND BODY MOVEMENT DETECTION METHOD - A body movement detection device that computes a unit-differentiated body movement amount appropriately in tune with a user's life rhythm and a body movement detection method are provided to enhance a user's level of satisfaction. A pedometer provided with an acceleration detection unit that acquires an acceleration that changes with the body movement of a living body, a calculation unit that computes the number of steps based on an acceleration signal and a display unit that displays the computed number of steps includes a storage unit that stores a change condition in which a demarcation of 1 day is set as the unit for aggregating the number of steps. The change condition is constituted by a condition that is determined based on the acceleration signal and a time signal, and the calculation unit computes the number of steps by day. | 06-07-2012 |
20120157886 | Mechanomyography Signal Input Device, Human-Machine Operating System and Identification Method Thereof - A mechanomyography (MMG) signal input device, a human-machine operating system and an identification method thereof are provided. The system includes a mechanomyography (MMG) signal input device, a signal processing unit, a motion database and a calculating unit. The MMG signal input device is mounted on a measuring portion of a testing body, wherein the measuring portion has a plurality of muscle groups. The signal processing unit is used for receiving the MMG signals of the muscle groups, and performing integration and pre-processing on the MMG signals to obtain a processed signal. The motion database is used for storing a motion mode. The calculating unit is used for performing signal intensity computation, data segmentation, feature vector calculation, and testing body's motion recognition, and outputting a corresponding control signal according to the result of recognition. | 06-21-2012 |
20120157887 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING A PROSTHESIS DURING SURGERY - Presented are methods and systems for determining, monitoring, and displaying the relative positioning of two rigid bodies during surgery. In particular, the present disclosure relates to methods and systems for positioning a prosthesis relative to a bone during a surgery as well as to systems and methods for verifying resulting relative positioning of adjacent bones. | 06-21-2012 |
20120165703 | Preempt Muscle Map Screen - Some embodiments of the invention provide a software generated series of tests or screens to determine skeletal muscle balance as related to muscle strength and muscle flexibility. In some embodiments, a color coded muscle map illustrating the findings of the screens, is generated. The findings of the screens compile an exercise program, specifically tailored to the individual's general health and fitness state, as well as to the specific shortcomings identified in the screen. The invention also provides, in some embodiments, an exercise program adherence tracking calendar which monitors both completed exercises and exercise effectiveness as measured by changes in screen results. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165704 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING REHABILITATION ROBOT - An apparatus for controlling a rehabilitation robot providing walking assistance to a user is disclosed. The apparatus includes a command perceiving unit for receiving a explicit walking command mode of a user based on a conscious adjustment signal, a motion sensing unit for sensing action of the user, a biometric sensing unit for sensing a biometric state of the user, and a host control module for analyzing walking steps and perceiving intent to walk by using the walking command perceived by the command perceiving unit and the action sensed by the motion sensing unit, thereby controlling the rehabilitation robot. The apparatus for controlling a rehabilitation robot further includes a wearing-type suit having the apparatus disposed thereon. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN EPILEPTIC SEIZURE IN A PRONE EPILEPTIC PERSON - A system for detecting an epileptic seizure in a prone person, comprising:
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20120165706 | System For Determining The Position Of A Knee Prosthesis - The present invention provides a method for determining a position of a joint prosthesis using a computer assisted orthopedic surgery system in support of an arthroplasty surgery. The method includes attaching a first locatable element to a first bone on one side of a joint, providing a sensor having a second locatable element and moving the sensor in proximity of the joint to locate a plurality of positions of the sensor relative to the first locatable element using a tracking device. The method further includes selecting a generic model of a joint, determining the generic model in response to the plurality of positions located using the tracking device to generate a deformed model, determining a position for a joint prosthesis on the deformed model, and outputting on a display the determined position upon the deformed model. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165707 | NON-INVASIVE TRACKING OF BONES FOR SURGERY - The described method for determining at least orientation of a pelvic bone in space and for tracking movement of the pelvic bone using a computer assisted surgery (CAS) system includes removably attaching, in a non-invasive manner, at least one reference marker, in communication with the CAS system, to a skin surface covering the pelvic bone. Registering at least orientation readings of the reference marker is then performed with respect to a fixed reference in a reference coordinate system, following which at least an orientation of the pelvic bone in the reference coordinate system is determined using the orientation readings of the reference marker. These steps are repeated to update the orientation readings while tracking the pelvic bone in space. | 06-28-2012 |
20120172763 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A handheld measurement device ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120172764 | PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO POSTURE CHANGE - In an embodiment, an implantable medical device includes a controller circuit, a posture sensing circuit, and a physiological sensing circuit. The controller circuit senses a change in a physiological signal as a result of a change in posture, and generates a response as a function of that change. In another embodiment, the controller circuit identifies a heart failure condition as a function of the change in the physiological signal. | 07-05-2012 |
20120179071 | ASSOCIATING THERAPY ADJUSTMENTS WITH POSTURE STATES USING A STABILITY TIMER - The disclosure describes techniques for associating therapy adjustments with posture states using a timer. The techniques may include detecting a patient adjustment to electrical stimulation therapy delivered to the patient, sensing a posture state of the patient, and associating the detected adjustment with the sensed posture state if the sensed posture state is sensed within a first period following the detection of the adjustment and if the sensed posture state does not change during a second period following the sensing of the sensed posture state. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179072 | SURGICAL DEVICE - A surgical device for the treatment of biological tissue has a surgical instrument with at least one HF electrode and an HF surgical unit with an HF generator for generating an HF voltage and supplying an HF current to the HF electrode, and a control device for open-loop or closed-loop control of the HF generator. The surgical instrument has a movement detection device to detect a movement sequence of the surgical instrument and the HF surgical unit has an evaluation device for evaluating a movement sequence detected by the detection device. The movement detection device and the evaluation device are connected to each other, movement sequences of the surgical instrument detected by the detection device can be transmitted to the evaluation device, and the HF surgical unit is configurable by an evaluation of the movement sequences of the surgical instrument by the evaluation device. | 07-12-2012 |
20120191016 | GAIT BASED NOTIFICATION AND CONTROL OF PORTABLE DEVICES - Method and system for gait controlled operations of a device including one or more gait sensors ( | 07-26-2012 |
20120191017 | STUMBLE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWERED ARTIFICIAL LEGS - A stumble detection system is disclosed for use with a powered artificial leg for identifying whether a stumble event has occurred. The stumble detection system includes an acceleration sensor for providing acceleration data indicative of the magnitude of acceleration of a person's foot, and a detector that determines whether a stumble event has occurred responsive to the acceleration data and provides an output signal. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197162 | Sensor-Based Health Monitoring System - Implementations for sensor-based health monitoring systems are generally disclosed. | 08-02-2012 |
20120203140 | Patient Positioning Systems and Methods - Systems and methods provide patient position information to a user. A patient positioning device is placed on a patient in a predefined location. The patient positioning device determines a relative patient position with respect to at least one known reference axis. The patient positioning device communicates patient position information including or with reference to the at least one known reference axis. The communicated patient position information allows the user to position the patient and/or a surgical tool using the communicated patient position information. | 08-09-2012 |
20120209149 | INFORMATION PROCESSING FOR A BODY MOTION SIGNAL - An information processing method includes the following steps: applying a pattern matching process on the body motion signal information, and extracting rhythm cycle candidate waves which are rhythm cycle candidates related to the rhythmic motion; performing −1 or more times integration on the body motion signal information to obtain a motion trajectory, and performing coarse-graining on the motion trajectory to produce an auxiliary wave; superimposing the rhythm cycle candidate waves which are extracted in the process of extracting the cycle candidate waves, on the obtained auxiliary wave, and selecting a cycle of a rhythm cycle candidate wave which has a peak in the auxiliary wave, as a true cycle; and finally obtaining a result of the processing. | 08-16-2012 |
20120215135 | Pelvic Region Analyzer and Associated Therapeutic and Diagnostic Methods - A pelvic region analyzer for performs at least one of therapeutic and diagnostic methods. The pelvic region analyzer has a probe for insertion in a pelvic region of a patient. The pelvic region analyzer has a balloon for insertion in the pelvic region and disposed at a distal end of the probe. A sensor is integrated with the probe and disposed at a distal end of the probe. An electronic coupling is coupled to the sensor. The electronic coupling provides pressure information from the sensor. An air tube is connected to the balloon. Air is added and removed from the air tube in accordance with at least one of the therapeutic and diagnostic methods. | 08-23-2012 |
20120220904 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AN ANATOMICAL ANGLE OF A BODY - An apparatus ( | 08-30-2012 |
20120226199 | THE DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND FOLLOWING UP A COMPLETE OR PARTIAL ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY BY MEANS OF COMPARING THE TWO LIMBS - The aim of the invention is to make improvements to the “GNRB®” device for detecting and following up an ACL injury, one improvement comprising a system for positioning the knee at a flexion of 20° to 90°, characterized by two separate seat portions which are pivotable relative to one another ( | 09-06-2012 |
20120232430 | UNIVERSAL ACTIGRAPHIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREFOR - The present disclosure relates to an actigraphic device based on a universal actigraphic platform. Parameters from a plurality of sensors are acquired and correlated for determining a profile of use of the device. The device may be installed on a vehicle, for example a powered wheelchair, or be worn by a user. Two or more devices may form a network of communicating devices worn by a user. A method of using the actigraphic device for acquiring a profile of use is also provided. | 09-13-2012 |
20120232431 | Great Toe Dorsiflexion Detection - A limb movement biosensor for wearing upon a great toe or other appendage, the wearing upon the great toe being particularly useful for sensing dorsiflexion of the great toe as an indicator of contraction of a wearer's tibialis anterior muscle. A particular configuration of one embodiment allows for extended, multi-night data collection of limb movements by allowing an embedded microcontroller to sleep until movement greater than a pre-determined magnitude is detected by an accelerometer, by recording into memory such detection, while avoiding recording of the actual magnitude value of the detected movement. According to another optional embodiment feature, a light sensor is configured to wake up the processor from a lower power state, such as when a user removes the device from a light-protected package. | 09-13-2012 |
20120232432 | Sensor Fusion for Activity Identification - A mobile device monitors accelerations using one or more inertial sensors. A user activity is identified based on the accelerations. A first estimation is made of a user activity statistic associated with the user activity based on the accelerations. Location information is obtained by one or more location based sensors. A second estimation is made of the user activity statistic based on the location information. The user activity statistic is calculated based on the first estimation and the second estimation. | 09-13-2012 |
20120238914 | ACTIVELY CONTROLLED ORTHOTIC DEVICES - An actively controlled orthotic device includes active components that dynamically change the structural characteristics of the orthotic device according to the orientation and locomotion of the corresponding body part, or according to the changing needs of the subject over a period of use. Accordingly, the orthotic device can be effectively employed to provide locomotion assistance, gait rehabilitation, and gait training. Similarly, the orthotic device may be applied to the wrist, elbow, torso, or any other body part. The active components may be actuated to effectively transmit force to a body part, such as a limb, to assist with movement when desired. Additionally or alternatively, the active components may also be actuated to provide support of varying rigidity for the corresponding body part. | 09-20-2012 |
20120245490 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING MOVEMENT OF OBJECTS WITHIN THE ABDOMINAL AND/OR PELVIC REGION - Aspects of an apparatus and method for detecting movement of an object includes a base and a projection member extending between a first second ends, wherein the first end is attached to the base. Further included is a support member at the second end of the projection member, and a guide wire carried by the support member and having a substantially fixed length, wherein the guide wire is movable between a first position and a second position in conjunction with movement of an object. Also included is a sensor located a substantially fixed distance along a path of the guide wire from the support member, wherein the sensor detects movement of the guide wire between the first second positions. Additionally included is a feedback unit in communication with the sensor, wherein the feedback unit is configured to generate feedback corresponding to the detected movement. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245491 | POSTURE FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD, DETACHABLE TRACTION SYSTEM, AND TRACTION SAFETY BELT COMBINATION - A device for monitoring a posture of a user is provided. The device includes a belt adapted to encircle a torso of the user and provide an upward force to a spinal region of the user in response to a signal from a controller, and at least one sensor adapted to provide at least one measurement signal to the controller. The device also includes a feedback system activated by the controller to alert the user that a posture of the user is determined to be outside an acceptable range based on the at least one measurement signal. An ergonomic posture assisting system is provided that includes a detachable belt. A detachable belt is provided that includes a locking mechanism adapted to prevent the attachment mechanism from disconnecting in response to a signal. A posture feedback system and a device for monitoring a posture of a user are provided. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245492 | REHABILITATION DEVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH PARALYSIS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A rehabilitation device comprises a plurality of sensors configured to detect motion of at least one targeted area of a patient, a display unit to display an image, and a controlling unit configured to determine a motion characteristic of the patient based on output signals from the plurality of sensors, and to control a virtual image representing a human body displayed on the display unit based on the determined motion characteristic. The plurality of sensors of the present invention are engaged with the at least one targeted area. | 09-27-2012 |
20120253234 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING GAIT USING FABRIC SENSORS - A system for analyzing gait using textile sensors is disclosed. A system includes a sock sensing system, which comprises a sock and at least one switch, tension sensor, or pressure sensor for sensing a posture or movement; and a processor configured to receive signals from the sock sensing system and to analyze a gait parameter, wherein the processor is configured to calculate the gait parameter using a signal from the sock sensing system as a trigger point. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253235 | DEVICE FOR KNEE EVALUATION AND RELATIVE BRACE - A device for evaluating motion of a knee and for forming a brace which includes a first plate having four holes therein, a femoral arm, a tibial arm formed with a rectangular portion from which extends to a semi-circular portion having a central opening and an arcuate opening which for a first 25-30 degrees is an arc of a circle, for a subsequent 105-110 degrees is a spiral and is an arc of a circle from 135-140 to 180 degrees, a second plate having five holes therein and a small circular plate having a linear scale centrally thereof, a graduated arcuate scale and another arcuate opening configured to overlap the arcuate opening of the semi-circular portion of the tibial arm. | 10-04-2012 |
20120259248 | Person Support Apparatus with Activity and Mobility Sensing - A person support apparatus may, among other things, support a person in a laying-down or a seated position. One or more sensors, which may be operably coupled to the person support apparatus, monitor changes in the position of a person situated on the person support apparatus. A control system receives output from the sensor or sensors over a period of time, while the person is positioned on the person support apparatus. The control system makes a determination relating to the activity and/or mobility of the person positioned on the person support apparatus. The control system may use the activity and/or mobility determination to control a feature of the person support apparatus, or for other purposes. | 10-11-2012 |
20120265104 | POSTURE OBSERVER FOR ERGONOMIC OBSERVATION, POSTURE ANALYSIS AND RECONSTRUCTION - A system and method for analysis of steps of action of a person in activity in an environment with potential occlusion and without the need to use of invasive equipment. Non-limiting implementations use posture registration and postural analysis based on an observation protocol that allows reconstruction, in a digital human simulation environment, of the adopted postures observed in a real time situation or by video. | 10-18-2012 |
20120277634 | TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A tracking system is provided for tracking objects. A first and a second trackable member each have an inertial sensor unit producing at least orientation-based data. A processing unit receives the orientation-based data from the trackable members. The processing unit has an orientation calculator calculating an orientation of the second trackable member with respect to the first trackable member from the orientation-based data of the trackable members, whereby the processing unit calculates an orientation of the objects. A method for tracking objects is also provided. | 11-01-2012 |
20120277635 | BODY MOTION STAFF, PRODUCING MODULE, IMAGE PROCESSING MODULE AND MOTION REPLICATION MODULE - A body motion staff is an image constructed by encoding the member motion information which is obtained from the plural motion images taken over the motion of a multi-member body by a three-dimensional motion capturing apparatus. The member includes a link or a joint of the multi-member body. | 11-01-2012 |
20120277636 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT OF CHANGES IN VOLUME OF BREAST AND OTHER ORGANS - An apparatus and method for determination of change in volume of a body part or body organ on a real-time basis. In a breastfeeding application, an inflatable cuff is positioned on a nursing breast and allows direct access to the nipple by the breastfeeding infant. The inflatable cuff includes an outer shell portion and an inner inflatable bladder. The pressure in the bladder is monitored regularly by a pressure sensor, during a breastfeeding session. When the pressure drops below a preselected pressure, a controller directs a pump to pump air into the inflatable bladder to maintain the preselected pressure. The volume of added air is monitored during the breastfeeding session. Various calibrations are used to correlate the amount of added air, to the volume of breast milk withdrawn from the breast. The volume of breast milk withdrawn during breastfeeding is calculated and displayed throughout the breastfeeding session. | 11-01-2012 |
20120277637 | Method And System For Monitoring Pressure Areas On A Supported Body - A supported body, like the body of a bedridden patient, is monitored by a plurality of pressure sensors located between the body and support surface during an extended period of time. Pressure areas on the body are determined in real time for predetermined time periods during periods of movement between the body and the support surface. Common pressure areas on the body during different body positions on the support surface are determined for predetermined time periods. The pressure areas that exceed a predetermined pressure level for a predetermined time period trigger an alarm indicator and identification of the pressure areas of concern. | 11-01-2012 |
20120277638 | OBTAINING BASELINE PATIENT INFORMATION - The disclosure relates to a method and system for obtaining baseline patient information. In some examples, a method may include acquiring first patient data, wherein the first patient data comprises at least one of first posture state data indicative of a plurality of posture states of a patient during a first time period or first therapy adjustment data indicative of a plurality of patient therapy adjustments made during the first time period; generating baseline patient information based at least in part on the first patient data; and comparing the baseline patient information to patient information generated based on second patient data. Therapy is not delivered to the patient according to a detected posture state of the patient during the first time period, and therapy is delivered to the patient according to the detected posture state of the patient during the second time period. | 11-01-2012 |
20120283602 | WIRELESS ELECTRONIC PEGBOARD SETUP FOR QUANTIFICATION OF DEXTERITY - An electronic pegboard setup is provided for assessing patient dexterity. In certain embodiments, the pegboard setup may be wireless and may employ pegs equipped with sensors that that allow tracking of the motion of the peg in three-dimensions and over time. In one such embodiment, a visual output of the motion path may be provided to the clinician. In such an embodiment, the device may provide quantitative data regarding motion path to assess patient dexterity. | 11-08-2012 |
20120289866 | DEVICE FOR COLLECTION OF GAIT ANALYSIS DATA FOR UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES - The present disclosure relates to a system for collecting gait analysis data for analysis. The system may utilize force plate or balance boards as well as strain gauge force measurements to improve physical therapy and gait analysis for patients that use physical supports to walk or stand. The device measures force applied to the floor and to handrails to provide data on the patient's use of aid, e.g., the handrail, while standing or walking For physical therapy implementations, the system may also be combined with a game or other visual interface that provides feedback to the patient and/or to the caregiver. | 11-15-2012 |
20120289867 | STATE DETERMINING DEVICE AND STATE DETERMINATION METHOD - A state determining device includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor of the state determining device detects body motions of a test subject without physical contact. The processor of the state determining device determines whether the test subject is asleep or awake based on numbers of body motions detected for predetermined time periods. | 11-15-2012 |
20120289868 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONIORING SPORT RELATED FITNESS BY ESTIMATING MUSCLE POWER AND JOINT FORCE OF LIMBS - The present invention relates to a method and system for monitoring sport related fitness by estimating muscle power and joint force of limbs, in which the system comprises a sensing module and a force/track detection module, wherein sensor values from the sensing module are fed to the force/track detection module to be used as base for estimating feature parameters and classifying a motion series relating to muscle power and joint force of limbs so as to obtain skill-related fitness parameters corresponding to the sensing of the sensor module. | 11-15-2012 |
20120296235 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AND MONITORING PHYSICAL THERAPY EXERCISES - An automated system and method for performing and monitoring physical therapy exercises that includes the computerized motion capture of a user performing physical therapy exercises, comparison of the user's exercises to an idealized stored digital representation of the same exercises based on body type, and real time feedback to the user to enable the user to correct and complete the exercises. The system and method may also include the automated transmission of the user's physical therapy exercise session and related information to the user's healthcare professional. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296236 | THERAPY SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTIPLE POSTURE SENSORS - Posture-responsive therapy is delivered by the medical system based on posture state input from only one of multiple posture sensors at any given time. An example implantable medical system includes a first posture sensor and a second sensor. A processor controls therapy delivery to the patient based on at least one of a patient posture state or a patient activity level determined based on input from only one of the first or second posture sensors. In some examples, one of multiple posture sensors of an implantable posture-responsive medical system is used to automatically reorient another posture sensor (of the system), which has become disoriented. The disoriented posture sensor may be automatically reoriented for one or more posture states at a time. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296237 | MOTOR COORDINATION SKILLS MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT - There is described a computer-interfaced hand coordination measuring device that can track performance over time and report various types of errors, such as sequential, misses, perseverations, and balancing. The apparatus may be coupled to a computer and accompanying software is used to collect data from the administered tests and provide a report of the subject's scores for each hand on simple repetitive, sequential, and bimanual in-phase and out-of-phase tapping. | 11-22-2012 |
20120302925 | Gesture Recognition Biofeedback - A gesture recognition biofeedback device is provided for improving fine motor function in persons with brain injury. The system detects a physical characteristic of the patient and provides feedback based on the detected characteristic. For instance, the system may detect surface muscle pressures of the forearm to provide real-time visual biofeedback to the patient based on a comparison of the detected muscle pressure and predefined values indicative of appropriate motor function. | 11-29-2012 |
20120302926 | BODY MOVEMENT DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A body movement detecting apparatus includes a time-frequency converting unit configured to convert an input acoustic signal to a frequency component, an electric power difference computing unit configured to compute an electric power difference value of the frequency component of each of predetermined frequency bandwidths, a duration computing unit configured to compute duration in which a number of the predetermined frequency bandwidths each exhibiting the electric power difference value less than a first threshold is equal to or greater than a second threshold, a similarity value computing unit configured to compute a value indicating similarity of the electric power difference value of each of the predetermined frequency bandwidths, and a body movement detecting unit configured to detect body movement based on the computed duration and the computed similarity value. | 11-29-2012 |
20120310117 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING ADHD AND RELATED BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS - The invention features methods and systems for the diagnosis of ADHD and related disorders. The methods and systems of the invention can also be used to ascertain how much benefit an individual would derive from a particular therapy. One method of diagnosing ADHD or a related disorder in a subject comprising the steps of: (i) providing motor activity data having been collected by using a motion analysis device to record movements of said subject; (ii) analyzing said motor activity data to calculate a value for a measure of inhibitory control in said subject; and (iii) on the basis of said value, diagnosing said subject. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310118 | SHOULDER TORQUE AND RANGE OF MOTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for measuring shoulder stiffness and range of motion. Specifically, the invention relates to a device for measuring shoulder stiffness and range of motion in human subjects, and methods for making and using thereof. | 12-06-2012 |
20120316471 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN A DATA-CAPABLE STRAPBAND - Embodiments of the invention relates generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and computing devices, and more specifically to structures and techniques for managing power generation, power consumption, and other power-related functions in a data-capable strapband. Embodiments relate to a wearable band including sensors, a controller coupled to the sensors, an energy storage device, a power port configured to receive power and control signals, and a power manager. The power manager includes at least a transitory power manager configured to control an application of power to one or more components of the wearable band in one or more power modes. The band can be configured as a wearable communications device and sensor platform. | 12-13-2012 |
20120330193 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING JOINT ROTATION OF AN OBJECT - A device and method for measuring joint rotation of an object, which provides an objective quantification of a laxity of the joint, especially in external and internal rotation. The device for measuring rotation of a first joint of an object comprises an orthosis for immobilizing a second joint of the object, the second joint being connected to the first joint by a bone of the object; a torque sensor fixed to the orthosis for monitoring a value of torque applied to the second joint, the applied torque being transferred to the first joint via the bone; and a motion sensor for tracking a rotational displacement of the bone occurring under the applied torque. | 12-27-2012 |
20130006152 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING CORRECTION OF WALKING STYLES - An electronic device receives real-time data in relation to plantar pressures of a user. The real-time data is detected by pressure sensors, which is installed within insoles in a pair of shoes of the user, and sent to the electronic device via a wireless communication module installed in the insoles or the shoes. The electronic device then generates a real-time image in relation to real-time plantar pressure distributions of the user according to the real-time data, compares the real-time image with a pre-stored image stored in a storage device, and determines if a comparison result satisfies a preset requirement. The pre-stored image is in relation to standard plantar pressure distributions produced from a standard walking style. If the comparison result does not satisfy the preset requirement, the electronic device displays alert information via an output device to prompt the user to adjust the user's walking style. | 01-03-2013 |
20130012836 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTIVITY/REST IDENTIFICATION - Disclosed embodiments include a method for automatic identification of activity and rest periods based on an actigraphy signal. According to an embodiment, the method comprises (a) applying one or more filters to the actigraphy signal to generate a filtered actigraphy signal, and (b) comparing the filtered actigraphy signal against an adaptive threshold to generate an output signal corresponding to the activity and rest periods. The method can be implemented as part of a medical apparatus or medical system for automatic activity/rest identification from actigraphy signals. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012837 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTION APPARATUS - In order to provide a biological information detection apparatus capable of minimizing omission and errors in detecting a biological signal, a biological information detection apparatus is provided with: a plurality of detection units arranged on a support for supporting a living body, and adapted for outputting signals corresponding to vibration of the living body to be detected; extraction units for extracting signals in a predetermined frequency range corresponding to vibration of the living body to be detected; a timing detection unit for detecting a vibration timing of individual feature points from the signals extracted by each of the extraction units; a timing storage unit for storing a storage vibration timing that is the vibration timing detected by the timing detection unit; a determination unit for determining whether or not the detection vibration timing conforms to the stored vibration timing; and a timing output unit for outputting, as biological information about the living body, detection vibration timing in a case where the detection vibration timing conforms to the stored vibration timing. | 01-10-2013 |
20130018283 | Systems, Methods, and Media for Finding and Matching Tremor SignalsAANM Halkias; Xanadu ChristinaAACI New YorkAAST NYAACO USAAGP Halkias; Xanadu Christina New York NY USAANM Frisz; HenryAACI HuntingtonAAST NYAACO USAAGP Frisz; Henry Huntington NY US - System, methods, and media for finding and matching tremor signals that: receive a first piece of tremor signal content; identify a first plurality of tremor peaks that describe at least a portion of the first piece of tremor signal content using a Teager-Kaiser operator; form a first template of tremor peaks from at least a portion of the first plurality of tremor peaks, the first group of tremor peaks having a first croup of parameters; compare the first template and the first group of parameters with at least one second template and a second group of parameters, wherein the second group of parameters is based on a second set of tremor peaks associated with a second piece of tremor content; and identify a match between the first piece of tremor signal content and the second piece of tremor signal content based on the comparing. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018284 | Sleep Monitoring System - A method comprising monitoring a user's movements and determining when the user is falling asleep into a sleep session. The method further comprising identifying the sleep session as a power nap or a longer sleep, and waking up the user at a predetermined time, based on a combination of user preferences and measured information regarding the sleep session. | 01-17-2013 |
20130023798 | METHOD FOR BODY-WORN SENSOR BASED PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF FALLS RISK IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING ELDERLY ADULTS - Methods and systems may provide for falls risk assessment using body-worn sensors. If executed by the processor, the instructions can cause the system to calculate a timed up and go (TUG) time segment based on angular velocity data from the plurality of kinematic sensors. The instructions may also cause the system to calculate one or more derived parameters based on the angular velocity data, including temporal gait parameters, spatial gait parameters, tri-axial angular velocity parameters, and turn parameters. Falls data may be collected retrospectively, based on whether the test participant has fallen in the past. Falls data may be collected prospectively, in which the individual is contacted in the future to determine if they have fallen. This outcome data may be used to train regularized discriminant classifier models based on relevant sub-sets of the feature set, selected using sequential forward feature selection. Regularized discriminant parameters and along with associated sequential forward feature selection obtained feature set are obtained via grid-search | 01-24-2013 |
20130023799 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE HAND FORCE OF THE HAND PRESSURE - An apparatus for detecting hand force or hand pressure includes a longitudinally extending hollow body having an upper fixed end part, a lower fixed end part and a longitudinally extending spacer element that keeps the upper end part and the lower end part mutually spaced apart. The hollow body includes a flexible outer cover which connects the upper end part to the lower end part such that a closed inner space is formed within which the spacer element is also arranged. The outer cover is can be at least partly surrounded by a hand, and the inner space of the hollow body contains a gel, elastic multicomponent or liquid material which acts as a pressure transmitter. A pressure measuring apparatus extends at least partly in the inner space in the longitudinal direction to transmit the pressure from the outer cover via the pressure transmitter to the pressure measuring apparatus. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023800 | LOAD DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR HUMAN JOINTS - A load distribution device that transfers the musculo-skeletal stress at a joint to associated body segments of a given joint-segments body structure. The device comprises a proximal support element adapted to be positioned onto a proximal body segment, a distal support element adapted to be positioned onto a distal body segment, a compensating joint movably connecting the proximal and distal support elements, a control system operatively connected to the compensating joint and a power source supplying power to the control system and the compensating joint. During user executed movements, the compensating joint generates or dissipates, under the directions of the control system a preset level of biomechanical energy corresponding to a user desired musculo-skeletal stress reduction at the joint-segments structure in order to compensate the movements of the user, the biomechanical energy being redistributed onto the proximal and distal body segments via the corresponding proximal and distal support elements. | 01-24-2013 |
20130035612 | Hand-Function Therapy System With Sensory Isolation - The invention relates to rehabilitation systems and methods for providing therapy to individuals who have suffered a stroke or other neurological insult. A rehabilitation system may comprise a depth sensing camera positioned to view a workspace into which a patient's hands may be located, a display system viewable by the patient, and an electronic computer executing a stored program to display a representation of a virtual space holding at least one virtual object, display a representation of at least one hand of the patient, and monitor a virtual manipulation of the virtual object by the patient's hand. Other embodiments may include virtual reality goggles, head motion tracking, various exercises and of varying difficulty, tracking metrics and recording for subsequent playback. | 02-07-2013 |
20130035613 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING POSTURAL SWAY AND HUMAN MOTION - There is provided herein a system and method for performing a balance evaluation that utilizes a hand held accelerometer that measures upper body compensatory and correctional movement. Instead of testing movement in the waist or lower extremity as is commonly done, the instant invention measures thoracic trunk sway to estimate an individual's balance via positional change algorithms. By holding the measuring device to the chest and performing one or a variety of balance tests, the instant invention can determine the amount of sway in the trunk without attached or fixed monitors, which presents a novel approach to assessing postural sway above the center of mass. | 02-07-2013 |
20130041289 | MECHANICAL PIVOT SHIFT MEASUREMENT TO EVALUATE JOINTS - An unmet need of orthopaedic practitioners is a clinically-relevant measurement device and technique to objectively quantify joint (e.g., knee) stability, including rotational stability. An apparatus and method is disclosed for performing a mechanical joint movement test, such as a knee pivot shift test, through the application of standardized dynamic loads (e.g., using a constant-tension spring or other mechanism). When used for knee evaluation, this test reliably induces the characteristic “pivot” tibial subluxation/reduction event in an ACL-deficient knee, allowing for more sensitive detection of deficiencies in rotational knee stability, quantification of the relative importance of knee stabilizers, and comparison of the performance of contemporary ACL reconstruction techniques. The test allows for better understanding joint biomechanics and for defining unique kinematic and kinetic signatures for common joint injuries, such as knee injuries, that will be valuable for diagnostic purposes. | 02-14-2013 |
20130041290 | MEDICAL EVALUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SENSORS IN MOBILE DEVICES - A medical evaluation system includes an I/O module, a processing module, and an analysis module. The I/O module receives sensory data obtained by a motion sensor disposed in a mobile device carried by a patient at least when the patient is in a non-clinical environment. The processing module extracts medically relevant data from the sensory data received from the sensor in the mobile device. The relevant data includes one or more features of interest in the sensory data. The analysis module derives one or more surrogate biomarkers from the relevant data. The surrogate biomarkers represent at least one of a state or a progression of a medical condition of the patient. The mobile device may be a mobile phone carried by the patient and the sensor may include at least one of an accelerometer or a gyroscope that generates the sensory data to represent movements of the patient. | 02-14-2013 |
20130041291 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING A USER'S STRIDES - A system for analyzing a user's strides has a first sensor assembly (EC | 02-14-2013 |
20130046206 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEUROCOGNITIVE TRAINING AND/OR NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT - A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject including providing at least one initial stimulus to the subject, assessing at least one initial action of the subject in response to the at least one initial stimulus, based on the assessing the at least one initial action of the subject in response to the at least one initial stimulus, thereafter providing at least one further stimulus to the subject, assessing at least one further action of the subject in response to the at least one further stimulus and based at least on the assessing the at least one further action of the subject in response to the at least one further stimulus, thereafter providing at least one additional stimulus to the subject. | 02-21-2013 |
20130060166 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HAND REHABILITATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HAND FUNCTION - The various embodiments provided herein are generally directed to a method, system, and/or device for providing rehabilitation and assessing function from a portion of the human body. In one embodiment, there is disclosed a method, system, and/or device for providing rehabilitation and assessing of hand function using an audio interface. The audio interface may be a music-based interface and device may include a monitor unit, such as a hand monitoring unit, for providing data of a movement to a computing device, such as a microcontroller. The computing device may output data to a music-based interface. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060167 | METHOD FOR PREDICTION, DETECTION, MONITORING, ANALYSIS AND ALERTING OF SEIZURES AND OTHER POTENTIALLY INJURIOUS OR LIFE-THREATENING STATES - The present invention provides a method for predicting seizures and for detecting seizures, and other potentially injurious or life-threatening events, optionally in conjunction with a mobile device. In an embodiment, a portable device provides epilepsy seizure prediction, detection, monitoring, analysis and alerting for epilepsy patients or other people afflicted with seizures. In an embodiment, the portable device may alert and communicate information to health care providers, caregivers and family members, emergency services, and the like. Collected data may be reviewed and analyzed for use in developing specific criteria for predicting and detecting seizures and other potentially injurious or life-threatening events. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060168 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - The present disclosure provides system and method for monitoring of at least one physiological parameter of a person engaged in a physical activity, for example, an impact received by a player engaged in a contact sport such as football. The system includes a monitoring unit that actively monitors the physiological parameter of the person, wherein the monitoring unit generates an alert event when the monitored physiological parameter exceeds a threshold of the parameter. The monitoring unit determines whether the parameter exceeds an over-exposure threshold, wherein said threshold is based upon both a single incidence or cumulative incidences. | 03-07-2013 |
20130066236 | MOUTHGUARD APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD - A mouthguard apparatus is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the mouthguard apparatus includes an electronics package adapted to attach removably to a dental appliance. The dental appliance may be configured to be secured within the mouth of a user. At least portions of the electronics package adapted to extend external to a mouth of the user when the electronics package is attached to the dental appliance and the dental appliance is secured within the mouth of the user, in various aspects. Related methods are disclosed herein. This Abstract is presented to meet requirements of 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b) only. This Abstract is not intended to identify key elements of the apparatus and methods disclosed herein or to delineate the scope thereof. | 03-14-2013 |
20130072821 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING PARAMETERS IN JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY - A computer-implemented method for determining changes in parameters of a hip joint due to modification of the hip joint comprises establishing a first position of a pre-operative center of rotation of the joint in a first coordinate space. The method further comprises estimating a second position of the pre-operative center of rotation of the joint in the first coordinate space, when the estimated pre-operative center of rotation is maintained in a constant position in a second coordinate space. A change in a parameter associated with the joint is determined based on the first and second positions of the pre-operative center of rotation of the joint. | 03-21-2013 |
20130072822 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Surgical Traction - Apparatus is described for measuring and displaying the magnitude of traction forces applied to a patient's lower limbs during surgery, and for measuring the direction and magnitude of counter-traction forces applied to the patient's body by the perineal post located at the patient's groin to oppose traction forces applied to the patient's lower limbs. | 03-21-2013 |
20130072823 | Sleep Monitoring System - A method comprising monitoring a user's movements and determining when the user is falling asleep into a sleep session. The method further comprising identifying the sleep session as a power nap or a longer sleep, and waking up the user at a predetermined time, based on a combination of user preferences and measured information regarding the sleep session. | 03-21-2013 |
20130085418 | Device and Method for Monitoring a Patient Position - A portable position safety device and method for the monitoring of a patient's position in a number of different situations are disclosed. The device comprises a gyroscope module, a processing unit and an alarm system. The device and method are designed to monitor the patient movement. As such, a movement of the patient's leg beyond a certain preset angle limit will trigger the device alarm system and alert the attendant. The monitoring of the patient's position is achieved using the gyroscope function. | 04-04-2013 |
20130090574 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND WALKING POSTURE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD - A mobile terminal device includes a first detection unit that detects a displacement value associated with movement in an up-and-down direction, a second detection unit that detects a displacement value associated with movement or turning in a predetermined direction, a storage unit that stores a locus serving as a reference in relation to a walking posture, a extraction unit that extracts a timing of a predetermined characteristic displacement appearing at every step based on detected upward and downward displacement values at plurality timings, a calculation unit that selects extracted successive walking timings, and calculate a locus caused by walking of the selected walking timings based on a displacement value detected by the second detection unit, and a determination unit that determines whether the calculated locus satisfies the reference of the walking posture stored in the storage unit, whereby, a locus of a walking posture can be efficiently obtained. | 04-11-2013 |
20130102931 | REMOTE SLEEP QUALITY DETECTING METHOD - A remote sleep quality detecting system and its method provide a portable detecting device for detecting an examinee's physical activity while the examinee is sleeping, analyzing a detected activity signal by a signal processing module to generate a statistical value, and comparing a result of the computed statistical value with a sleep state index to obtain sleep quality information, and then storing the activity signal and the sleep quality information in a storage unit. The system and method also provide a remote monitoring device including a sleep information reading module for providing a user interface, connecting the portable detecting device via the Internet and receiving the sleep quality information produced by the portable detecting device after a command from the portable detecting device is received, such that the examinee's sleep quality information can be examined from a remote location for a long term without disturbing the examinee's sleep. | 04-25-2013 |
20130110008 | COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EXTERNAL DEVICES AND IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | 05-02-2013 |
20130110009 | DEVICE TO MONITOR AND TREAT HEMIPLEGIA AND HEMISPATIAL NEGLECT | 05-02-2013 |
20130110010 | GAIT ANALYSIS DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | 05-02-2013 |
20130110011 | METHOD OF MONITORING HUMAN BODY MOVEMENT | 05-02-2013 |
20130116601 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE AND SELECTIVE DETERMINATION OF BIOMECHANICAL, CONTRACTILE AND VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF SURFACE SKELETAL MUSCLES - The subject of this invention is a measurement method and device for selective and non-invasive determination of biomechanical, contractile and viscoelastic properties (BCVP) of skeletal muscles, muscle parts, tendons and ligaments (subjects of measurements) performed in situ (examine the phenomenon exactly in place where it occurs) by measuring the force at the skin surface above the subject of measurement. The essential parts included of the measurement device include a measurement sensor with a suitably shaped sensor tip, a microprocessor and a supporting part. The innovative measurement device is shaped in such a way that when positioned on the skin surface, the sensor tip is pressed into the skin. Any suitable force or pressure meter can be used to measure the force at the skin surface above the subject of measurement, where the sensor tip position is not affected by the measuring force. | 05-09-2013 |
20130116602 | AUTOMATIC ORIENTATION CALIBRATION FOR A BODY-MOUNTED DEVICE - In order to eliminate the need of tiresome and complex calibration procedures for posture-detecting devices, means are provided for determining an orientation of a body-mounted or implanted device ( | 05-09-2013 |
20130123666 | Movement disorder recovery system and method for continuous monitoring - The present invention relates to a movement disorder monitor, and a method of measuring the severity of a subject's movement disorder. The present invention additionally relates to a treatment delivery system for treating a subject in response to changes in the severity of a subject's symptoms. The present invention further provides for a system and method, which can accurately quantify symptoms of movement disorders, utilizing continuously obtained kinetic information to be analyzed, accurately distinguishing between symptoms of movement disorders and activities of daily living, relating quantified symptoms to a standard clinical rating scale, and correlating a subject's symptoms with certain physiological and environmental factors. The present invention still further provides for home monitoring of symptoms in subjects with these movement disorders in order to capture the complex fluctuation patterns of the disease over the course of days, weeks, months, or years. | 05-16-2013 |
20130123667 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE MOTION TRACKING TO AUGMENT PATIENT ADMINISTERED PHYSICAL REHABILITATION - A system, apparatus and method are thereby provided for the non-invasive motion tracking to augment patient administered physical therapy via a motion tracking apparatus, a display, and a computing platform coupled to the motion tracking apparatus and the display. The computing platform serves to provide a menu driven interface to the patient, an instruction to the patient, a determination of the patient's motion or action in response to the instruction, a comparison between the instruction to the patient and the determination of the patient's motion or action, and to provide a feedback display to the patient. In certain embodiments, the system, apparatus and methods further includes a social networking link. In yet other embodiments, a live telemedicine link is provided, and optionally triggered based upon detection of an alert or alarm condition. In yet other embodiments, rehab tools are utilized. | 05-16-2013 |
20130123668 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING SKINFOLD THICKNESS - The object of the present invention is a device for measuring skinfold thickness digitally instrumented for reading the thickness of skin folds and possessing wireless data communication capability with a remote station (for example, a personal computer) in which is installed a software application integrating a database. | 05-16-2013 |
20130123669 | GAIT CHANGE DETERMINATION DEVICE - A gait change determination device includes a main body unit, an accelerometer that detects an acceleration of the main body unit, and a control unit, and determines a change in the gait of a user that wears the main body unit on a predetermined area. The control unit specifies a trajectory of a predetermined area on which the main body unit is worn during walking based on accelerations detected by the accelerometer, calculates the temporal change amount of the specified trajectory, and determines the degree of change, which is the degree of the temporal change, based on the calculated temporal change. The degree of change in the gait can be more accurately determined. | 05-16-2013 |
20130131553 | PATIENT ASSESSMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A patient assessment apparatus, such as for balance assessment, includes an elongated member having a length and first, second and third positions along the length, a first receiving member situated at the first position, and a second receiving member situated at the third position, the second position situated between the first and third positions. The first and second receiving members are each arranged to receive a marker from a patient. Reach characteristic data is collected from a patient using the balance assessment apparatus, and the reach characteristic data is analyzed to determine whether the patient has a balance deficit. | 05-23-2013 |
20130131554 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING TORSION OR BENDING AT A JOINT BETWEEN TWO LIMBS - Method, device and system for measuring a degree of torsion or bending of a joint. The method comprises the steps of attaching a sensor ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130131555 | GAIT ANALYSIS USING ANGULAR RATE REVERSAL - The gait of a subject can be assessed based on angular rate reversals in one or more limbs. Angular rotation sensors are secured to the limb and the associated data is processed to determine angular rate reversals. Alternatively, image capture systems can be used to identify rate reversals. Based on two or more rate reversals, subject gait and gait characteristics can be evaluated, even for subjects having shuffling gaits. | 05-23-2013 |
20130131556 | USE OF A SUPPORT DEVICE - A method and system for determining a pose of a subject. The subject is placed onto a surface of a platform having a first radio-frequency transceiver and a second radio-frequency transceiver. A first radio-frequency transponder is placed onto an upper extremity of the subject. A second radio-frequency transponder is placed onto a lower extremity of the subject. A first signal is transmitted from the first transceiver to the first transponder, resulting in the first transponder sending a second signal. A third signal is transmitted from the second transceiver to the second transponder, resulting in the second transponder sending a fourth signal. The second signal is received by the first transceiver. The fourth signal is received by the second transceiver. A pose of the subject is determined based on receiving the second signal and the fourth signal. | 05-23-2013 |
20130158438 | Robotic Exoskeleton for Limb Movement - This invention relates to a robotic exoskeleton comprising mechanical linkages that couple to one or more selected joints of a limb of a subject. The robotic exoskeleton may be provided with means for obtaining data respecting angular position, torque, and/or acceleration of at least one of the joints or the links of the mechanical linkages, and may be used for assessing, studying, diagnosing a deficit, and/or treating an impairment in sensorimotor function of a limb of a subject. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158439 | UPPER LIMB IMPAIRMENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A method of permanent impairment assessment of a person's upper limb and/or hand is implemented using a proprietary computer program, and comprises the step of displaying a digital image of the person's injured limb and/or hand | 06-20-2013 |
20130165819 | System and method for controlling radio frequency scanning attributes of an implantable medical device - A method and system are provided for controlling radio frequency (RF) scanning attributes of an implantable medical device (IMD) that include configuring an IMD to establish an RF connection over a predetermined frequency band based on a scan attribute. The method and system may also include storing, in the IMD, predetermined first and second values for the scan attribute to define different first and second scan modes, respectively. The method and system may also include determining a posture state of a patient, in which the IMD is implanted, and switching between the predetermined first and second values for the scan attribute, based on the posture state determined, to cause the IMD to switch between the first and second scan modes. | 06-27-2013 |
20130165820 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF HUMAN LOWER LIMBS - A system and a method for estimating the mechanical behavior of human lower limbs is provided. The method includes the following steps: sensing a plurality of foot pressure signals of a user by using a sensor array, the foot pressure signals comprising at least a rearfoot pressure signal and at least a forefoot pressure signal; calculating a temporal sequence of a gait cycle of the user according to the foot pressure signals; calculating a foot reaction force of the user according to the foot pressure signals and a calibration parameter; and calculating a mechanical state of the lower limb joints of the user according to the temporal sequence of the gait cycle and the foot reaction force. | 06-27-2013 |
20130172788 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE PATELLAR REFLEX AND OTHER REFLEXES - The invention belongs to the field of electronic instruments for measuring physiological parameters and medical diagnosis. | 07-04-2013 |
20130184613 | Activity and Inactivity Monitoring - Systems and methods are provided for calculating point values for users who participate in activities. An activity is first captured with a sensor. A processor classifies the activity by comparing a sensor signal to templates. Once the activity is classified, an activity factor is selected. Point values are then calculated as a function of the activity factor and duration of the activity. If a predetermined criteria is met, such as | 07-18-2013 |
20130190657 | INTEGRATED PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD IMPLEMENTING AN ACCELEROMETER FOR ANALYZING BIOMECHANICAL PARAMETERS OF A STRIDE - An accelerometer analyzing biomechanical parameters of the stride of a runner, including: fastening a device on the torso of the runner that is electrically self-sufficient and includes a triaxial accelerometer, chronograph, digital processor and display; measuring a sequence of acceleration data in at least the vertical direction using the accelerometer, while the runner runs a certain distance along a running course; during or at the end of the course, having the processor calculate the biomechanical parameters of the stride, including the lowering of the center of gravity and/or the elevation of the center of gravity and/or the sum of the lowering and of the elevation of the center of gravity and/or the vertical mechanical work of the center of gravity of the runner, on the basis of the acceleration data, of the distance and of a period of time measured by the chronograph; and displaying the parameters on the display. | 07-25-2013 |
20130190658 | INTEGRATED PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD IMPLEMENTING AN ACCELEROMETER FOR DETECTING ASYMMETRIES IN A MOVEMENT OF A USER - System and method implementing an accelerometer ( | 07-25-2013 |
20130197398 | Handheld Extremity Flexibility Evaluation And Treatment Device - A handheld tissue stretching device combined with an extremity flexibility number, stretchscore, enables users to independently evaluate and treat the flexibility of their extremity tissue minimizing physical therapist intervention to evaluate and treat tissue. The distance between handheld stretching devices and the extremity supports changes with a high degree of variability during home treatments; whereas, medical professionals monitor stretch intensity visually and manually. Patients performing home-based stretches impart variable intensity that leads to inconsistent tissue treatment resulting in increased tissue stiffness. The present inventors have discovered when the slack is automatically retracted, the distance between the users hands and the extremity support is continuously proportional to the flexibility of the extremity. This “distance matching” between the handheld stretching device and the extremity support provides a reliable, repeatable, and independent evaluation of extremity flexibility by directly relating this change in distance to the user's flexibility. | 08-01-2013 |
20130197399 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING A PATIENT - In one embodiment, a patient evaluation apparatus includes a glove body adapted to be worn on an examiner's hand, finger orientation sensors mounted to the glove body adapted to sense the orientation of the fingers and thumb of the examiner's hand, force sensors mounted to the glove body adapted to measure forces applied against the examiner's hand, and a motion sensor mounted to the glove body adapted to detect motion of the examiner's hand. | 08-01-2013 |
20130211291 | PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE (PER) SYSTEM - A method of automatically requesting assistance for a patient includes wearing a wireless device with one or more accelerometers on the patient to detect patient motion; determining a fall based on detected motions; and automatically requesting assistance for the patient if needed. | 08-15-2013 |
20130218052 | Physical Therapy Device - A physical therapy device is disclosed. An example of the physical therapy device includes a cuff for attachment to a patient's limb. The example physical therapy device also includes a light emitter mounted to the cuff. The example physical therapy device also includes a tracking pattern corresponding to at least one physical therapy exercise. The patient performs the physical therapy exercise by moving the patient's limb in such a manner so as to track light from the light emitter on the tracking pattern. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218053 | SYSTEM COMPRISED OF SENSORS, COMMUNICATIONS, PROCESSING AND INFERENCE ON SERVERS AND OTHER DEVICES - A system for monitoring patient activity comprising: at least one measurement device configured to provide data related to a patient's physical activity; and a server configured to make an inference regarding the patient's physical activity based on data provided by the at least one measurement device. In some embodiments, the inference is a determination of a type of physical activity. In some embodiments, the measurement device is configured to be worn by the patient or carried in the patient's pocket. In some embodiments, two or more measurement devices are used. In some embodiments, the server is remotely located from the measurement device. In some embodiments, the server is configured to archive and retrieve the data provided by the measurement device and the inferences. | 08-22-2013 |
20130226038 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND ASSESSING MOBILITIES OF EXTREMITIES AND OF BODY PARTS - A device and method for measuring and assessing mobilities of extremities and body parts of a proband, characterized by a wireless measuring device attachable at an extremity to be measured or at a body part to be measured of the proband, the measuring device including a sensor for three-dimensional continuous detection of position changes of the measuring device, a data processing device that wirelessly receives the measured values, an input device for manual inputs, wherein the input device is part of the wireless measuring device, an analysis program for a planning of a measurement and/or for a visualization of a measurement and/or for an analysis of a measurement, wherein the analysis program runs on the data processing device and the analysis program computes from the measured values position changes of the measuring device, computes from the position changes a mobility of an extremity or of a body part; and processes manually inputted inputs. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226039 | COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS AND MONITORING OF MOBILITY ABNORMALITIES IN HUMAN PATIENTS - A method for analyzing and monitoring mobility abnormalities of human patients is provided herein. The method includes the following stages: capturing a physiotherapeutic sequence of a scene that includes 3D positioning and orientations of the body parts of the human patient over time; monitoring, over a physiotherapeutic session, the set of key points on the human patient while the human patient performs physiotherapeutic exercises comprising a set of predefined sequences of body-related and limb-related postures and gestures; and analyzing the monitored set of key points during the physiotherapeutic session, to yield an assessment of a level of compliance of the human patient in performing the physical training or physiotherapeutic exercises, based at least partially on the abnormality mobility profile. Additionally, an analysis during the physiotherapeutic session may be carried out, to yield an assessment of a level of compliance of the human patient in performing specified physiotherapeutic exercises. | 08-29-2013 |
20130231590 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING GAIT AND RECOMMENDING FOOTWEAR WITH A MOBILE COMPUTER DEVICE - A mobile computer system and method for analyzing a runner's gait and selecting running shoes appropriate for the runner's gait. A mobile computer device with a video camera, user interface, and a processor coupled to a memory is presented to a user. A user records video of a runner's gait. A still frame that shows an anatomical joint in an evaluation position is selected. A simplified model of the anatomical joint is created. One or more shoes from a database of shoe profiles is selected according to the deviation of the simplified model from a physiological normal model. Consumer information regarding one or a plurality of the running shoes is displayed to the user. The user is enabled to purchase one or a plurality of the selected running shoes via e-commerce. Consumer and gait analysis information is shared with other computers via wireless or computer network. | 09-05-2013 |
20130237882 | ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT IN EXERCISE APPARATUS - An apparatus for measuring a physiological parameter of a user is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory comprising a computer program code comprising program instructions of a first algorithm modelling acquisition of the physiological parameter from motion of a user's arm and program instructions of a second algorithm modelling acquisition of the physiological parameter from motion of the user's torso. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to: acquire torso acceleration data representing motion of the torso of the user; process the torso acceleration data with the second algorithm; and acquire, from the acceleration data processed with the second algorithm, reference parameters for the first algorithm. | 09-12-2013 |
20130245502 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PATIENTS FOR CLINICAL EPISODES - Apparatus and methods are described for monitoring a subject. A motion sensor senses motion of the subject and generates a sensor signal in response thereto. A control unit includes a filter configured to extract from the sensor signal at least one signal selected from the group consisting of: a breathing-related signal and a heartbeat-related signal. The control unit is configured to analyze the selected signal and to detect changes in body posture of the subject at least partially in response thereto. Other applications are also described. | 09-19-2013 |
20130245503 | Patient Monitoring System with Unitary Structure and Method - A unitary patient monitoring system ( | 09-19-2013 |
20130253378 | USER INTERFACE RELATED TO A SURGICAL PROVISIONAL - Systems and methods for presenting force information related to a provisional is disclosed. A user interface may be provided for presenting objects on a display related to a knee joint, the user interface including a representation of an area of the knee joint for presentment on the display and a force center indicator for presentment on the display. The user interface providing an indication of when a position of the force center indicator corresponds to a desired position of the force center indicator. | 09-26-2013 |
20130253379 | NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A method for diagnosing a joint condition includes in one embodiment: creating a 3d model of the patient specific bone; registering the patient's bone with the bone model; tracking the motion of the patient specific bone through a range of motion; selecting a database including empirical mathematical descriptions of the motion of a plurality actual bones through ranges of motion; and comparing the motion of the patient specific bone to the database. | 09-26-2013 |
20130253380 | COLLECTING POSTURE INFORMATION TO EVALUATE THERAPY - A medical device delivers a therapy to a patient. Posture events are identified, e.g., a posture of the patient is periodically determined and/or posture transitions by the patient are identified, and each determined posture event is associated with a current therapy parameter set. A value of at least one posture metric is determined for each of a plurality of therapy parameter sets based on the posture events associated with that therapy parameter set. A list of the therapy parameter sets is presented to a user, such as a clinician, for evaluation of the relative efficacy of the therapy parameter sets. The list may be ordered according to the one or more posture metric values to aid in evaluation of the therapy parameter sets. Where values are determined for a plurality of posture metrics, the list may be ordered according to the one of the posture metrics selected by the user. | 09-26-2013 |
20130261505 | ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING JOINT FORCES OF A PATIENT'S KNEE JOINT - An orthopaedic surgical system includes a sensor module for determining the joint force of a patient's knee joint and an adaptor for coupling various tibial trialing components to the sensor module. The sensor module includes a tibial paddle to which the adaptor is configured to couple. The adaptor and tibial paddle include structures that control the orientation at which the adaptor is attachable to the tibial paddle. Some tibial trialing components may be positioned over the adaptor in a mobile orientation that facilities rotation of the tibial trialing component relative to the tibial paddle or a fixed orientation that restricts the rotation of the tibial trialing component. | 10-03-2013 |
20130267873 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PATIENTS WITH REAL-TIME VIDEO - A method and system for monitoring remotely located patients that includes real-time video of the remotely located patients. The method and system may be implemented as part of a central nursing station, a remote ICU, or a remote patient monitor. The method and system may also allow for real-time audio communication with the remotely located patients. The real-time video and real-time audio may permit improved response to alarms by allowing medical practitioners to reduce the rate of false-positive and false-negative alarms. Further, the real-time video and real-time audio may be used to generate additional alarm criteria. A camera for generating the real-time video may be part of a patient monitor or may be a separate system. Settings for the camera may be controlled from remotely. | 10-10-2013 |
20130274635 | Athletic Activity Monitoring Methods and Systems - Athletic activity monitoring methods and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sensor module is physically coupled to an object during an athletic activity conducted by a user. An athletic activity monitoring method for use with the sensor module includes the steps of detecting movement of the object, recording movement data, identifying a matching athletic motion from a plurality of reference motions by comparing the movement data to data associated with the plurality of reference motions, and providing an output to the user that conveys the identity of the matching athletic motion. | 10-17-2013 |
20130281888 | TASK-ASSOCIATED MOTION ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for task-associated motion analysis are provided. In the task-associated motion analysis system, a protocol including one or more motion-based tasks is performed by a patient. The patient's performance is recorded using one or more sensors and the patient's data is compared to normative data to assess musculoskeletal performance for the purposes of diagnosis and administration of therapy or training recommendations. | 10-24-2013 |
20130289448 | LIMB STRENGTH MEASUREMENT DEVICE - Wearable devices, and methods of use thereof, are provided for the measurement of isometric limb strength. In some embodiments, the device includes pivotally connected members and associated contact pads for contacting portions of a limb, where the members may be locked in position to perform isometric flexion or extension force measurements of the limb about a joint. A load cell or other force measurement sensor integrated with the device measures the force applied to one of the contact pads, either directly or indirectly. In some embodiments, the device can be reconfigured for the measurement of isometric strength for both flexion and extension. | 10-31-2013 |
20130289449 | ACTIVITY ANALYSIS, FALL DETECTION AND RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Aspects of the present disclosure include methods and corresponding systems for performing health risk assessments for a patient in the home environment. In various aspects, depth image data for a person may be obtained and subsequently processed to generate one or more parameters, such as temporal and spatial gait parameters. Subsequently, the generated parameters may be processed with other medical information related to the patient, such as electronic health records, to perform various health risk assessments. | 10-31-2013 |
20130296741 | ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOTIC DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED VIBROTACTILE BIOFEEDBACK AND RELATED METHODS - Ankle-foot orthotic devices with integrated vibrotactile biofeedback and related methods are disclosed. According to an aspect, an ankle-foot orthotic device may include one or more sensors configured to determine a gait phase of a user and to determine a movement of the user. Further, the device may include a controller configured to communicate feedback to the user based on the determined gait phase and the determined movement of the user. | 11-07-2013 |
20130303947 | SPASTICITY MEASURING DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for measuring the spasticity of an articulation of an individual, the articulation being located between a first limb and a second limb, said device being characterised in that it comprises: a first part for receiving all or part of the first limb of the articulation; a second part for receiving all or part of the second limb of the same articulation, the second part being pivotably connected to the first part about a rotational axis; and means for determining a spasticity score from measurements relating to the reaction of said articulation to a flexion exerted on the articulation, the determination means comprising a means for measuring an articulation reaction torque at the site of the rotational axis. | 11-14-2013 |
20130310711 | JOINT MOTION MEASURING APPARATUS AND MEASURING METHOD THEREOF - A joint motion measuring apparatus is applied for measuring a rotation angle of a joint. A human body has a moving part connected with the joint. The joint motion measuring apparatus includes an attitude sensing unit, an attitude computing unit, and a joint motion computing unit. The attitude sensing unit is placed on the moving part, and senses the moving part moving from a first position to a second position to output a motion sensing signal. The attitude computing unit is coupled with the attitude sensing unit and transfers the motion sensing signal into an attitude signal. The joint motion computing unit is coupled with the attitude computing unit, and computes a zenith angle of the attitude sensing unit at the second position according to the attitude signal to further obtain the rotation angle of the joint according to the zenith angle. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310712 | SLEEP EVALUATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR SLEEP EVALUATION DEVICE - A measurement device is provided with a sensor for detecting body motion of a subject and a CPU for executing processing for generating display data. The CPU includes a first discrimination unit for discriminating a sleeping state of the subject for each unit period, based on a sensor signal output from the sensor, a second discrimination unit for discriminating a level of the sleeping state of a predetermined period consisting of a predetermined number of continuous unit periods, based on the sleeping state for each unit period, a decision unit for deciding a display mode for each predetermined period, according to the level of the sleeping state of the predetermined period, and a generation unit for generating display data for displaying the level of the sleeping state of the subject in the predetermined period on a display device with a graph along the time axis. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310713 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING COMPLIANCE WITH OXYGEN THERAPY USING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ACCELEROMETER - The invention relates to a device for measuring patient compliance with oxygen therapy, including a casing ( | 11-21-2013 |
20130324888 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BALANCE AND TRACK MOTION IN MAMMALS - An example sensor band configured for attachment to a calf of a mammal and used in measuring track and balance motion of the mammal includes one or more first sensors for sensing muscle circumferential pressure at multiple positions; one or more second sensors for sensing Earth's magnetic field; and one or more third sensors for sensing Earth's gravitational field. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324889 | SLEEP EVALUATION DEVICE AND SLEEP EVALUATION METHOD - With an evaluation device, a sleep level of a person being measured is discriminated based on a signal input from a body motion sensor. With the evaluation device, when a go-to-bed button is operated at time T | 12-05-2013 |
20130324890 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE VALUES OF PARAMETERS REPRESENTATIVE OF A MOVEMENT OF AT LEAST TWO LIMBS OF AN ENTITY REPRESENTED IN THE FORM OF AN ARTICULATED LINE - A method determining values of parameters representing a movement of an entity represented by an articulated chain, by a sensor assembly including at least one sensor for a parameter representing an orientation of a first segment of the articulated chain, the method including: reception of an orientation value measured and supplied by the orientation sensor; estimation of a value of at least one first parameter representing a movement of the first segment by processing the orientation value; and, based on a predetermined movement model of the articulated chain, as a time change model, including at least one relationship of time dependency between the at least one first parameter and at least one other parameter representing a movement of another segment of the articulated chain: estimation of a value of the at least one other parameter by application of the time change model to the estimated value of the at least one first parameter. | 12-05-2013 |
20130331736 | APPLIED KINESIOLOGY (AK) METHOD AND APPARATUS - Testing apparatus and methods eliminate uncertainties associated with applied kinesiology (AK) evaluation. The invention comprises a housing and a vertical member extending upwardly from the housing. The member includes an upper platform to receive a pressure-applying body part and a lower portion that enters into the housing wherein it is coupled to a device to measure the applied pressure. The measurement device is in communication with a readout on the housing that indicates the applied pressure. The platform, preferably in the form of a cradle, is coupled to a receptacle to hold a food or item to be evaluated. The patient applies a standard measured resistance, and when the item to be tested is held by the patient, the machine measures the decrease in resistance from the body, thereby accurately quantifying the patient's response to the food or other item being tested. | 12-12-2013 |
20130331737 | Apparatus for mounting a wireless sensor on a human for diagnosing and treating cognitive disorders - A cognitive disorder diagnostic and treatment system having a plurality of wireless sensors strapped to the arms and legs of a human being for improved diagnostic capability. The wireless sensors are in the form of cubes which are mounted on apparatus comprising a pair clips, and a Velcro strap. The strap is connected to the mounting apparatus through angled apertures whereby the top surface of the wireless sensor is canted toward the user for better visibility of graphics which are displayed on the top surface of the sensor. | 12-12-2013 |
20130338539 | SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR MONITORING A HAND TREMOR OF AN END-USER VIA A COMPUTER MOUSE INPUT DEVICE - A computer receives movement information, wherein the movement information is sent by a computer mouse input device in response to an end-user moving the computer mouse input device. The computer determines a frequency at which an end-user typically tremors based on the movement information received during a specified time interval, by utilizing a fast Fourier transform operation. The computer determines current tremor frequencies of the end-user based on additional movement information, by utilizing the fast Fourier transform operation. The computer modifies a value assigned to a warning counter in response to at least one magnitude of one of the current tremor frequencies exceeding a magnitude of the frequency at which the end-user typically tremors. The computer sends an electronic notification in response to the value assigned to the warning counter exceeding a limit of an acceptable level of hand tremor. | 12-19-2013 |
20130338540 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIERARCHICAL PATTERN RECOGNITION FOR SIMULTANEOUS CONTROL OF MULTIPLE-DEGREE OF FREEDOM MOVEMENTS FOR PROSTHETICS - This disclosure relates to a hierarchy of classifiers, including linear discriminant analysis (LDA) classifiers, arranged to provide simultaneous control of multiple degrees of freedom of a prosthetic. The high accuracy of the hierarchical approach allows pattern recognition techniques to be extended to permit simultaneous control, potentially allowing amputees to produce more fluid, life-like movements, ultimately increasing their quality of life. The hierarchy may also be used to control a biological interface that allows input to computers for persons with disabilities, used as a potential video-game controller, and used as an input interface for tablets, and phones. | 12-19-2013 |
20130338541 | UPPER LIMB BRADYKINESIA AND MOTOR FATIGUE DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a motor skill assessment device and methods of using the motor skill assessment device. The device includes a gear shaft protruding through a support member. A handle is attached at one end of the gear shaft and a measurement device is located at the other end of the gear shaft. There may be a circuit board in electronic communication with the measurement device and a computer in electronic communication with the circuit board. Methods for quantifying motor skills and methods for evaluating the effect of medical interventions on a patient are also disclosed. | 12-19-2013 |
20130338542 | Neuromuscular Testing Device and Method to Use - Health care professionals must often measure a person's neuromuscular function. Currently there is no way to accurately assess the level of a person's ability to perform basic tasks that will permit the person to perform the activities of daily activity and thus determine whether or not the person can be discharged from the hospital or whether additional assistance may be needed. This device will allow the health care professional to accurately assess these functions so that decisions regarding discharge from a health care facility or return to home may be made. | 12-19-2013 |
20130338543 | PATIENT DETERIORATION DETECTION - A system (108) detects deterioration of a patient of a medical institution. A processor(152)receives attended physiological data for the patient from a user interface or a patient monitoring system (102) and obtains a baseline patient score from the attended physiological data and a scoring table. The scoring table is received from a memory (118). The processor (152) further receives physiological data, including at least one of unattended physiological data and attended physiological data, which includes measurements of one or more of the physiological parameters of the patient, from a patient monitoring system (102) for the patient. Scores of the physiological data measurements are compared to corresponding most recent attended physiological data measurements using the scoring table. A clinician is notified of patient deterioration if the score of one or more physiological data measurements has deteriorated as compared to the scores of the corresponding most recent attended physiological data measurements. | 12-19-2013 |
20140005575 | ACTIVITY METER | 01-02-2014 |
20140012161 | THERAPEUTIC SLEEVE DEVICE - A therapeutic sleeve device apparatus has a flexible sleeve shaped to be worn around the arm of the user. The device has an array of accelerometers disposed on or within the flexible sleeve to physically associate with positions on the arm of the user. Each array of accelerometers has a sample rate that can be configured for sensing body movement during a movement activity. A power source and a data collection system are operably connected to the array of accelerometers. The data collection system has a means for receiving data from the array of accelerometers and processing that data into a storable format. | 01-09-2014 |
20140018705 | GAIT ANALYSIS METHOD AND GAIT ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A gait analysis method is implemented by a gait analysis system including a sensing unit, a storing unit storing a plurality of computing programs, and a processing unit electrically connected to the sensing unit and the storing unit, and comprises steps of: sensing a gait by the sensing unit to output a sensing signal, wherein a gait cycle includes a stance phase, a push-off phase, a swing phase and a heel-strike phase; obtaining a signal vector magnitude (SVM) and a signal magnitude subtraction (SMS) by the processing unit according to the sensing signal; identifying the stance phase, push-off phase, swing phase and heel-strike phase according to the SVM and SMS, wherein the push-off phase, swing phase and heel-strike phase are determined according to a dynamic threshold; and implementing a classification of the gait according to the stance phase, push-off phase, swing phase and heel-strike phase. | 01-16-2014 |
20140018706 | Biometric Monitoring Device having a Body Weight Sensor, and Methods of Operating Same - A system comprising a biometric monitoring device including a housing including a platform to receive at least one foot of the user, a body weight sensor to generate body weight data, processing circuitry to calculate user weight data which corresponds to the user's weight, and communication circuitry. The system further includes the portable activity monitoring device including a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user's body, a sensor to generate sensor data, and communication circuitry to transmit the user weight data to data storage which is associated with user identification data (which identifies the user or the portable activity monitoring device), and processing circuitry to calculate activity data using the sensor data and user weight data. | 01-16-2014 |
20140018707 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FORCE OF A KNEE JOINT - An orthopaedic surgical device for determining the joint force of a patient's knee joint includes a tibial paddle shaped to be positioned in the patient's knee joint and a handle extending from the tibial paddle. The tibial paddle includes a sensor array positioned therein and configured to generate sensor signals indicative of the joint force of the patient's knee joint. The orthopaedic surgical device also includes a control circuit configured to control a display located on the handle to provide a visual indication of the medial and lateral balance of the joint force. | 01-16-2014 |
20140024971 | Assessment and cure of brain concussion and medical conditions by determining mobility - A mobility assessment determines the abnormalities and impairments in a subject's movements by administering mobility and mobility impairment active logic engine algorithms to the video data of the subject's movement. The determined abnormalities and impairments are administered to known norms for a particular test to determine if the abnormalities and impairments are normal or not. The determined abnormalities and impairments can be administered to known norms for brain concussions or injuries and for Multiple Sclerosis or Alzheimer's Dementia to classify whether or not the concussion, injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Dementia condition exists and to determine the condition's phase and recovery rehabilitation progress. The results may be administered to determine a treatment regime to restore the subject's health thereby cure the condition. | 01-23-2014 |
20140024972 | QUANTITATIVE FALLS RISK ASSESSMENT THROUGH INERTIAL SENSORS AND PRESSURE SENSITIVE PLATFORM - A system, method, and apparatus is provided for estimating a risk of falls from pressure sensor data and inertial sensor data. A classifier function may be generated to relate the inertial sensor and the pressure sensor data with the falls risk (e.g., falls risk or prospective falls data) of the person who generated the pressure sensor data and inertial sensor data. The classifier function may be used to predict a person's risk of falls based on inputs of pressure sensor data and inertial sensor data. Separate classifier functions may be generated for men and women, or separate classifier functions may be generated for patients who closed their eyes while data was being collected and for patients who opened their eyes while data was being collected. | 01-23-2014 |
20140024973 | Apparatuses And Methods For The Prevention Of Bodily Injuries - Apparatuses and methods for the prevention of bodily injuries through active monitoring of bodily postures, supporting a body while in or restricting a body from entering predetermined postures which heighten the body's susceptibility to injury, and alerting one or more entities (e.g., an apparatus user) of a body's susceptibility to injury is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method may include one or more operations including monitoring one or more bodily postures and/or bodily movements, storing data associated with bodily postures and/or bodily movements, determining a risk of injury associated with bodily postures and/or bodily movements, and alerting one or more entities when a risk of injury associated with bodily postures and/or bodily movements reaches a predetermined level. | 01-23-2014 |
20140031723 | Orientation Tracking System and Method - An orientation tracking system including a first tracking system subject to drift. A second tracking system is configured to provide an output for calibrating the first tracking system to reduce the drift of the first tracking system. The second tracking system includes at least one inclinometer, each inclinometer including a light source adjacent one side of the inclinometer, a light sensor adjacent an opposing side of the inclinometer, and a light obscuring material within the inclinometer for obscuring the light between the light source and light sensor to indicate an orientation of the inclinometer. | 01-30-2014 |
20140031724 | MEASURING REPRESENTATIONAL MOTIONS IN A MEDICAL CONTEXT - A method includes receiving data representing graphomotor motion during a succession of executions of graphomotor diagnostic tasks performed in a medical context by a subject, processing the received data using a computer, including determining a first set of quantitative features from a first execution of a task by the subject, and determining a second set of quantitative features from a second execution of a task by the subject, determining one or more metrics based on a comparison to the successive executions, including using at least the first set of quantitative features and the second set of quantitative features to determine said metrics, and providing a diagnostic report associated with neurocognitive mechanisms underlying the subject's execution of the tasks based on the determined metrics. | 01-30-2014 |
20140031725 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING THE WALKING PATTERN OF A USER - Disclosed is a system for analyzing the walking pattern of a user, comprising: a receiving unit which receives, from a sensor module installed in a moving object that moves in a pattern corresponding to a tracing of the movement of the feet of a user, rolling information detected in the advancing direction of the moving object; a pattern-analyzing unit, which analyzes the rolling information on the moving object received by the receiving unit to determine a pattern contacting the ground in the advancing direction of the moving object; and a walking pattern determining unit, which determines a walking pattern of the user based on the ground contacting pattern of the moving object determined by the pattern-analyzing unit. | 01-30-2014 |
20140039353 | Apparatus and Method of Analyzing Biomechanical Movement of an Animal/Human - A computer-executable method and an apparatus for analyzing biomechanical movement of an animal/human are used to detect and improve motion deficiencies being exhibited by the animal/human. The apparatus portion includes motion capture sensors, which are attached to a user's clothing or are directly adhered to the user's skin. The motion capture sensors are appropriately positioned across the user's body so that the computer-executable method is able to retrieve data for the user's full range of motion. From the data, the computer-executable method analyzes different physical movements, which include but not limited to sports skills and fitness exercises. The computer-executable method compares the data to an ideal version of a physical movement. The computer-executable method is also able to use the analysis of the data in order to create a performance report to illustrate the user's flaws while performing the physical movement and to suggest corrective drills. | 02-06-2014 |
20140039354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AND PROVIDING TREATMENT TO SPORTS PARTICIPANTS - The invention relates to a system and method for monitoring a physiological parameter of a player(s) from a larger group of players engaged in a contact sport. The system includes a helmet having a protective outer shell and an internal padding assembly, a portable signaling device, and a reporting unit positioned within the helmet. The reporting unit includes a sensor, a wireless transmitter and a control unit. The reporting unit has a flexible configuration to enable removable positioning within the helmet's internal padding assembly while maintaining overall comfort and fit of the helmet. The method involves monitoring impacts sustained by the specific player; computing impact results and comparing-impact results to at least one impact-related threshold; defining an alert event when an impact result surpasses a predetermined threshold value; sending an alert from the reporting unit to the signaling device; and providing an impact assessment protocol on the signaling device. | 02-06-2014 |
20140039355 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE LINEAR AND ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION OF A BODY PART - The invention relates to a system and method for real-time impact monitoring of multiple players engaged in a sporting activity where each player wears a protective helmet. The system includes a sensing and control unit removably positioned in each helmet. The sensing and control unit has a sensor to detect helmet impact data, a processor to compare the detected impact data to profiles, and a transmitter to transmit impact data. The system also includes a remote unit for receiving the impact data transmitted from the helmets. | 02-06-2014 |
20140046222 | AUTOMATED SCRATCH DETECTION SYSTEM AND SIGNAL PROCESSING ALGORITHM FOR THE STUDY OF PRURITUS IN ANIMALS - The invention provides a method for automated assessment of pruritus comprising detecting movement of a band located on a limb of a subject animal so as to obtain a signal associated with the detection movement, processing the signal associated with the detected movement through an algorithm configured to establish a scratch movement trigger, and translating the processed signal into scratch counts. | 02-13-2014 |
20140046223 | SENSOR FUSION FOR ACTIVITY IDENTIFICATION - A mobile device monitors accelerations using one or more inertial sensors. A user activity is identified based on the accelerations. A first estimation is made of a user activity statistic associated with the user activity based on the accelerations. Location information is obtained by one or more location based sensors. A second estimation is made of the user activity statistic based on the location information. The user activity statistic is calculated based on the first estimation and the second estimation. | 02-13-2014 |
20140058288 | SPHINCTER CONTRACTION SENSOR - An elongate sphincter contraction sensor includes an elongate device body configured to be inserted within a sphincter of the subject; and a force sensor in mechanical communication with the elongate device body and configured to provide a mechanomyography output signal in response to a contact force applied against the elongate device body by the sphincter. | 02-27-2014 |
20140058289 | POSTURE STATE CLASSIFICATION FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE - Techniques relate to operating a medical device in response to a detected posture state of a patient. A trigger event such as a request to modify how therapy is being delivered to the patient may cause a determination to be made as to whether the patient's posture state is stable. If the posture state is stable, an association is created between the posture state and one or more therapy parameter values. Over time, a library of such associations is created that may reflect any posture state in three dimensional space, wherein a posture state comprises at least one of a posture and an activity component. The library of associations may be used to automatically control therapy delivery. Similar ones of the associations may automatically be grouped into posture state regions to facilitate more efficient classification of the patient's posture state to control therapy delivery. | 02-27-2014 |
20140058290 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING ADHD AND RELATED BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS - The invention features methods and systems for the diagnosis of ADHD and related disorders. The methods and systems of the invention can also be used to ascertain how much benefit an individual would derive from a particular therapy. | 02-27-2014 |
20140058291 | System and Method for Measuring a Body Force - An apparatus includes a back plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, a body contact device connected to the back plate, and a measurement device connected to the body contact device. The body contact device resists movement in a direction substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the back plate while the measurement device measures a force applied to the body contact device. | 02-27-2014 |
20140066815 | PATIENT MOBILITY SURFACE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A patient support apparatus includes a control system that measures changes in the pressure of one or more zones of a patient supporting surface and utilizes the changes in pressure to determine the mobility of a person supported on the patient supporting surface. The mobility of the person may be measured using one of several methods. The mobility measurement results in the determination of a mobility score. The mobility score is graphically displayed on a user interface that is interactive and allows a user to view additional information besides the mobility score. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066816 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING GAIT - Disclosed embodiments relate to methods, apparatuses, and systems for characterizing gait. Specifically, disclosed embodiments are related methods, apparatuses, and systems for characterizing gait with wearable and wirelessly synchronized inertial measurement units. These include a method for gait characterization that comprises (a) detecting zero-velocity periods using two or more wearable and wirelessly synchronized movement monitoring devices including a triaxial accelerometer and a triaxial gyroscope and (b) calculating temporal measures of gait during walking by estimating the change in position and orientation during each step. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066817 | Method and System for Preventing Virus-Related Obesity and Obesity Related Diseases - A method for preventing obesity related to infection by an adipogenic adenovirus includes obtaining a sample from a person, assaying the sample to determine whether the person has been previously infected with an adipogenic adenovirus, and if the person has not been previously infected, providing the person with at least one sensor positioned to detect when a person's hand approaches a predetermined distance from the person's face. By warning the person of undesired hand-to-face contacts, the person is able to reduce the incidence of obesity related infections. Other embodiments are directed to a kit for preventing obesity caused by infection with an adipogenic adenovirus, such kit including a container for assaying an agent indicating the presence of antibodies to Ad-36, and a sensor positioned on an item selected from the group consisting of one of a hat, a writing instrument, eye glasses, a belt, sunglasses, a bra, a shirt, and a tie. | 03-06-2014 |
20140073994 | EVALUATION OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS - This disclosure relates to a system and method to evaluate movement disorders. A movement data aggregator can combine data from a plurality of sensors into an aggregate movement data describing multi-dimensional movement of a handheld device. A calculator to compute an indication of a movement disorder based on the movement vector data and user input data, the user input data being generated in response to physical interaction between the handheld device and a human machine interface of a computing device/machine that is separate from the handheld device. In some examples, the handheld device can communicate with computing device via a wireless interface. | 03-13-2014 |
20140081177 | POSTUROGRAPHIC SYSTEM USING A BALANCE BOARD - A stabilometric system is provided that uses a balance platform to detect problems in the vestibular system via data capture, data visualization and mathematical analysis of data, the system having means for data capture that obtain customized records and store data resulting from the readings of the sensors of the balance platform, means for displaying the data obtained using stabilometric tests on a screen that is controlled by a computer, and means for processing the data obtained from the measurements. | 03-20-2014 |
20140081178 | Sensing System - This disclosure relates to systems and/or methods for detection of eye blinking using an active contact lens with multiple sensors and detecting orientation of the active contact lens. | 03-20-2014 |
20140081179 | Personal Fatigue Risk Management System And Method - A system and method for personal fatigue risk management, performed using a smartwatch including a digital processor, associated memory, and an accelerometer for measuring acceleration in X,Y, and Z axes. A signal is received from the accelerometer indicating a movement of the smartwatch, and the value of the signal is stored in association with indicia of the time at which the signal was received in a time-stamped bin. The stored movement values are analyzed using a state algorithm to determine sleep, wake, and off-wrist state values. Fatigue risk values are determined from the sleep and wake state values, using a state algorithm. The probable relative risk of errors and incidents as compared to average risk, for the wearer of the watch, are then calculated. A warning is issued when the fatigue risk data indicates that one of the thresholds has been exceeded. | 03-20-2014 |
20140081180 | Subject-Mounted Device to Measure Relative Motion of Human Joints - The relational motion detection system measures relative motion of a head of a subject relative to a torso of a subject. The system includes a first motion detection sensor on a first apparatus configured to be secured to a head of a subject to detect a first motion. It also includes a second motion detection sensor on a second apparatus configured to be secured to the torso of a subject to detect a second motion. The system further includes a control unit configured to obtain information regarding the first motion from the first motion detection sensor and second motion from the second motion detection sensor, wherein the control unit contains instructions for calculating motion of the head relative to the torso of the subject based on the obtained first motion and second motion. | 03-20-2014 |
20140081181 | ROBOTIC KNEE TESTING (RKT) DEVICE HAVING DECOUPLED DRIVE CAPABILITY AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING THE SAME - Various limb manipulation and evaluation devices are provided. The devices generally include three drives, namely a first drive configured to manipulate a first bone relative to a second bone in a first direction, a second drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction, a third drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction. The three directions are different relative to each other and in some embodiments represent three distinct axes. The devices are further configured such that at least one of the drives is mutually decoupled relative to at least one other drive, such that operation of the one drive does not affect the position or movement of the another drive. One or multiple of the drives may be decoupled. A corresponding method of operating such decoupled drives is also provided. | 03-20-2014 |
20140081182 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE PREDETERMINED MOVEMENT OF AT LEAST ONE PART OF A BODY OF A LIVING BEING - The disclosure relates to a method for determining at least one predetermined movement of at least one part of a body of a living being. The method includes reading in movement data representing a movement at least of the at least one part of the body of the living being and reading in comparison data from a memory, the comparison data representing a predetermined movement of the at least one part of the body. The method also includes comparing the movement data with the comparison data. Furthermore, the method includes recognizing the predetermined movement of the at least one part of the body if the movement data are in a predetermined relationship with respect to the comparison data in order to determine the movement of the at least one part of a body of the living being. | 03-20-2014 |
20140088461 | HEALTH MONITOR - A health monitoring device includes a sensor configured to be worn by an individual on a portion of the lower leg such as a foot, ankle, or a portion of the leg just above the ankle. The health monitoring device is configured to track expansion of the body appendage over time, thereby allowing a healthcare professional to see changes in the diameter that may be caused by the pooling of body fluids. | 03-27-2014 |
20140100486 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE ANALYSIS OF BRAIN INJURIES AND DISSORDERS - In an example embodiment, this disclosure provides a computer system that includes a processor configured to compute, based on test performance data of a user, at least one performance variable characterizing balance and postural stability, and at least one performance variable characterizing vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). For each performance variable, processor can compute a respective score based on the respective performance variable and based on a set of performance metrics. The at least one computed score can be output via an output device. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100487 | Computerized Systems and Methods for Stability-Theoretic Prediction and Prevention of Falls - A system, methods, A system, methods and computer-readable media are provided for the automatic identification of patients according to near-term risk of sudden kinematic injury (falling). Embodiments of the invention are directed to event prediction, risk stratification, and optimization of the assessment, communication, and decision-making to prevent falling in humans, and in one embodiment take the form of a platform for wearable, mobile, unteathered monitoring devices with embedded decision support. | 04-10-2014 |
20140107531 | INFERENCE OF MENTAL STATE USING SENSORY DATA OBTAINED FROM WEARABLE SENSORS - Systems and processes that incorporate teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a system including a processor, physical states of multiple anatomical locations of a body. Each of the physical states includes one of a position, an orientation, and motion, such as velocity or acceleration, or combinations thereof. A relationship between mental states and body configurations is accessed. A mental state, such as mood or emotion, is determined as the mental state corresponding to a body configuration matching the configuration of a portion of the body corresponding to the physical states of a group of the multiple anatomical locations. Data indicative of the mental state is provided, for example, to adjust another system or application, such as a contextual computer or entertainment system. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-17-2014 |
20140107532 | PRESSURE-SENSING DEVICE WITH BIPLANAR SENSOR ARRAY - A pressure-sensing device is disclosed, which includes a pressure sensor pad. The pressure sensor pad includes a first planar substrate, a second planar substrate, first signal lines, second signal lines, a plurality of rows of first sensor components, and a plurality of columns of second sensor components. The first signal lines and the rows of first sensor components are formed on the first planar substrate, and each row of the first sensor components is connected to a corresponding one of the first signal lines. The second planar substrate is disposed opposite to the first planar substrate. The second signal lines and the columns of second sensor components are formed on the second planar substrate, and each column of the second sensor components is connected to a corresponding one of the second signal lines, where the second sensor components face the first sensor components respectively. | 04-17-2014 |
20140114212 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS - The present invention concerns apparatus for the detection and/or assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders of a user, the apparatus comprising: control means for providing a goal-orientated task to a display, said task being formulated to elicit a movement from a user in response to said task; input means via which a user can input a response to said task; wherein said control means records a user's response as multi-dimensional input data, which can be used to profile the user for the presence or absence of a neurodevelopmental disorder, the task being specifically formulated such that indicative characteristics of a user's movement over time can be identified by said multi-dimensional input data. | 04-24-2014 |
20140114213 | POSTURAL SWAY AND STABILITY MEASUREMENT AND THERAPEUTIC DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - A postural and sway stability measurement device includes a slidable support that is configured to be mounted on a base such that the slidable support is movable between an initial position and a plurality of a maximum sway positions; and a patient sway unit mounted to the slidable support. The patient sway unit is configured to interact with a patient such that when the patient leans in a direction, the patient sway unit moves the slidable support from the initial position to one of the maximum sway positions to thereby measure an amount of maximum sway for the patient. | 04-24-2014 |
20140114214 | GAIT ASYMMETRY MEASUREMENT - A system for measuring variation in the gait of a subject comprises a sensor arranged to measure variations in vertical position of the subject while the subject takes a series of steps, a processor, and a display. The processor is arranged to identify a plurality of points in a first one of the steps and a plurality of points in a second one of the steps, to identify a plurality of pairs of the points, each pair comprising one point in each of the steps, to determine a value of height for each of the points in each of the pairs, and to control the display to produce a display plotting the heights of the two points in each pair against each other. | 04-24-2014 |
20140121565 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BIOSIGNALS - An apparatus and method for measuring a biosignal that include generating a control signal for processing the biosignal based on an obtained replication signal or a sensed motion of the subject. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING AMOUNT OF EXERCISE PERFORMED - A method of calculating an amount of exercise performed includes measuring noise based on a relative difference in displacement between a skin of a user and a sensor attached to the skin of the user, and determining a number of steps taken by the user based on the measured noise. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121567 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A display control unit performs switching between internal measurement information (for example, a lap time and others) and living-body information (for example, the number of heartbeats) indicated by a living-body signal for display on a display unit, based on whether or not a receiving unit acquires the living-body signal (for example, a heartbeat signal). Accordingly, a user can switch between displaying living-body information indicated by a living-body signal on a running watch (a display unit) and not displaying the living-body information indicated by the living-body signal on the running watch, depending on whether or not a chest strap is worn. Accordingly, the user does not need to perform a user operation for switching between the display of the internal measurement information and the display of the living-body information indicated by the living-body signal. Therefore, a user's laborious job of performing a display switching operation can be reduced. | 05-01-2014 |
20140128778 | DETERMINING BODY POSTURES AND ACTIVITIES - A method and wireless sensor device for determining body postures and activities. In one aspect, a method includes receiving sensor data. The method also includes detecting and classifying a body transition of a body based on the sensor data. The method also includes detecting if there is activity of the body based on the sensor data. If there is activity, the method also includes classifying the activity. If there is no activity, the method also includes classifying a rest position of the body based on the sensor data and based on a previous body transition. | 05-08-2014 |
20140135658 | Method And System For Aligning A Prosthesis During Surgery Using Active Sensors - A method and system for determining the orientation of a surgical tool with respect to a bone of a patient are disclosed. The method includes defining a bone reference plane using a processor; receiving first information at the processor from a first active sensor attached to the bone at a location having a predetermined relationship with the plane, the first information relating to a movement of the first sensor and wherein changes in orientation to the plane are trackable through changes in orientation of the first sensor; receiving second information from a second active sensor attached to the surgical tool, the second information relating to a movement of the second sensor; and determining a three-dimensional orientation of the surgical tool with respect to the plane based on the first and second information. The reference plane may be defined from distances between at least three predetermined reference locations on the bone. | 05-15-2014 |
20140135659 | MEASURING DEVICE FOR DETECTING POSITIONAL CHANGES OF PERSONS IN BEDS - A measuring device for detecting positional changes of persons in a bed, having a bridge ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140142466 | PHYSICAL MOTION DETECTING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PHYSICAL MOTION DETECTING DEVICE - Whether one of a user's feet has touched the ground is detected on the basis of detection values from an acceleration sensor. In a single walking cycle, a period in which the user is standing on a first (the second) foot from a time when a detecting member detects that the first (second) foot has touched the ground to a time when the detecting member detects that a second (first) foot has touched the ground is defined as a first (second) stance period. A representative value for the detection values for each of the first and the second stance period is calculated on the basis of the detection values detected by the acceleration sensor. Whether or not a walking is an ascending (descending) walking is determined on the basis of a comparison result between the calculated representative values for the first and the second stance period. | 05-22-2014 |
20140142467 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND RECORDING ACTIVITY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A band formed to secure to a part of a human body. The band including a motion detection component. The motion detection component including circuitry for detecting and recording movement of the motion detection component. The motion detection component including a display defined to provide a visual indication of an amount of movement recorded by the circuitry. The circuitry including an electrical contact for electrical communication of signals associated with the detected and recorded movement of the motion detection component. | 05-22-2014 |
20140148733 | ACTIVITY ANALYSIS, FALL DETECTION AND RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for performing health risk assessments for a patient in a home or medical facility is provided. In various embodiments, the method comprises compiling depth image data from at least one depth camera associated with a particular patient, and generating at least one three-dimensional object based on the depth image data. The method additionally includes identifying a walking sequence from the at least one three-dimensional object, analyzing the walking sequence to generate one or more parameters, and performing at least one health risk assessment based on the one or more parameters to determine a health risk assessment score. The method further comprises sending an alert message to at least one caregiver when the at least one health risk assessment indicates the occurrence of an incident (i.e., the recorded depth image data) denoting that the patient has fallen or that there exists a high risk of the patient falling. | 05-29-2014 |
20140155784 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The invention provides signal processing algorithms and apparatus for detecting bradykinesia, tremor, or other symptoms of neurological dysfunction in subjects, using three-dimensional sensors to tract finger and hand position. The invention provides Cartesian Genetic Programming networks and particular function blocks for such networks to enable identification of subjects exhibiting such symptoms. | 06-05-2014 |
20140155785 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT AND QUANTIFY LAMENESS IN ANIMALS - Provided is a method, system and computer readable-medium to evaluate lameness in a four-legged animal. The method includes selecting a gait analysis test. Test data associated with the animal is collected for a plurality of gait cycles at a speed associated with the test. The test data is collected in relation to a pressure senor pad having a plurality of sensors. A plurality of paws and associated paw pressure of the animal are identified in association with each of the cycles in relation to the sensor pad. A gait lameness score is computed in association with a paw based on a ratio of, a total paw pressure for the paw in the plurality of gait cycles divided by total pressure for the plurality of paws in the plurality gait cycles, and a mean paw pressure for the paw that is expected by a breed of the animal. | 06-05-2014 |
20140155786 | CANINE GAIT ANALYZER - A canine gait analyzer is used in connection with a treadmill. A sensor assembly includes a plurality of overlapping sensor panels, each having a pressure transducer array connected to a circuit board with conductive traces. An elastomer sheet with carbon-graphite dampens the dog's pawsteps, and is electrically grounded for static electric charge. The sensor assembly is held fast between the belt inner surface and the treadmill bed with a J bracket. The sensor panel edge extends downward on the side of the frame. A C-shaped side cover is attached to the frame and covers the sensor panel edge having the circuit boards. A motor speed controller is connected to the motor, the circuit boards, and to a computer. | 06-05-2014 |
20140155787 | INTEGRATED RESUSCITATION - A resuscitation system for use by a rescuer for resuscitating a patient, comprising at least two high-voltage defibrillation electrodes, a first electrical unit comprising circuitry for providing resuscitation prompts to the rescuer, a second electrical unit separate from the first unit and comprising circuitry for providing defibrillation pulses to the electrodes, and circuitry for providing at least one electrical connection between the first and second units. In another aspect, at least two electrical therapy electrodes adapted to be worn by the patient for extended periods of time, circuitry for monitoring the ECG of the patient, an activity sensor adapted to be worn by the patient and capable of providing an output from which the patient's current activity can be estimated, and at least one processor configured for estimating the patient's current activity by analyzing the output of the activity sensor, analyzing the ECG of the patient, and determining whether electrical therapy should be delivered to the electrodes. | 06-05-2014 |
20140163424 | POSTURE ESTIMATION DEVICE, POSTURE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, AND POSTURE ESTIMATION METHOD - Provided is a posture estimation device with which it is possible to estimate the posture of an object having joints with a high degree of precision. A posture estimation device ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140163425 | PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE (PER) SYSTEM - A system includes one or more sensors mounted on a mobile patient; a wireless transceiver to communicate with a remote station; and a processor coupled to the sensor and the wireless transceiver to request assistance if the processor detects a fall by the mobile patient. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163426 | PERFORMANCE TEST FOR EVALUATION OF NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTION - This disclosure relates to a system and method to implement a performance test to help evaluate a patient's neurological and cognitive function. The performance test can be executed by the patient autonomously using a portable computing device, such as a tablet computer or smart phone. The portable computing device can be programmed to execute a set of modules configured to assess motor and cognitive performance, such as a manual function test module, a cognitive processing speed test module, and a movement assessment test module. The set of modules can also include a collection module to aggregate test data from the manual function test module, the cognitive processing speed test module, and the movement assessment test module. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163427 | Kinematic System - A kinematic system is described. The kinematic system includes a kinematic device to train a subject to move in an optimal form during functional activities. The kinematic system comprises an attachment mechanism, a projector to project a first light line along a first axis and a second light line perpendicular to the first light line, and a multi-directional joint. The kinematic system works such that when the subject performs functional activities, the functional activities comprising one or more of taking a step, sitting down, standing up, walking, running, cutting a corner and ascending or descending steps, a movement in the line of light indicates rotation, anterior-posterior tilt, abduction-adduction, flexion-extension and lateral tilt of the user's joint, enabling correction of movement associated with the functional activities to the optimal form. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163428 | Device for Tracking Activity and Associated Methods - A device for tracking activity of a person includes a motion detection component, a notification component, and a band. The motion detection component includes circuitry for detecting and recording movement of the device. The notification component is connected to the circuitry of the motion detection component. The notification component is defined to signal when an amount of recorded movement of the device has exceeded a predetermined amount of movement. The band is formed to secure to a part of a human body. The band includes the motion detection component and the notification component. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163429 | Methods for Activity Tracking with Activity Tracking Device - A motion detection component is operated to detect movement of a human body. The motion detection component includes circuitry for detecting and recording movement of the motion detection component. The motion detection component includes a display defined to provide a visual indication of an amount of movement recorded by the circuitry. The motion detection component is included in a band defined to secure to a part of the human body. The movement of the human body as detected by the motion detection component is recorded. A recorded amount of movement of the human body is displayed on the display of the motion detection component. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163430 | Methods for Activity Tracking with Activity Tracking Device - Movement of an activity tracking device is detected and recorded using a motion detection component. The activity tracking device includes a band defined to secure to a part of a human body. The motion detection component is included in the band. A signal is conveyed when an amount of recorded movement of the activity tracking device has exceeded a predetermined amount of movement. The signal is conveyed by a notification component connected to the motion detection component. | 06-12-2014 |
20140171834 | Electronic-Movement Analysis Tool for Motor Control Rehabilitation and Method of Using the Same - The present invention relates to a low cost motion capture system for clinical utilizations, such as for upper-extremity (UE) motor control rehabilitation. As contemplated herein, the present invention records range of motion data and graphs rotation, flexion, and abduction motions of a targeted joint in real time. In certain embodiments, the hardware of the system may include a simple motion node attachment system, motion node labels, a user's manual, and anatomical diagrams to increase accuracy of motion node placement. In other embodiments, additional features include acceleration data collection and graphical display, rhythmic sound cues for assistance in motion emulation, audio cues for patients with visual impairments, hard copy reports of session results, real time range of motion displays, and a spatial visualization option. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180171 | GAIT-RESPONSIVE ACTIVE TORSO SUPPORT - An active torso support that controls force applied to one or more portions of a torso of a subject in response to detected gait of the subject is described. For example, the torso support can be a back brace for providing support to the back of a subject to limit or prevent injury or discomfort. The active torso support includes one or more elements for applying force to the torso of the subject, positioned on the torso of the subject by a positioning element, which may include a belt, for example. Gait of the subject can be determined through analysis of signals from one or more sensors located on the active torso support and/or at a location remote from the active torso support. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180172 | STABILOMETER AND POSTURAL STABILITY EVALUATING METHOD - A stabilometer including: a platform; a load detecting unit; a time counting unit; an arithmetic section; and a biometric evaluating unit configured to evaluate postural stability of a test subject, wherein the arithmetic section includes a determining unit that determines when the test subject has placed one foot on the platform completely, and a determining unit that determines when the test subject with the one foot placed on the platform gets the other foot off of the ground, and the biometric evaluating unit evaluates the postural stability of the test subject from when the test subject has placed one foot on the platform completely to when the test subject with the one foot placed on the platform gets the other foot off of the ground on the basis of at least one of center of gravity locus data, load fluctuation data per unit time, and time data. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180173 | Method and System for Monitoring Terrain and Gait and Predicting Upcoming Terrain - The system and method of the present invention utilizes one or more sensors to generate data attached to a person interfaced with a data monitoring computing device and a data management computing device monitoring the terrain the individual is traversing and gait at which the individual is traversing the terrain, in addition to predicting the terrain the individual is about to traverse. | 06-26-2014 |
20140188009 | CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY TRAINING AND REHABILITATION SYSTEM - A system may include a calibration module that measures a range of limb and trunk movements made by a human subject during a calibration phase of the system. A customization module may customize pre-determined performance criteria based on the measured range of limb and trunk movements. An activity task presentation module may present an activity task to the human subject for performance during an activity phase. An activity assessment module may assess the human subject's performance of that activity task during the activity phase based on the pre-determined performance criteria. | 07-03-2014 |
20140188010 | Devices, Systems, And Methods For Determining Linear And Angular Accelerations Of The Head - Mouth guards and related systems and methods for determining linear and angular accelerations of the head of a subject. A plurality of accelerometers are operatively associated with the mouth guard and spaced from one another about the mouth guard. The accelerometers produce outputs indicative of the linear and angular acceleration of the mouth guard. Optionally, the mouth guard can be used in conjunction with a helmet that is provided with a plurality of accelerometers spaced about the helmet. In use, the outputs of the accelerometers of the helmet can be correlated to the outputs of the accelerometers of the mouth guard. | 07-03-2014 |
20140194782 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN A DATA-CAPABLE STRAPBAND - Embodiments of the invention relates generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and computing devices, and more specifically to structures and techniques for managing power generation, power consumption, and other power-related functions in a data-capable strapband, including receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable computing device, processing the input to determine a pattern, the pattern indicating a threshold clock frequency, and operating a processor coupled to the wearable computing device at a clock frequency above the threshold clock frequency. | 07-10-2014 |
20140207025 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PATIENT FOLLOW-UP SUBSEQUENT TO AN ORTHOPAEDIC PROCEDURE - A method of determining patient follow-up subsequent to an orthopaedic procedure includes determining the number of cycles of use of an orthopaedic joint of the patient. If a predetermined threshold is exceeded, communication with an orthopaedic care provider is initiated. A patient monitoring system is also disclosed. | 07-24-2014 |
20140213937 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MONITOR AND QUANTIFY PHYSIOLOGICAL STAGES - Systems and methods detect respiration of a subject, process respiration data, and based on the processed respiration data, perform extended monitoring. A monitoring system is configured with sensors that can be worn by the subject to provide the respiration data. The respiration data is processes to create a stability index. The stability index is used to, for example, determine sleep stages. | 07-31-2014 |
20140213938 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE CHANGES IN THE INDIVIDUALS PATTERNS - The methods and systems described herein may involve determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and delivering content to at least one individual based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing a game, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one player of the game, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and affecting the game play based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing an interactive space, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual in the space, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and modifying at least one attribute of the space based on the analysis. | 07-31-2014 |
20140221876 | PATIENT MOVEMENT NOTIFICATION DEVICE - A patient movement notification device is provided that includes a sensor pad for sensing movement of a patient and generating a signal when movement of the patient is sensed, and an electronics module for generating a notification of patient movement in response to receipt of the signal from the sensor pad. The patient movement notification device may be disposable. Accordingly, the electronics module may permanently shut down to become non-functional a specified time period after activation. Further, the electronics module may include a housing including a slot; a contact terminal disposed in the housing; a battery disposed in the housing; and a tab extending between the battery and the contact terminal and extending out through the slot, wherein the tab prevents the electronics module from receiving power until such time as a user pulls the tab from the slot. The housing may be sealed to prevent access to the battery. | 08-07-2014 |
20140243711 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exemplary information-processing system includes: a first measuring unit that measures body activity amount of a user; a second measuring unit that measures body activity amount of the user, the second measuring unit being different from the first measuring unit; a calculation unit that executes a predetermined calculation based on at least the body activity amount measured by the first measuring unit and the body activity amount measured by the second measuring unit; and an output unit that outputs information based on a result of the calculation executed by the calculation unit. | 08-28-2014 |
20140249452 | Freezing of Gait Cue Apparatus - A freezing of gait cue apparatus that provides a visual cue, and a method for providing a visual cue, upon detection of a gait irregularity. The gait irregularity, such as a freeze of gait (FOG) for sufferers of neurological diseases like Parkinson's disease, is determined by a processor in communication with a motion sensor worn by the sufferer. When the gait irregularity is determined the apparatus projects a laser light beam on the ground in front of the user of the apparatus to cue them to continue walking. | 09-04-2014 |
20140257141 | Movement disorder monitoring and symptom quantification system and method - The present invention relates to a movement disorder monitor with high sensitivity, and a method of measuring the severity of a subject's movement disorder. The present invention additionally relates to a drug delivery system for dosing a subject in response to the increased severity of a subject's symptoms. The present invention provides for a system and method, which can accurately and repeatably quantify symptoms of movements disorders, accurately quantifies symptoms utilizing both kinetic information and/or electromyography (EMU) data, that can be worn continuously to provide continuous information to be analyzed as needed by the clinician, that can provide analysis in real-time, that allows for home monitoring of symptoms in subject's with these movement disorders to capture the complex fluctuation patterns of the disease over the course of days, weeks or months, that maximizes subject safety, and that provides substantially real-time remote access to data by the clinician or physician. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257142 | SENSOR FOR RELIABLE MEASUREMENT OF JOINT ANGLES - A sensor apparatus, system, and computer-usable non-transitory storage device storing program instructions for the measurement of the individual joint angles in dimensional space are disclosed. The joint angle measurements are measured in electrical quantities to represent the amplitude of joint movement in respect to a neutral position. Angular rate inertial sensors are attached to the body segments of interest. The output of the inertial sensors are fed into a precision differential amplifier and integrated. Two sequential filters are used for processing the output signals. Embodiments measure three-dimensional angles in real-time. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257143 | Systems And Methods For Monitoring Hand And Wrist Movement - In one embodiment, a system includes apparatus for monitoring hand or wrist movement, the apparatus including a magnetic ring adapted to be worn on a finger of a patient and a data acquisition unit adapted to be worn on a wrist of the patient, the data acquisition unit including a magnetic sensor that can measure the strength and orientation of magnetic fields generated by the ring. | 09-11-2014 |
20140276237 | Patient Monitoring Apparatus and Method for Orthosis and Other Devices - A patient data monitoring system is provided. The patient data monitoring system includes a patient monitoring device including at least one sensor configured to determine position information of the patient monitoring device. The patient monitoring device is configured to receive a patient data protocol, record position information of the at least one sensor coupled to the patient monitoring device, and transmit the recorded position information. The patient data monitoring system also includes a portable communication device communicatively coupled to the patient monitoring device configured to receive the transmitted recorded position information and display the recorded position information. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276238 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR FALL DETECTION - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for detecting fall events of a person. Fall events are falls that are likely to occur, are occurring, or have occurred. Fall detectors and fall detector systems detect fall events of the person. Data relating to the person are received from sensors and analyzed to perform fall detection. Data relating to the person includes accelerations and forces experience by the person, changes in body position of the person, movements of the person, and body signals and sounds of the person. Neurological tests are administered to determine levels of responsiveness and awareness of the person in response to detections. Warnings are issued, and safety measures are deployed, in response to detections. Data relating to fall events are recorded and logged. Fall event histories based upon the logged data and fall detection algorithm performance are used to improve future fall detection and prediction. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276239 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED MEDICAL SERVICES USING A MULTI-PURPOSE SENSOR FOR REMOTE MONITORING OF A PATIENT - A method and apparatus for remote monitoring of a medical patient is described. A sensor device is placed in physical contact with the patient. The sensor communicates with a computing device using Bluetooth or another wireless communication protocol. The computing device then communicates with a remote server that compiles data regarding the patient. The system can gather data such as the patient's temperature, the amount of exercise undertaken by the patient, the amount of sleep by the patient, and whether the patient has physically fallen. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276240 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CHANGE A CONTACT POINT OF THE MUSCULAR-SKELETAL SYSTEM - A system and method for adjusting a contact point of a joint is disclosed. The system comprises a prosthetic component having sensors therein and a remote system to receive and display sensor data. A plurality of sensors of the prosthetic component provide data related to load magnitude and position of load applied to a surface of the prosthetic component. The prosthetic component further includes one or sensors that provide position, rotation, and tilt data. Adjustment of the contact point of the prosthetic component can be performed by repositioning the prosthetic component relative to a bone to which it is coupled. For example, a prosthetic component can be pinned to the bone allowing rotation of the prosthetic component relative to the bone in-situ. A remote system receives sensor data from the prosthetic component allowing viewing of the load magnitude, position of load, and rotation of the prosthetic component. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276241 | METHOD TO MEASURE MEDIAL-LATERAL OFFSET RELATIVE TO A MECHANICAL AXIS - A system and method for measuring medial-lateral tilt of a bone is disclosed. The bone is coupled to a joint of the muscular-skeletal system. The method comprises coupling a three-axis accelerometer to a prepared bone surface of a bone. The three-axis accelerometer is configured to measure position, rotation, and tilt. The joint is rotated between two points. The rotation between the two points traverses an arc having a maximum therebetween. The joint pivots off of a surface to which the bone is coupled. In one embodiment, a pivot point and joint rotation relates to a mechanical axis of the joint and bone. The three-axis accelerometer measures data points along the arc as it is rotated between the two points. Multiple passes along the arc generates sufficient data points to determine the maximum. The position of the maximum is used to calculate the medial-lateral tilt of the bone. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276242 | WEARABLE BODY 3D SENSOR NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD - The disclosed principles provide wearable body sensor systems and related methods to evaluate the whole body movement with or without an assistive walking device. More specifically, the disclosed principles monitor the whole body movement including COG & BOS with a 3-dimensional (3D) mapping over a given period of time. The disclosed principles provide a number of objectives, which include providing a wearable body 3D sensor network that can constantly monitor change of COG over the BOS during daily mobility; to clinically evaluate older adults in maintaining upright posture and prevent falls in senior living communities; and to clinically establish a quantitative mathematical model to determine the stability of the older adults. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276243 | BEHAVIORAL RISK ANALYZER AND APPLICATION THAT ESTIMATES THE RISK OF PERFORMING UNDESIRED BEHAVIOR - A method for coaching a subject, including receiving data corresponding to at least one of a desired behavior of the subject or an undesired behavior of the subject, receiving a level of available self control of the subject via an input source, calculating a level of required self control needed to perform the desired behavior or suppress the undesired behavior, analyzing a risk based on the level of available self control and the level of required self control, where the risk is associated with predicting whether the subject will perform the undesired behavior or not perform the desired behavior, and intervening when the risk analyzed is above a particular threshold. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276244 | Lifestyle Management System - Disclosed herein is a method for a time management system. The method receives inputs from a user where the inputs are for an activity associated with the user. An indication of the activity is displayed on a wearable device at a predetermined time. This displaying is predominate during a normal mode of operation. The method is performed by a software application where a primary focus of the software application is for time management for the user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276245 | SLEEP EVALUATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR SLEEP EVALUATION - A body motion detection device detects a body motion of a subject. A result of detection is transmitted to a server where a determination is made as to a plurality of patterns of sleep (for example, “having difficulty falling asleep,” “awakening too early,” “awakening in the middle of night,” “shortage of sleep,” “sleep rhythm disturbance,” and “uninterrupted sleep”) based on the detection result. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288464 | Prosthetic Knee Joint Measurement System Including Energy Harvesting And Method Therefor - An orthopedic implant having an energy-harvesting device is disclosed. In one embodiment the orthopedic implant is a prosthetic component of a joint of the muscular-skeletal system. The orthopedic implant can include electronic circuitry, a power source, and one or more sensors for measuring a parameter of the muscular-skeletal system or a parameter of in proximity to the implant. The energy-harvesting device generates charge for powering the electronic circuitry using movement of the muscular-skeletal system. The energy-harvesting device comprises a piezo-electric element that converts changes in force into charge that is stored onto a storage device. The energy-harvesting device is coupled to the patella of a knee joint. Movement of the knee joint changes a force applied to the energy-harvesting device thereby generating charge that is coupled to circuitry in a prosthetic component of the knee joint. | 09-25-2014 |
20140303523 | MULTIMODE SENSOR DEVICES - The disclosure provides BMDs that have multiple device modes depending on operational conditions of the devices, e.g., motion intensity, device placement, and/or activity type, the device modes are associated with various data processing algorithms. In some embodiments, the BMD is implemented as a wrist-worn or arm-worn device. In some embodiments, methods for tracking physiological metrics using the BMDs are provided. In some embodiments, the process and the BMD applies a time domain analysis on data provided by a sensor of the BMD when the data has a high signal (e.g., high signal-to-noise ratio), and applies a frequency domain analysis on the data when the data has a low signal, which contributes to improved accuracy and speed of biometric data. | 10-09-2014 |
20140303524 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING A MOTION TRACKING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus are provided for calibrating a motion tracking system ( | 10-09-2014 |
20140316304 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND ASSESSING MOBILITIES OF EXTREMITIES AND OF BODY PARTS - A device and method for measuring and diagnosing mobility of extremities and body parts of a proband, characterized by a wireless measuring device attached or fixed to an extremity or a body part to be measured of the proband, the measuring device including a sensor for three-dimensional continuous detection of position changes of the measuring device, a data processing device that wirelessly receives the measured values, an input device for manual inputs, wherein the input device is part of the wireless measuring device, an analysis program for planning a measurement and/or for a visualization of a measurement and/or for an analysis of a measurement, wherein the analysis program runs on the data processing device and computes position changes of the measuring device from the measured values of the measuring device, computes mobility of an extremity or of a body part from the position changes; and processes manually inputted inputs. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316305 | GPS ACCURACY REFINEMENT USING EXTERNAL SENSORS - Biometric monitoring devices, including various technologies that may be implemented in such devices, are discussed herein. Additionally, techniques for enhancing GPS speed and distance measurements based on step counts measured by a biometric monitoring device are provided. Such techniques may, in some implementations, involve blending two independently-measured data streams of raw distance traveled—one based on inter-coordinate GPS coordinate distances and one based on step count and stride length—using a Kalman filter to provide an enhanced-accuracy measurement of distance or speed traveled. In some other or additional implementations, distances or speeds calculated based on inter-coordinate GPS coordinate distances may be smoothed with a smoothing constant that is proportional to the variance in measured step count. | 10-23-2014 |
20140323923 | SELF-CONTAINED CARDIAC RESPONSE UNIT - An apparatus includes a housing including a first side and a second side; a chest compression sensor coupled with the second side of the housing; at least one compartment partially formed by one of the first side and the second side of the housing; and at least one removable defibrillator electrode pad contained in the at least one compartment partially formed by one of the first side and the second side of the housing. | 10-30-2014 |
20140330171 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING POSTURAL AND MOVEMENT BALANCE FOR FALL PREVENTION - A method for monitoring postural and movement balance for fall prevent is provided. The method includes the following steps. Multiple sensing signals of a human body are obtained. A center of mass (COM) signal and a center of pressure (COP) signal are modeling according to the sensing signals. A correlation coefficient is calculated according to a mediolateral velocity of the COM signal and the COP signal. A threshold is obtained according to at least one regression model stored in a database. Whether the correlation coefficient is smaller than the threshold is determined. An alert is produced when the correlation coefficient is smaller than the threshold. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330172 | Systems and Methods for Automatically Quantifying Mobility - A system and method for automatically quantifying mobility of a person performing a mobility diagnostic procedure. In one exemplary embodiment, the system measures a posture change test procedure with integrated inertial, location, and navigation type sensors found in a mobile computing device worn by a patient during the posture change test procedure, such as a timed-up-and-go (TUG) procedure. The measurements captured during the posture change inform a health care provider about the mobility of a patient. For example, a determination about the likelihood of the patient experiencing a fall can be assessed from measurable parameters produced from the inertial, location, and navigation-type sensors. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330173 | APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING FALLS AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING - The present invention provides and apparatus for distinguishing falls from activities of daily living (ADLs). First, the human movements and muscle activities would be obtained by an electromyography measuring unit and/or an inertia measuring unit to record ADLs, and falls would be distinguished from ADLs to trigger the protecting devices in time to prevent or decrease injury. In addition, the apparatus would be preset for different operational conditions to adapt different users by a setting unit to increase accuracy. Finally, the moving distance and the direction of the user would be obtained by the electromyography measuring unit and/or the inertia measuring unit to obtain the location thereof in an interior space. | 11-06-2014 |
20140336539 | Methods for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurological Disorders - The present invention provides objective methods of diagnosis and behavioural treatments of neurological disorders such as autism spectral disorders and Parkinson's disease. | 11-13-2014 |
20140343460 | MOBILE GAIT FORCE AND MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM - Systems and methods for performing gait analysis of a subject are provided. A method includes obtaining a plurality of measurement sets for a subject, each of the plurality of measurement sets including inertial measurements obtained from a sensor device associated with a different one of a plurality of segments of the subject and calculating a sensor orientation for the sensor device associated with each of the plurality of segments based at least on a portion of a corresponding one the plurality of measurement sets. The method also includes computing an estimate of a segment orientation for each of the plurality of segments based on a data fusion process applied at each of the plurality of segments, where the data fusion process includes combining at least a one of the plurality measurement sets and the corresponding sensor orientation to estimate the segment orientation. | 11-20-2014 |
20140343461 | LIGAMENT LAXITY MEASURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LIGMENT LAXITY - A ligament laxity measuring system for measuring ligament laxity between a first limb and a second limb connected to each other includes a force module, an angle sensing module and a data processing module. The force module disposed on the first limb is adapted to provide an external force to make the first limb pivot or twist with respect to the second limb, thereby generating a pivoting (varus/valgus) value and a twisting (rotational) value. The force module generates a force signal based on the external force. Opposite two segments of the angle sensing module are disposed on the first limb and the second limb respectively. The angle sensing module is used for sensing the pivoting value and the twisting value of the first limb and generating an angle signal. The data processing module is connected to the force sensor of the force module and the angle sensing module. | 11-20-2014 |
20140343462 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting the Onset of Hypoglycaemia - A method and apparatus for the detection of the onset of hypoglycaemia is described. A portable sensor worn by a subject is used to detect a physiological tremor signal. The tremor signal is analysed over a period of time, and an alarm is generated when a change in the physiological tremor signal indicative of the onset of hypoglycaemia in the subject is detected. A patient or carer can then perform appropriate action, such as performing a finger prick test to determine blood sugar test and treating as required. The portable sensor can be used to detect a tremor signal indicative of the, the onset of hypoglycaemia such as a signal corresponding to a decrease in blood glucose level (BGL) below 5 mmol/l. The portable sensor can use an accelerometer and may be worn on a limb, such as an arm or leg. The sensor can be used to measure the power of the tremor signal and detect a change, such as an increase in power over time and/or an increase in the rate of change of power over time. Filtering the signal may include filtering signals outside of the range 0-50 Hz, or more specifically 7-15 Hz. | 11-20-2014 |
20140350436 | ABNORMAL MOTION DETECTOR AND MONITOR - In an embodiment, a seizure monitor provides intelligent epileptic seizure detection, monitoring, and alerting for epilepsy patients or people with seizures. In an embodiment, the seizure monitor may be a wearable, non-intrusive, passive monitoring device that does not require any insertion or ingestion into the human body. In an embodiment, the seizure monitor may include several output options for outputting the accelerometer/gyro or other motion sensor data and video data, so that the data may be immediately validated and/or remotely viewed. The device alerts and communicates to the outside care givers via wirelessly or wired medium. The device may also support recording of accelerometer or other motion sensor data and video data, which can be reviewed later for further analysis and/or diagnosis. The device and invention is also used and applicable for other body motion disorders or detection and diagnostics. | 11-27-2014 |
20140350437 | POSITION SENSOR, SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND REHABILITATION DEVICE - Position sensor comprises having a holder, a force measuring device permanently connected to the holder, and a winding device, which is permanently connected to the force measuring device and has a drive having an electric motor. Winding device is configured to unwind and wind a cable and to determine an unwinding length of the cable. Guide device permanently connected to the holder has a centering device for passing through the cable, an outlet apparatus which is mounted on universal joints and is intended to pass through the cable with a variable direction, and a position sensor for determining an angular position of the outlet apparatus. Position sensor is set up to determine position of a predetermined point of the cable relative to holder on the basis of determined angular position and unwinding length. | 11-27-2014 |
20140358040 | GAIT MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a gait monitoring apparatus and method. The gate monitoring apparatus includes a preprocessing unit for receiving data from a gait detection sensor and preprocessing the data. A swing detection unit detects, based on the data output from the preprocessing unit, whether a current gait phase is a swing phase in which a foot of a pedestrian is lifted from ground and swings in air when the foot moves forwards. A stance detection unit detects, based on the output data, whether a current gait phase is a stance phase in which the foot is in contact with the ground. A heel-strike detection unit detects, based on the output data, whether a current gait phase is a heel-strike phase in which the heel of the pedestrian strikes ground. A control unit determines the current gait phase, analyzes the gait of the pedestrian, and outputs gait analysis information. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358041 | ASSESSING PHYSICAL STABILITY OF A PATIENT USING AN ACCELEROMETER - A system includes an accelerometer worn by a patient to capture physiological data of the patient and transmit the physiological data and a processing system to receive the physiological data and assess a physical stability of the patient using the physiological data. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358042 | Pronation and/or Dorsiflexion of First Joint For Evaluation of Second Joint - A method and apparatus for reliably positioning a 3-segment limb, such as a leg or arm for imaging and medical analysis, which can accommodate for the patient's “natural alignment”. The apparatus positions the limb in such a way that the position of the proximal segment is controlled while an known external torque is applied at a known rate to the distal segment. The location of each of the limb's three segments is recorded using either external or internal measurement techniques, and the relative motions between the proximal and intermediate segments are used in the orthopedic evaluation of the proximal joint. Furthermore, the relative motions between the intermediate and distal segments are used in the orthopedic evaluation of the distal joint. By applying a known torque at a known rate, clinicians will be provided with valuable information related to joint range of motion, stability, laxity, and compliance. | 12-04-2014 |
20140364769 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TRANSITIONS BETWEEN SITTING AND STANDING STATES - A system and method are described herein for detecting a user's transition between sitting and standing postures. Transitions between sitting and standing states are reliably detected using an accelerometer attached to the user. By modeling error introduced by the accelerometer, and correcting for this error, transitions between sitting and standing states are reliably detected. A microprocessor coupled to the accelerometer converts the captured accelerometer data to approximate vertical acceleration. Vertical velocity, which includes accelerometer error, is determined from the approximate vertical acceleration. The vertical velocity is corrected, and the corrected vertical velocity used to determine vertical displacement. Transitions between sitting and standing states are determined from the vertical displacement. | 12-11-2014 |
20140364770 | ACCELEROMETER-BASED SLEEP ANALYSIS - Disclosed are systems and methods for sleep analysis using an accelerometer-based user device. In one aspect, motion-based data from an accelerometer associated with the user device are used to determine one or more average normalized activity levels based on a series of consecutive motion-based data samples. An epoch decision value is determined using one or more consecutive normalized activity levels, and a sleep-decision window value is determined using a series of one or more consecutive epoch decision values. A sleep-state value is determined using the epoch values from the series of epoch values and is compared with reference sleep-state values to determine the sleep state of the user of the device. In some examples, the systems and methods may include a method for dynamically calibrating the data received from the accelerometer. | 12-11-2014 |
20140364771 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE ASSEMBLIES FOR LIMITING MOVEMENTS ADVERSE TO HEALTH OR SURGICAL RECOVERY - Pressure sensitive devices, systems and methods for alerting a user of movements potentially adverse to health or surgical recovery are disclosed. The pressure sensitive device may include a force sensor placed along the anterior aspect of a hand; and a vibration motor in communication with the force sensor in close proximity to the user, e.g., along the posterior aspect of the wrist. The vibration motor is configured to vibrate upon the measured force exceeding a predetermined threshold. This threshold can be adjusted according to clinical application and/or user need. The pressure sensitive device may further include a memory chip or wireless transmitter for recording and relaying data associated with a patient profile, and is enabled to interface with a Wi-Fi sensing technology. Logged data may be used for patient rehabilitation. | 12-11-2014 |
20140364772 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR - A sensor module generates sensor data in response to an impact to protective headgear, wherein the sensor module includes an accelerometer and a gyroscope and wherein the sensor data includes linear acceleration data and rotational velocity data. A device processing module generates event data in response to the sensor data. A device interface sends the event data to a monitoring device when the device interface is coupled to the monitoring device. | 12-11-2014 |
20140364773 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGING THE RELATIVE MOTION OF SKELETAL SEGMENTS - Apparatus provided for the measurement of skeletal joint motion in a subject which comprises a passive motion device, an imaging device and a processing system incorporating a means for real time digital sampling of images of moving joints, means for recognizing templates attributed to individual bones and tracking these automatically using cross-correlation functions and means for geometric transformation of the positional data to graphically display their relative motion over time. Also provided is a method for the automated measurement of the relative motion of skeletal structures in vivo using such apparatus and a method for the diagnosis of a pseudoarthrosis in a subject which comprises the use of such apparatus. | 12-11-2014 |
20140371633 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING A PATIENT DURING A REHABILITATION EXERCISE - A method for evaluating a user during a virtual-reality rehabilitation exercise, comprising: receiving a target sequence of movements comprising at least a first target elementary movement and a second target elementary movement; receiving a measurement of a movement executed by the user while performing the rehabilitation exercise and interacting with a virtual-reality simulation comprising at least a virtual user-controlled object, a characteristic of the virtual user-controlled object being controlled by the movement; determining, from the measurement of the movement executed by the user, a sequence of measured movements comprising at least a first measured elementary movement and a second measured elementary movement; comparing the sequence of measured movements to the sequence of target movements; and outputting an evaluation. | 12-18-2014 |
20140371634 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING HAND AND/OR WRIST ROTATION OF A USER PERFORMING EXERCISE - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for tracking hand and/or wrist rotation of a user performing exercise. An aspect of the present invention proposes a method of tracking hand and/or wrist rotation of a user performing an exercise, wherein the user wears a marker on his/her hand, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring a first image and a second image of the marker by means of a camera when the hand is in a first posture and a second posture respectively; deriving the angle change of the hand and/or wrist from the change from the first posture to the second posture, based on the first image and the second image and the type of the exercise that the user is performing; and outputting the angle change of the hand and/or wrist, wherein the marker approximates a rectangular block, the marker has an opening for accommodating the palm(s) of the user and the side of the marker along the direction perpendicular to the palm is substantially shorter than two other sides. In this way, a single hand-worn marker is adequate for hand/wrist rotation tracking, so that the system implementation may be simplified and the cost for markers or other accelerometers can be saved. | 12-18-2014 |
20140371635 | MONITORING A SLEEPING SUBJECT - Apparatus and methods are described, including apparatus for use with a subject who shares a bed with a second person. A motion sensor detects motion of the subject and motion of the second person, and generates a motion signal in response thereto. A control unit identifies components of the motion signal that were generated in response to motion of the subject, by distinguishing between components of the motion signal that were generated in response to motion of the subject, and components of the motion signal that were generated in response to motion of the second person. The control unit analyzes the components of the motion signal that were generated in response to motion of the subject and generates an output in response thereto. Other applications are also described. | 12-18-2014 |
20140378872 | MULTIMODE SENSOR DEVICES - The disclosure provides BMDs that have multiple device modes depending on operational conditions of the devices, e.g., motion intensity, device placement, and/or activity type, the device modes are associated with various data processing algorithms. In some embodiments, the BMD is implemented as a wrist-worn or arm-worn device. In some embodiments, methods for tracking physiological metrics using the BMDs are provided. In some embodiments, the process and the BMD applies a time domain analysis on data provided by a sensor of the BMD when the data has a high signal (e.g., high signal-to-noise ratio), and applies a frequency domain analysis on the data when the data has a low signal, which contributes to improved accuracy and speed of biometric data. | 12-25-2014 |
20150011915 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING JOINT PERFORMANCE - The present invention is generally directed to apparatuses and methods for evaluating the amount of “play” in a joint. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that quantifies the rotation of the tibia in response to a known torque. The apparatus is configured to minimize the influence of other joints on the rotation analysis. Other embodiments provide data related to movement of the tibia in other degrees of freedom. | 01-08-2015 |
20150018722 | DETERMINATION, COMMUNICATION, AND PRESENTATION OF USER BODY POSITION INFORMATION - This disclosure relates to a system configured for determination, communication, and presentation of body positions of users. The system may facilitate communication related to body positions of a first user between the first user and one or more remotely located second users and/or systems. The communication may include verbal communication, communication of visual images and/or videos, and/or other communication such that the second user may provide real-time, near real-time, and/or later feedback to the first user. The system may allow the one or more second users and/or systems, to locally and/or remotely provide coaching, a medical diagnosis, care related information, physical therapy rehabilitation, interaction, and/or other services to the first user. A given body position may describe a spatial position of one or more body parts of a user. The system may comprise body position sensors, client computing platforms, a server, external resources, and/or other components. | 01-15-2015 |
20150018723 | APPARATUS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF PARALYSIS BASED ON MOTION SENSING - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for early detection of paralysis based on motion sensing. The apparatus includes: a sensing part which detects motion characteristic values of at least one left distal end and at least one right distal end of upper or lower limbs of a patient; a motion disorder determination unit which determines whether a difference between a sum of the motion characteristic values of the at least one left distal end and a sum of the motion characteristic values of the at least one right distal end, detected by the sensing part for a certain period of time, exceeds a reference value. The motion disorder determination unit determines whether a patient's motion is abnormal based on a difference in motion characteristics of distal ends, such as left and right wrists and ankles, and the like, for a certain period of time, thereby enabling detection of a stroke at an early stage. In addition, sensors of the sensing part may be attached to the hands and feet, and worn on the wrists and ankles like watches or anklets, thereby improving convenience. | 01-15-2015 |
20150018724 | Balance Augmentation Sensors - Current rehabilitative treatment of balance disorder requires long and intensive processes. The development of a wearable device for use in clinic as well as at home and during daily routine activities would enable continuous treatment outside of specialized training settings and accelerated relieve of balance disorder. The patent describes a wearable device that utilizes inertial sensors and sensor fusion processing to measure body posture and provide real-time feedback to alert the wearer to remain in the region of stability, and that utilizes wireless communication to support therapy and training providers. | 01-15-2015 |
20150025419 | INTEGRATED TRIAD SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ADVANCED ASSESSMENT METHODS, CORRECTIVE AND PERFORMANCE EXERCISE TRAINING, AND INTEGRATING SPECIALIZED MANUAL THERAPIES - The Ortho-Kinetics System is a biomechanically based system that, through systematic assessment, analysis, and evaluations, one can identify a person's anomalies such as postural deviations, joint limitations, neuromuscular imbalances, and movement compensations. This system makes use of a database which stores expert-derived information to guide the practitioner in the administration and performance of advanced assessment methods and programming process, corrective and performance exercise training, along with integration of specialized manual therapies. | 01-22-2015 |
20150032033 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MOVEMENT IN A PATIENT - Methods for operating a processing system to generate accurate information representative of movement of a body from activity sensors such as tri-axial accelerometers. The system uses wavelet analysis and/or adaptive thresholds to provide quantitative measurements of a person's posture and/or activity, including low-speed activity, during daily living. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032034 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING STABILITY OF THE KNEE - A wireless motion sensor platform comprising MEMS inertial sensors and accompanying software for classification of diverse motion characteristics and kinematics of patient anatomy at high resolution. The sensor platform comprises a low-cost, compact, and low-weight device that can be applied to a patient's upper and/or lower leg during a knee examination to measure acceleration along three axes as well as rotations about these axes. | 01-29-2015 |
20150038881 | POSTURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A posture monitoring system includes one or more contact sensors that are used to map contact or pressure points of a person's body and produce output signals representative of the person's posture. The contact sensors are embedded within a pad, a cushion, an article of furniture or are integrated into a wearable clothing article. In accordance with the embodiments of the invention, a contact sensor is formed by depositing at least one set of flex sensors on opposite sides of a flexible substrate and electrically coupling the opposed set of flex sensors to provide a voltage bridge that cancels noise and to provide a contact sensor that measures both concave and convex changes in curvature. | 02-05-2015 |
20150038882 | SLEEP STATE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, SLEEP STATE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND SLEEP STATE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A control unit makes a provisional determination as to whether or not a measurement subject is moving using a detection signal from a sensor that detects movement in bedding on which the measurement subject is sleeping. In the case where at least one of a first period, in which periods determined to have body movement repeat cyclically, and a second period, in which a period determined to have body movement continues for at least a predetermined amount of time, has occurred, at least one of a period in the first period determined to have body movement and the second period are corrected to a period of no body movement. | 02-05-2015 |
20150045699 | MUSCULOSKELETAL ACTIVITY RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A muscle activity and skeletal monitoring system and method are disclosed. A network of at least two distributed inertial sensor nodes are configured to communicate with each other over a first interface. Each of the inertial sensor nodes comprises at least one sensor configured to sense muscle vibrations and monitor body motion. A muscle activity recognition and motion tracking and visualization methods also are disclosed. | 02-12-2015 |
20150045700 | PATIENT ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Systems for monitoring patient activity and associated methods and systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system can be configured to receive data indicative of motion of a joint acquired by a sensor positioned proximate a patient's joint. The system can detect patterns in the acquired data, and match corresponding patient activities to the detected patterns. The system can generate a report listing the patient activities, which can be transmitted to the patient's medical practitioner. | 02-12-2015 |
20150051514 | CONCUSSION/BALANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A balance testing apparatus includes a rigid bottom plate and a rigid top plate. At least three uni-axial load cells are coupled to the bottom plate and the top plate, and are configured to measure a set of predetermined parameters indicative of balance of an individual standing on the rigid top plate. | 02-19-2015 |
20150051515 | SENSING DEVICE - A sensing device including a sensor, a triggering mechanism is provided. The sensing device is attachable to a covering positioned in contact with a body such that the triggering mechanism extends between first and second segments of the body. Movement of at least one of the first and second segments activates the triggering mechanism to provide an input to the sensor, actuating the sensor to generate an output defining at least one measurement of the movement. The measurement may be one or more of rotation, translation, velocity, acceleration, and joint angle. An intermediate mechanism may be interposed between the triggering mechanism and the sensor. The sensing device may include a means to process or record measurements corresponding to movement. A system and method of measuring the movement is also provided. | 02-19-2015 |
20150057576 | WEARABLE MUSCLE STRENGTH TRAINING DETECTOR DEVICE - A wearable muscle strength training detector device includes a sensor, a sensitivity adjustor, a data storage device, an identification code recognition unit, a display device, and a data input/output port. The sensitivity adjustor allows for adjustment to a desired sensitivity according to a selected body portion of the user. A wireless transceiver makes instantaneous transmission of muscle strength training data to a display device or transmission of the dynamic exercise signal from a data storage device to a central monitor and control unit. A plurality of peripheral detector devices are further provided to work with different types of muscle strength training device and is wearable on corresponding portions of the user to be wirelessly connected to a wearable muscle strength training detector device and displayed. | 02-26-2015 |
20150073309 | MONITORING, TRACKING, AND MANAGING SYMPTOMS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER - Various embodiments of the present invention describe mechanisms configured to monitor, track, and manage symptoms of autism spectrum disorder. According to particular embodiments, a system includes sensors configured to monitor repetitive motion exhibited by a user with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The sensors are connected to a processor that is configured to determine whether the repetitive motion exhibited by the user exceeds an autism episode threshold. Once the autism episode threshold has been reached, the processor can access from memory an autism episode alleviation action associated with the user. Materials associated with the autism episode alleviation action can be presented to the user through an output interface, such that presentation of these materials is configured to reduce the severity or duration of the autism episode. | 03-12-2015 |
20150073310 | INTELLIGENT PROGRESSION MONITORING, TRACKING, AND MANAGEMENT OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE - Various embodiments of the present invention describe mechanisms configured to monitor, track, and manage symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). According to particular exemplary embodiments, a system includes sensors configured to monitor motion exhibited by a user having symptoms of Parkinson's disease, a processor configured to determine whether the motion constitutes a tremor episode, and memory configured to maintain data associated with the tremor episode, a severity rating associated with the tremor episode, and medication intake information. In exemplary embodiments, the effectiveness of a user's medication intake can be determined based on data displayed regarding severity rating variations over time in relation to medication intake. | 03-12-2015 |
20150080765 | System for Detecting Lameness in Sport Horses and other Quadrupeds - A system that utilizes computerized depth perception to automatically scan physical objects, e.g. a quadruped such as a sport horse, over time thereby enabling a detailed analysis of its movement, and changes thereof over time, without the need for attaching sensors to the body of the horse, or requiring a force plate or high speed expensive cameras is disclosed herein. The system is inexpensive enough that non-specialists, e.g. non-veterinary trained quadruped owners, may install the system at an appropriate location such as a horse barn rather than requiring horses to be transported to a specialist for diagnosis. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080766 | Model And Apparatus For Predicting Brain Trauma From Applied Forces To The Head - A system for evaluating head injury uses instrumented helmets to transmit accelerometer readings to a computing system configured with machine readable code to determine angle and acceleration of impacts. The system has code to compare the angle and acceleration of the impact to thresholds and read at least one precomputed simulation result corresponding to entries near the impact in a database of precomputed head impact model simulations; and for displaying interpolations from the precomputed simulation result. In particular embodiments, the simulation result includes strain on neural tracts. A method of evaluating an impact includes transmitting accelerometer readings from instrumented helmets or any other sensors to the computing system upon impact to the sensors; determining at least angle and acceleration of the impact from the accelerometer readings; reading at least one precomputed simulation result corresponding to an entry in the database nearest in angle and acceleration to the impact; and displaying information from the simulation. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080767 | System and Method for the Inference of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Automatically - A method and related system to, among other things, automatically infer answers to all of the ADL questions and the first four questions of the IADL in the home. The inference methods detect the relevant activities unobtrusively, continuously, accurately, objectively, quantifiably and without relying on the patient's own memory (which may be fading due to aging or an existing health condition, such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)) or on a caregiver's subjective report. The methods rely on the judicious placement of a number of sensors in the subject's place of residence, including motion detection sensors in every room, the decomposition of each relevant activity into the sub-tasks involved, identification of additional sensors required to detect the relevant sub-tasks and spatial-temporal conditions between the signals of sensors to formulate the rules that will detect the occurrence of the specific activities of interest. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080768 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM TO REDUCE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY - A device for reducing traumatic brain injury comprises a first sensor, a first linkage element, and a processing element. The first sensor is coupled to a head component and configured to measure an acceleration of a user's head as a result of an impact on the head component and to generate corresponding first sensor measurements. The first linkage element is configured to connect the head component to a body component and is able to switch between a first state in which it is relatively flexible and a second state in which it is relatively rigid. The first linkage element is switched from its first state to its second state by a locking signal. The processing element is configured to receive the first sensor measurements and to generate the locking signal when a value of the first sensor measurements is greater than or equal to an injury level. | 03-19-2015 |
20150088038 | STANDUP ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a standup assistance apparatus includes a measurement unit, a detection unit and a determination unit. The measurement unit is configured to measure a center-of-gravity acceleration at which a position of a center-of-gravity of a subject moves. The detection unit is configured to detect whether or not buttocks of the subject contact a surface. The determination unit is configured to determine a standup ability of the subject in accordance with whether or not the buttocks contact the surface when the center-of-gravity acceleration reaches a first extreme value or a second extreme value which is a next extreme value of the first extreme value. | 03-26-2015 |
20150094621 | OBJECT RECOGNITION BY TOUCH SCREEN - Devices, systems and methods are described that can facilitate recognition of an engagement between an object and a touch screen in the absence of human contact. Upon the engagement, an electrically conductive path can be established that extends from a surface of the touch screen such that sufficient electrons flow from the touch screen through the electrically conductive path to enable the recognition of the object on the touch screen in the absence of human contact with the object during continued presence of the object on the touch screen. | 04-02-2015 |
20150094622 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING REACTION TIME OF A SUBJECT - There is provided herein a motion-based evaluation of reaction time that utilizes motion detection hardware of a mobile device to determine auditory and visual stimulated reaction time. In an embodiment, the subject holds a mobile computing device equipped with built-in triaxis accelerometer and gyroscope with both hands at arms length away from the face. A visual or auditory stimulus is then presented on screen via a software application that also records the response time for the individual to initiate a movement of the device. A simple reaction time test could include the movement of the device in any direction that exceeded a threshold of movement beyond what would be expected from static holding. An embodiment of a choice reaction time test would provide for specific directional movements as it related to an instructed stimulus. | 04-02-2015 |
20150112232 | USING CORRELATION STRUCTURE OF SPEECH DYNAMICS TO DETECT NEUROLOGICAL CHANGES - A method and a system for assessing a condition in a subject. An example of a condition is a Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The method comprises measuring at least one speech-related variable in a subject; extracting a channel-delay correlation structure of the at least one speech-related variable; and generating an assessment of a condition of the subject, based on the correlation structure of the at least one speech-related variable. | 04-23-2015 |
20150119759 | Impact Sensing Mouth Guard and Method - A mouth guard senses concussive forces, calculates risk factors for head injury, and displays status of risk and potential injury. The mouth guard may be used to identify, treat and prevent exacerbating injury. The mouth guard can be programmed with biometric data to better calculate and anticipate impact thresholds and more precisely predict and prevent injury. | 04-30-2015 |
20150119760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SMART ACTIVITY SCORE - A system for providing a smart activity score includes an apparatus for providing a smart activity score. The apparatus includes a movement monitoring module that monitors a movement to determine a metabolic loading associated with the movement during a score period. The apparatus also includes a period activity score module that creates and updates a period activity score based on the metabolic loading and the movement. The period activity score is created and updated for the score period. In addition, the apparatus includes a smart activity score module that creates and updates a smart activity score by aggregating a set of period activity scores. | 04-30-2015 |
20150126909 | Device for evaluating the distal motor skills of the upper limbs of a person - The invention relates to a device for evaluating the distal motor skills of the upper limbs of a person, which includes a main bearing surface ( | 05-07-2015 |
20150133820 | VIRTUAL REALITY BASED REHABILITATION APPARATUSES AND METHODS - A method of measuring a user's range of motion, comprising: tracking user movement of at least one body portion using at least one sensor; correlating the tracked user movement to an avatar of the user in a virtual environment using at least one controller; displaying on an output device the summation of tracked user movement graphically in the virtual environment such that user movement with respect to the user is represented in the virtual environment as avatar movement with respect to the avatar, in the same relative relationship. | 05-14-2015 |
20150133821 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN INCORRECT POSITIONING IN THE ALIGNMENT OF PROSTHESES - The invention relates to a method and a device for determining an incorrect positioning in the alignment of prostheses for the lower extremities, said method comprising the following steps: determining inertial measurement data and/or variables derived therefrom by means of at least one inertial sensor, over at least one walking cycle, for an extremity provided with a prosthesis; and comparing the inertial measurement data that has been determined and/or the variables derived therefrom with desired values and/or with measurement data that has been determined or variables derived therefrom for the corresponding extremity that is not provided with the prosthesis. | 05-14-2015 |
20150133822 | Cavity Determination Apparatus - The invention relates to a cavity determination apparatus for determining a cavity ( | 05-14-2015 |
20150133823 | MOTION ANALYSIS METHOD - The present invention relates to an automated system of measuring and assessing an individual's improvement in motion (for example, a patient's recovery) through exercise performance. In an embodiment of the system of the present invention, two approaches for monitoring movement are introduced for quantifying an individual's performance. Both approaches consider the control population as their reference and consider the difference, or what is referred to in this application as the distance, between the individual's data and the control population as the measure of performance. | 05-14-2015 |
20150133824 | TRAIN-OF-FOUR MEASURING CLIP - A monitoring apparatus includes a clip assembly configured to be secured on a patient's digit. The clip assembly houses an accelerometer which measures acceleration in three dimensions. A microcontroller is configured to receive acceleration data from the accelerometer representative of the acceleration measured in each of the three dimensions. A processor is configured to analyze the acceleration data and determine and output a train-of-four ratio based the acceleration measured in each of the three dimensions. | 05-14-2015 |
20150133825 | METHOD OF ENHANCING GAIT OF A USER - A gait-enhancing system and method of enhancing gait includes generating a reference signal having substantially equal durations between occurrences and providing the reference signal to a user. Contact between the feet of the user with a surface is received and occurrence of a trigger signal is generated in response to the contact. An occurrence of the trigger signal is compared with an occurrence of a reference signal, and a guidance signal is produced as a function of the amount of time that the trigger signal led or lagged the reference signal. The guidance signal is provided to the user in order to promote symmetry in stride between one foot and the other foot of the user, enhancing the user's gait. | 05-14-2015 |
20150141873 | Systems and Methods for Stride Length Calibration - Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for determining a user's stride length and monitoring various aspects of the user's activities. An apparatus worn or carried by the user may determine and track when a user takes a step and, based at least in part on user-specific information, determine an estimated stride length of the user associated with a respective step rate or step rate range. The apparatus may further monitor the physical location, speed, or pace of the user during an activity and, in conjunction with step count information, determine a verified stride length for the user associated with a respective step rate or step rate range. The estimated and verified stride length determinations may be stored and used to determine one or more aspects of a user's subsequent activities, including but not limited to pace, speed, and calorie expenditure information, even when physical location information is unavailable. | 05-21-2015 |
20150297128 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR KNEE FLEXOR ASSESSMENT - An apparatus for use in assessing strength of at least one knee flexor muscle of a subject, the apparatus including a support, two securing members, each securing member securing a respective lower leg of the subject in a position that in use is substantially fixed relative to the support and at least one sensor, which in use senses a force indicative of the strength of the at least one knee flexor muscle in at least one leg of the subject while the subject performs an eccentric contraction of the at least one knee flexor muscle. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305656 | Motor Function Measurement Apparatus, Method and Recording Medium Storing Program - A motor function measurement apparatus that acquires measurement data including at least one of an acceleration or a trunk inclination angle of a user, the measurement data being measured during a measurement period in which the user performs a predetermined action, and that, based on the measurement data, calculates a motor function evaluation value related to a motor function of the user. | 10-29-2015 |
20150305663 | Vector Space Methods Towards the Assessment and Improvement of Neurological Conditions - Path variables of a mallet cube until a hit in an interactive game involving cubes movable in three dimensions are indicative of both hyperactivity and inattention. | 10-29-2015 |
20150313508 | Systems, Methods, and Media for Finding and Matching Tremor Signals - System, methods, and media for finding and matching tremor signals that: receive a first piece of tremor signal content; identify a first plurality of tremor peaks that describe at least a portion of the first piece of tremor signal content using a Teager-Kaiser operator; form a first template of tremor peaks from at least a portion of the first plurality of tremor peaks, the first group of tremor peaks having a first group of parameters; compare the first template and the first group of parameters with at least one second template and a second group of parameters, wherein the second group of parameters is based on a second set of tremor peaks associated with a second piece of tremor content; and identify a match between the first piece of tremor signal content and the second piece of tremor signal content based on the comparing. | 11-05-2015 |
20150313509 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR FINDING AND MATCHING TREMOR SIGNALS - System, methods, and media for finding and matching tremor signals that: receive a first piece of tremor signal content; identify a first plurality of tremor peaks that describe at least a portion of the first piece of tremor signal content using a Teager-Kaiser operator; form a first template of tremor peaks from at least a portion of the first plurality of tremor peaks, the first group of tremor peaks having a first group of parameters; compare the first template and the first group of parameters with at least one second template and a second group of parameters, wherein the second group of parameters is based on a second set of tremor peaks associated with a second piece of tremor content; and identify a match between the first piece of tremor signal content and the second piece of tremor signal content based on the comparing. | 11-05-2015 |
20150313529 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BEHAVIORAL MONITORING - A method of analysis is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving from a mobile device of a subject sensor data and/or device state data, analyzing the data to provide at least one behavioral pattern associated with the subject, comparing the behavioral pattern with a reference behavioral pattern, and estimating the likelihood that the subject is experiencing or is expected to experience an abnormal condition based on the comparison. | 11-05-2015 |
20150313546 | ORTHOPAEDIC MONITORING SYSTEM, METHODS AND APPARATUS - A method for assessing the orthopaedic performance of a joint of a patient can comprise implanting at least a first and second RF wirelessly detectable markers in first and second bones associated with a site and determining and storing their positions before a surgical procedure is performed. The procedure can be carried out on the site and the positions of the first and second markers can be detected and stored after the procedure has been completed. The detected positions can be used to generate a representation of the orthopaedic performance of the joint after the procedure. | 11-05-2015 |
20150313552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING THE FALL RISK OF A USER - There is provided a method of estimating the fall risk of a user, the method comprising analyzing measurements of the acceleration of the user to determine if the user has performed a sit-to-stand transfer; identifying the peak vertical acceleration of the user during the sit-to-stand transfer from the measurements of the acceleration of the user; and estimating a fall risk for the user from the identified peak vertical acceleration. | 11-05-2015 |
20150317449 | Medication Delivery System - This disclosure comprises a system, computer program product and apparatus for delivering medications and/or medical treatments that are appropriate to the resilient context of an individual patient. The resilient context comprises a predictive model for each of one or more patient function measures and a predictive model of patient resilience where said models are all developed by learning from the data associated with the individual patient. The medical advice, medical diagnoses and/or medical treatments may be provided “as is” and/or they may be customized to match the specific resilient context of the individual patient. | 11-05-2015 |
20150320339 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING PATIENT ORIENTATION, LOCATION AND MOVEMENT - Systems, devices and methods for analyzing the movement, orientation, and location of patients and other users within a hospital, nursing home, or other setting where patient monitoring is desired. One or more sensors or markers are positioned on the body of the user, and a plurality of readers or transceivers in known relative location within the patient care environment detect or communicate with the sensors or markers to identify user location. Location sensing techniques include multi-angulation, multi-lateration, scene analysis (such as visual image analysis), or proximity. Analysis techniques used include time-of-flight analysis, signal strength analysis, image, and video analysis. | 11-12-2015 |
20150320343 | MOTION INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A motion information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes obtaining circuitry, detecting circuitry, and calculating circuitry. The obtaining circuitry obtains depth image information containing coordinate information and depth information of a subject present in a three-dimensional space. The detecting circuitry detects a part of the subject from the depth image information on the basis of the depth information. The calculating circuitry calculates angle information indicating motion in the rotating direction of the part detected from the depth image information by using the coordinate information of the part. | 11-12-2015 |
20150327794 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND VISUALIZING LIVE KINETIC AND KINEMATIC DATA FOR THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - A system and method using a single 3D motion sensing Microsoft Kinect for Windows augmented with computer vision algorithms for detecting, recognizing and tracking the movement of different joints of the body of a subject and deducing kinetic and kinematic data from those movements. The method requires only a single motion sensing device and is non-invasive as the subject does not need to wear any external devices on the body. The proposed method incorporates Second Life serious game environment where the patient, the therapist and other members of the community of interest can log-in any time and see all the subject's movements performed by an avatar in Second Life, thereby making the invention particularly useful for disabled hemiplegic children. | 11-19-2015 |
20150327796 | MOVEMENT ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND SYNCHRONY BASED CONTROL METHOD FOR MOVEMENT ASSISTANCE DEVICE - In a wearable motion assist device, a motion assist device for generating a motion pattern synchronized with a wearer while maintaining a certain phase difference between a motion of the wearer and a motion of the device, and a synchronization based control method for the device are provided. The motion assist device acquires a phase of torque generated by the wearer's motion, applies a value of the phase to a phase oscillator model as an input, performs arithmetic processing, and calculates target torque and a target angle of the device with the motion of the device synchronized with the wearer. It is possible to improve an assisting effect of the device by controlling the device based on the calculated values. | 11-19-2015 |
20150342513 | System and Method for Analyzing Biomechanics - A biomechanics analyzing system and a biomechanics computerized analyzing method for analyzing an organism when the organism performs an act by himself are provided. The biomechanics analyzing system includes an accelerometer, a low-pass filter, and a processing unit. The accelerometer is configured to be disposed on a surface of a muscle of the organism and is further configured to detect an acceleration signal. The low-pass filter is connected to the accelerometer and is configured for receiving the acceleration signal from the accelerometer and filtering the acceleration signal to produce a low-frequency signal. The processing unit is connected to the low-pass filter, and is configured for receiving the low-frequency signal from the low-pass filter and analyzing a frequency of a motion state of the organism according to the low-frequency signal. | 12-03-2015 |
20150342517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING PROPRIOCEPTIVE STATUS FOR AT LEAST ONE JOINT OF A PERSON - The present invention relates to a method of assessing proprioceptive status by calculating a proprioceptive score Sp from absolute and variable errors between target angles and angles estimated and joint motion detection by the person tested, and/or between measured time of perceived movement of the joint of the tested person these proprioceptive scores of a person being associated with an assessment date and then stored with a date so as to serve as a reference when said person is monitored or when there is a comparison of said person with at least another person. The present invention also concerns an apparatus for the proprioceptive assessment of at least one joint, this apparatus having two movable parts ( | 12-03-2015 |
20150342523 | STRETCHABLE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A thermoelectric material includes a stretchable polymer, and a thermoelectric structure and an electrically conductive material that are mixed together with the stretchable polymer. The thermoelectric material may be applied to self-power generating wearable electronic apparatuses. | 12-03-2015 |
20150351666 | Method And Apparatus for Body Impact Protection - A motion analysis system includes: at least one orientation sensor configured to detect three-dimensional torso motion over time, the at least one orientation sensor including: a multiaxial accelerometer configured to detect acceleration in at least three orthogonal directions, and a gyroscope; and a controller configured to receive data from the at least one orientation sensor, the controller programmed to process the data to: determine at least one of a state and a transition of the torso; identify normal parameters for the determined at least one of the state and transition; and determine whether motion of the torso is outside the normal parameters. The controller is configured to identify, in real-time, the occurrence of a fall in progress of an individual from at least one of a standing state, a standing-to-seated transition, and a seated-to-standing transition. | 12-10-2015 |
20150351680 | COGNITIVE EVENT PREDICTOR - A method and/or computer program product identifies and/or predicts a cognitive state of a user. A buffer on a device is loaded with a predetermined set of sensor readings for a user. A hardware receiver receives a “push” signal from the device. The “push” signal is transmitted by the user in response to the user subjectively experiencing a user-defined cognitive state. The “push” signal causes readings from the buffer to be loaded as pushed sensor readings onto a data matrix. One or more processors analyze the pushed sensor readings to identify a sensor pattern of the pushed sensor readings. In response to detecting a subsequent set of sensor readings that match the sensor pattern of the pushed sensor readings, a signal transmitter transmits a cognitive state signal that indicates a prediction of a particular cognitive state of the user. | 12-10-2015 |
20150351681 | MONITORING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE - A driver state monitoring (DSM) system includes a wearable device main body worn by a user, a display unit, and an information collection unit that collects information related to a body state of the user. The DSM system includes a controller that, based on the collected information, senses a situation associated with the user's body state, and converts the collected information into a numerical value representing the body state of the user in context of the sensed situation. The controller further calculates a well-driving score for the user based on the numerical value that represents the body state of the user in context of the sensed situation; and controls at least one of the display unit or an image information output device to display the well-driving score and the numerical value that represents the body state of the user in context of the sensed situation. | 12-10-2015 |
20150359488 | ACTIVITY-SENSING GROUND PAD AND PAD ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - The present invention provides an activity-sensing ground pad for integrating with a monitoring apparatus to continuously monitor human activity in the home environment. The activity-sensing ground pad includes a modular base, a sensing layer arranged on the modular base, an insulating layer arranged on the sensing layer, and a conductive elastic layer formed to cover the insulating layer. Specifically, the modular base has a first assembling side with a plurality of first engagement portions thereon and a second assembling side opposite to the first assembling side with a plurality of second engagement portions thereon, wherein a first electrical connector is arranged on one of the engaging portions, and a second electrical connector is arranged on one of the engaging portions in correspondence with the first electrical connector. | 12-17-2015 |
20150366509 | Cadence Detection Based on Inertial Harmonics - The method and apparatus disclosed herein determine a user cadence from the output of an inertial sensor mounted to or proximate the user's body. In general, the disclosed cadence measurement system determines the user cadence based on frequency measurements acquired from an inertial signal output by the inertial sensor. More particularly, a cadence measurement system determines a user cadence from an inertial signal generated by an inertial sensor, where the inertial signal comprises one or more frequency components. The cadence measurement system determines a peak frequency of the inertial signal, where the peak frequency corresponds to the frequency component of the inertial signal having the largest amplitude. After applying the peak frequency to one or more frequency threshold comparisons, the cadence measurement system determines the user cadence based on the peak frequency and the frequency threshold comparison(s). | 12-24-2015 |
20150374281 | ASSESSMENT AND ADVICE ON NUTRITION, ENDURANCE, AND STRENGTH - The present invention relates to a new integrated, holistic approach to empower older adults to enhance their quality of life and independence through a personalized lifestyle and nutrition program. This is achieved by measuring the physical status of the adults with respect to strength and endurance. In addition, their nutritional status is assessed. Based on those assessments recommendations are provided with respect to particular exercise programs and nutrients that support the functions bones, muscles and cartilage. These methods can be implemented as a software program and executed on computer systems. | 12-31-2015 |
20150374290 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING EXPENDED ENERGY - Measuring expended energy of a moving body by providing at least one first sensor for measuring position data of a first part of the moving body, providing at least one second sensor for measuring relative position data of a second part of the moving body, using the first sensor to make a first measurement of the position of the first part over a period of time and subsequently calculating a global expended energy of the first part relative to a reference frame from the first measurement, using the second sensor to make a second measurement of the position of the second part over said period of time and subsequently calculating a relative expended energy of the second part relative to the first part from the first and second measurements. | 12-31-2015 |
20160000359 | Human Body Movement State Monitoring Method And Device - The present invention provides a human body movement state monitoring method and device. The method comprises the following steps performed repeatedly: obtaining acceleration signals having a set sampling time period from output of a triaxial acceleration sensor worn on a human body, and calculating the energy and average power of the acceleration signals; determining a human body movement state according to the average power of the acceleration signals, and if the average power of the acceleration signals is more than a predetermined fierce movement threshold, determining that the human body is in a fierce movement state, if the average power of the acceleration signals is less than a predetermined sleeping threshold, determining that the human body is in a sleeping state, if the average power of the acceleration signals is less than the fierce movement threshold and is more than the sleeping threshold, determining that the human body is in a light movement state; if the human body is in the fierce movement state, further determining whether the acceleration signals have quasi-periodicity, if the acceleration signals do not have quasi-periodicity, determining that the human body is in an irregular fierce movement state, if the acceleration signals have quasi-periodicity, determining that the human body is in a regular fierce movement state. The method can automatically, comprehensively, round-the-clock, accurately monitor various movement states of a person. | 01-07-2016 |
20160000369 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR ASSESSING KNEE MOVEMENT - A measurement device for assessing knee movement comprises: an elongated base member; a moveable (or sliding) member configured for movement along and relative to the elongated base member; and indicia on an upper surface of the elongated base member to reflect the relative position of the moveable member with respect to the elongated base member. The measurement device may also include multiple blocks arranged in a stack on the elongated base member to measure knee extension of a patient. | 01-07-2016 |
20160007888 | Wearable activity monitoring device and related method | 01-14-2016 |
20160007903 | STABILITY-ASSESSING SYSTEM | 01-14-2016 |
20160007912 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING ACTIVITY-RELATED NOTIFICATIONS TO A USER | 01-14-2016 |
20160007933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SMART ACTIVITY SCORE USING EARPHONES WITH BIOMETRIC SENSORS | 01-14-2016 |
20160007934 | MOVEMENT MEASURE GENERATION IN A WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 01-14-2016 |
20160015299 | USE OF EPIDERMAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO MEASURE ORIENTATION - An epidermal electronics device includes a barrier layer configured to be coupled to a body part of a user, a sensor configured to acquire orientation data regarding the epidermal electronics device, and a control circuit configured to determine at least one of an orientation and an angular motion of the body part based on the orientation data. | 01-21-2016 |
20160015312 | METHOD FOR MEASURING LEVEL OF MUSCLE RELAXATION, PROCESSING DEVICE THEREOF AND INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING MUSCLE RELAXATION - Disclosed are a method for measuring the level of muscle relaxation, a device thereof and an apparatus for measuring muscle relaxation, and the method respectively obtains the sampled values of the acceleration and angular velocity of the measurement site via an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor or a speed sensor and an angular velocity sensor, in order to calculate the degree of muscle relaxation according to the sampled values of the acceleration and angular velocity. As the calculated results combine the sampled values of the acceleration and angular velocity of the measurement site, the accuracy of the calculated results is higher. Moreover, the measurement combines an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor or a speed sensor and an angular velocity sensor, so that the apparatus for measuring muscle relaxation can be placed in any position of the measurement site without influencing the accuracy of the measured results. | 01-21-2016 |
20160022175 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF A WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE NOT BEING WORN USING A MOTION SENSOR - Aspects of automatically determining a period of time when a wearable electronic device is not being worn are discussed herein. For example, in one aspect, an embodiment may automatically determine a period of time when the wearable electronic device is not being worn based on a comparison of the motion data and a not-worn profile that specifies a pattern of motion data that is indicative of when the wearable electronic device is not being worn by a user. The wearable electronic device also stores in the non-transitory machine readable storage medium, data associating the period of time with a not-worn state. | 01-28-2016 |
20160029928 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING GAIT MOTION - An apparatus and method for recognizing a gait motion by detecting a landing point in time of a foot of a user based on sensed acceleration information, inferring a gait motion based on right and left hip joint angle information of the user sensed at the detected landing point in time of the foot of the user, and detecting a landing leg between both legs of the user based on the inferred gait motion may be provided. | 02-04-2016 |
20160029929 | Posture monitor and correction device - An apparatus for monitoring an individual's posture and identifying incorrect deviations includes a level sensor and a control and data unit attached to the apparatus. The apparatus is worn by a user and may be attached to or included as part of a hat, cap, head band, belt, eyeglasses, sunglasses, garment or article of clothing. The control and data unit records deviations away from a predetermined normal posture of the user in a given period of time and either communicates the deviations to the user in real time for immediate postural correction or records the deviations for later downloading or transmission and analysis. A preferred embodiment of the apparatus includes a cap with LED lights that indicate deviations away from ideal posture that exceed a tolerance limit to the user as they occur. | 02-04-2016 |
20160030807 | EXERCISE ANALYSIS SYSTEM, EXERCISE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, EXERCISE ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND EXERCISE ANALYSIS METHOD - An exercise analysis system includes: a calculation unit which calculates exercise energy of a user, based on output of an inertial sensor which is put on the user; and a generation unit which generates exercise ability information which is information relating to an exercise ability of the user, based on the exercise energy, a running distance, and a running time. | 02-04-2016 |
20160038059 | GAIT POSTURE METER AND PROGRAM - A gait posture meter according to the invention includes an accelerometer affixed to a centerline of a measurement subject's waist area, and physical amounts corresponding to the measurement subject's waist position while walking are quantitatively calculated using one or both of an up-down axis acceleration timewise change waveform and a front-rear axis acceleration timewise change waveform outputted by the accelerometer. | 02-11-2016 |
20160038060 | GAIT POSTURE METER AND PROGRAM - A gait posture meter evaluates a gait posture of a measurement subject, and includes an accelerometer affixed to a centerline of a measurement subject's waist area, an evaluation unit that repeatedly finds an evaluation amount quantitatively expressing a gait posture of the measurement subject based on an output of the accelerometer in each of predetermined unit periods within a predetermined continuous walking period of no greater than ten minutes, and a display processing unit that displays the repeatedly-found evaluation amounts in time series in the display screen. | 02-11-2016 |
20160038088 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR MEASURING, CAPTURING, AND MODIFYING PARTIAL AND FULL BODY KINEMATICS - Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for measuring, capturing, and modifying the motion of a body, for providing visual comparisons, metrics of comparison, and for generating motion standards. Motion standards may be manually or algorithmically modified to a different desired motion standard. The motion standards may be generated during motion capture and may be used as references for comparing amongst other motion standards or captured motions. Comparisons may generally be used for training and improving upon motions, such as athletic related motions, rehabilitation related motions, and the like. In certain embodiments data capture is done primarily by sensor units worn on a body which communicate amongst each other and with a secondary processing unit, which analyzes the data, provides means of comparing and modifying a captured motion, and which stores or relays such data to a tertiary device, such as a remote database. | 02-11-2016 |
20160045140 | GAIT POSTURE METER AND PROGRAM - A gait posture meter that evaluates a gait posture of a measurement subject includes an accelerometer affixed to a centerline of the measurement subject's waist area and a computation unit. The computation unit calculates a Z feature amount and an X feature amount indicating a degree of a difference between up-down and front-rear axis direction accelerations of the waist area in a left leg reference period and up-down and front-rear axis direction accelerations of the waist area in a right leg reference period using a timewise change waveform in three axis accelerations outputted by the accelerometer, and calculates a Y feature amount indicating a degree of a difference between a displacement of a left-right axis direction trajectory of the waist area in the left leg reference period and a displacement of the left-right axis direction trajectory of the waist area in the right leg reference period by finding a second-level integration of the left-right axis acceleration outputted by the accelerometer. | 02-18-2016 |
20160045172 | ACTIVITY METER AND EVENT INFORMATION RECORDING SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, an activity meter registers, based on an acceleration sensor and an output signal of the acceleration sensor when a tapping operation is performed, information on the tapping operation, detects generation of a tapping operation identical to the tapping operation corresponding to the registered information from the output signal of the acceleration sensor, and stores, when generation of the tapping operation identical to the tapping operation corresponding to the registered information is detected, time information when the identical tapping operation is generated in a memory. | 02-18-2016 |
20160051168 | Real-Time Human Activity Recognition Engine - A real-time human activity recognition (rtHAR) engine embedded in a wearable device monitors a user's activities through the wearable device's sensors. The rtHAR uses the signals from the sensors to determine where the wearable device is relative to the user's body, and then determines the type of activity the user engages in depending upon the location of the wearable device relative to the user's body. The rtHAR is preferably installed on the wearable device as an embedded system, such as an operating system library or a module within software installed on the wearable device, so as to improve the quality of direct feedback from the wearable device to the user, and to minimize the amount of data sent from the wearable device to external archival and processing systems. | 02-25-2016 |
20160051169 | Biometric monitoring device with immersion sensor and swim stroke detection and related methods - Biometric monitoring devices, including various technologies that may be implemented in such devices, are discussed herein. Additionally, techniques for utilizing gyroscopes in biometric monitoring devices are provided. Such techniques may, in some implementations, involve obtaining swimming metrics regarding stroke cycle count, lap count, and stroke type. Such techniques may also, in some implementations, involve obtaining performance metrics for bicycling activities. | 02-25-2016 |
20160051183 | Gesture Recognition Biofeedback - A gesture recognition biofeedback device is provided for improving fine motor function in persons with brain injury. The system detects a physical characteristic of the patient and provides feedback based on the detected characteristic. For instance, the system may detect surface muscle pressures of the forearm to provide real-time visual biofeedback to the patient based on a comparison of the detected muscle pressure and predefined values indicative of appropriate motor function. | 02-25-2016 |
20160058329 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ESTIMATE DAY-LONG CALORIE EXPENDITURE BASED ON POSTURE - In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method, including obtaining, by the fitness tracking device, motion data of the user over a period of time, wherein the motion data can include a first plurality motion measurements from a first motion sensor of the fitness tracking device; determining, by the fitness tracking device, using the motion data an angle of the fitness tracking device relative to a plane during the period of time; estimating by the fitness tracking device, using the motion data, a range of linear motion of the fitness tracking device through space during the period of time; and comparing, by the fitness tracking device, the angle of the fitness tracking device to a threshold angle and comparing the range of linear motion of the fitness tracking device to a threshold range of linear motion to determine whether the user is sitting or standing. | 03-03-2016 |
20160058330 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PATIENT FALL DETECTION - A portable telemetry device includes a physiological component, a fall detector component, a radio, and a communication component. The physiological component is configured to receive, from at least one sensor, physiological data representative of a physiological condition of a patient. The fall detector component is configured to detect a fall of the portable telemetry device. The radio is configured to wirelessly send radio signals. The communication component is configured to transmit the physiological data and an indication of the fall to a monitoring system using the radio. | 03-03-2016 |
20160058331 | PACING ACTIVITY DATA OF A USER - Pacer activity data of a user may be managed. For example, historical activity data of a user corresponding to a particular time of a day prior to a current day may be received. Additionally, a user interface configured to display an activity goal of the user may be generated and the user interface may be provided for presentation. In some aspects, the user interface may be configured to display a first indicator that identifies cumulative progress towards the activity goal and a second indicator that identifies predicted cumulative progress towards the activity goal. The cumulative progress may be calculated based on monitored activity from a start of the current day to the particular time of the current day and the predicted cumulative progress may be calculated based on the received historical activity data corresponding to the particular time of the day prior to the current day. | 03-03-2016 |
20160058336 | PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WORKOUT MONITOR - The present disclosure relates to devices and processes for monitoring attributes of a user's physical activity (e.g., workout) or inactivity, and to user interfaces (e.g., an activity indicator) for displaying the same. In some examples, a device determines whether physical activity corresponds to a first type based on a first set of criteria, and whether physical activity corresponds to a second type based on a second set of criteria. In some examples, the device controls an inactivity timer that measures user's inactivity. In some examples, the device displays a first visual representation of an attribute or amount of a first type of physical activity, and a second visual representation of an attribute or amount of a second type. In some examples, the device displays a third visual representation of an attribute or amount of a third type of activity. In some examples, the third visual representation corresponds to user's inactivity. | 03-03-2016 |
20160058337 | PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WORKOUT MONITOR - The present disclosure relates to devices and processes for monitoring attributes of a user's physical activity (e.g., workout) or inactivity, and to user interfaces (e.g., an activity indicator) for displaying the same. In some examples, a device determines whether physical activity corresponds to a first type based on a first set of criteria, and whether physical activity corresponds to a second type based on a second set of criteria. In some examples, the device controls an inactivity timer that measures user's inactivity. In some examples, the device displays a first visual representation of an attribute or amount of a first type of physical activity, and a second visual representation of an attribute or amount of a second type. In some examples, the device displays a third visual representation of an attribute or amount of a third type of activity. In some examples, the third visual representation corresponds to user's inactivity. | 03-03-2016 |
20160058372 | TERRAIN TYPE INFERENCE FROM WEARABLE WITH MOTION SENSING - In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method including obtaining, by at least one sensor of a fitness tracking device, motion data of a user of the fitness tracking device; separating, by the fitness tracking device, the motion data into at least a first frequency signature attributable to movement by the user and a second frequency signature attributable to a type of a terrain on which the user is moving; determining, by the fitness tracking device, the type of the terrain on which the user is moving by analyzing the first frequency signature and the second frequency signature; and estimating, by the fitness tracking device, a rate of energy expenditure of the user by applying a calorimetry model including a coefficient or a parameter associated with the type of the terrain. | 03-03-2016 |
20160058373 | Running Energy Efficiency - A motion analysis device uses an inertial sensor to calculate a measure of a user's athletic energy efficiency using only readings provided by the inertial sensor. The motion analysis device further provides suggestions to the user as to how to alter his posture or movements to improve his athletic energy efficiency. For example, in the case of a runner, the motion analysis device may instruct the runner to lean in one direction or another in order to alter his landing angle in such a way so as to improve his athletic energy efficiency. The device may further provide continuous feedback to the athlete to let him know when he is moving closer to, or away from, preset athletic energy efficiency goals. | 03-03-2016 |
20160066820 | WEARABLE GAIT MONITORING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS - A system, according to various embodiments, includes eyewear (or any other suitable wearable device) that includes one or more sensors (e.g., one or more accelerometers, magnetometers, position sensors, gyroscopes, and/or other suitable sensors) that may be used to monitor the gait of an individual (e.g., by monitoring the movement of the user's head, or other portions of the user's body, as the user ambulates). The system may further include one or more suitable computing devices for analyzing the individual's gait. This information may then be used, for example, to: (1) identify one or more medical conditions associated with the individual; (2) assess the fit of a prosthetic device worn by the individual, and/or (3) assess an individual's recovery from a particular injury or medical procedure. | 03-10-2016 |
20160066830 | METHODS FOR MEASURING THE MAGNITUDE OF ATTENTION AND MOTOR ACTIVITY DISTURBANCE IN A SUBJECT - The invention features methods and systems to monitor changes in the magnitude of attentional disturbance and the magnitude of motor activity disturbance in a subject. The invention also features methods and systems for determining a subject's degree of concordance with individuals having an attentional disorder versus individuals not having an attentional disorder. The methods and systems of the invention can enable clinicians and consumers to ascertain both the severity of an attentional disorder as well as how much an individual changes over time, or with therapy. | 03-10-2016 |
20160073936 | MOTOR FUNCTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL METHOD OF SYSTEM - The present invention has an objective of evaluating a motor function of a subject with a neurodegenerative disease with high accuracy using a motor function analysis system that utilizes a wrist joint movement of the subject. The motor function analysis system | 03-17-2016 |
20160073951 | Sleep Monitoring System - A method comprising monitoring a user's movements and determining when the user is falling asleep into a sleep session. The method further comprising identifying the sleep session as a power nap or a longer sleep, and waking up the user at a predetermined time, based on a combination of user preferences and measured information regarding the sleep session. | 03-17-2016 |
20160073961 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING SPORTING ACTIVITIY - A system is proposed for characterizing the performance of a sportsman. The system is capable of using motion data it receives describing a movement during the sport, to distinguish the type of sport, and type of stroke, which is being played. The system can furthermore detect the quality of a stroke involving an impact (e.g. an impact between an item of sports equipment and a ball), based on the observation that a good stroke will be in a “sweet spot” in which the amount of vibration caused by the impact is limited. | 03-17-2016 |
20160081594 | RANGE OF MOTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A system and method for range of motion evaluation and recording for physical therapy, ergonomics, training, and individual rehabilitation. While talking with the physical therapists, a frequently mentioned problem they encountered was to evaluate the range of motion of a patient during the performance of functional movements like standing up from a chair, taking objects off of the ground, squatting, and gait analysis. Physical therapists currently use a goniometer to measure the motion of a single angle and visually inspect for inconsistencies and subjectively assess the patient during performance of functional tasks. | 03-24-2016 |
20160081609 | MARKER-LESS MONITORING OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS - A system for monitoring a movement disorder includes a movement detector configured to track at least one point of reference in three dimensions, and a computing device communicatively coupled with the movement detector. The computing device is configured to receive movement data associated with the at least one point of reference over a period of time, perform a kinematic data analysis based on the movement data, compute a weighted score using the kinematic data analysis, compute a trend based on historical movement data, the weighted score and the trend being associated with the movement disorder, and display the weighted score, the trend and the movement data on a display associated with the computing device. | 03-24-2016 |
20160081612 | EXERCISE SUPPORT DEVICE, EXERCISE SUPPORT METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An exercise support device includes a motion sensor that is worn on a user's body and outputs data regarding the motion status of the user's body when the user is performing a moving exercise, and a control section which acquires exercise information regarding the user's exercise status. The control section selects a specific exercise index having relatively strong correlation with a moving speed from exercise indexes acquired from the data outputted when the user moves on a movement section plural times at moving speeds different from each other, acquires a coefficient that is used in an approximate expression which represents the specific exercise index and is a linear function including the moving speed as a variable and the coefficient, and acquires the exercise information based on the specific exercise index and the coefficient when the user moves by the moving exercise. | 03-24-2016 |
20160081614 | EXERCISE ANALYSIS DEVICE, EXERCISE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING EXERCISE ANALYSIS PROGRAM - An exercise analysis device includes an acceleration acquiring unit, a first-data acquiring unit, a second-data acquiring unit and a third-data acquiring unit. The acceleration acquiring unit acquires acceleration of a user as the user performs an exercise. The first-data acquiring unit acquires a piece of a first data corresponding to a total amount of mechanical work of the exercise for a predetermined time based on the acceleration. The second-data acquiring unit acquires a piece of a second data corresponding to one of velocity and kinetic energy in a certain direction among directions related to the exercise for the predetermined time, based on the acceleration. The third-data acquiring unit acquires a piece of a third data corresponding to efficiency of the exercise based on the piece of the first data and the piece of the second data. | 03-24-2016 |
20160095538 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING GAIT MOTION - A method and apparatus for recognizing a gait motion are provided. The apparatus may set a gait motion recognition period based on measured right and left hip joint angle information, may input, to a trained neural network, right and left hip joint angle information and vertical acceleration information measured during the gait motion recognition period, and may recognize a gait motion. | 04-07-2016 |
20160100775 | Integrated Movement Assessment System - An integrated movement assessment system (IMAS) that monitors a subject's movement by utilizing electromyography (EMG), range-of-motion (ROM) and functional capacity assessment (FCA). The EMG, ROM and FCA is used in combination with proprietary software that acquires data from wireless sensors which are attached to the subject and are capable of transmitting data wirelessly. In addition to assessment, the IMA can perform baseline and post-loss comparisons that are specific to a subject's occupation. When necessary or desired, the IMAS can also provide site-specific therapy. | 04-14-2016 |
20160100776 | FALL DETECTION AND FALL RISK DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present invention relates to a light-weight, small and portable ambulatory sensor for measuring and monitoring a person's physical activity. Based on these measurements and computations, the invented system quantifies the subject's physical activity, quantifies the subject's gait, determines his or her risk of falling, and automatically detects falls. The invention combines the features of portability, high autonomy, and real-time computational capacity. High autonomy is achieved by using only accelerometers, which have low power consumption rates as compared with gyroscope-based systems. Accelerometer measurements, however, contain significant amounts of noise, which must be removed before further analysis. The invention therefore uses novel time-frequency filters to denoise the measurements, and in conjunction with biomechanical models of human movement, perform the requisite computations, which may also be done in real time. | 04-14-2016 |
20160100788 | BRAIN DYSFUNCTION ASSESSMENT METHOD, BRAIN DYSFUNCTION ASSESSMENT DEVICE, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A brain dysfunction assessment device ( | 04-14-2016 |
20160106346 | DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HEAD IMPACTS - Systems and methods are provided for determining an acceleration at a location of interest within one of a user's head and neck. At least one of linear acceleration data, angular acceleration data, angular velocity data, and orientation data is produced using at least one sensing device substantially rigidly attached to an ambient-accessible surface of the user's head. The location of interest is represented relative to a position of the at least one sensing device as a time-varying function. An acceleration at the location of interest is calculated as a function of the data produced at the sensing device and the time-varying function representing the location of interest. The calculated acceleration at the location of interest is provided to at least one of the user and an observer in a human-perceptible form. | 04-21-2016 |
20160113550 | Application of Gait Characteristics for Mobile - Some embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatus for controlling any aspect of a virtual environment in a mobile or wearable device, where the user is performing a gait activity such as walking, jogging or running, and the controlling is performed leveraging the gait characteristics of the user. In some embodiments, the gait characteristics include velocity and stride length. In some embodiments, the only sensors utilized to obtain any contextual information are accelerometers. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113551 | FALL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is provided a fall detection system, comprising a user device comprising one or more sensors for measuring the movements of a user; and the system further comprising a processing unit configured to operate in a first mode in which the processing unit processes the measured movements to determine if the user has fallen and a further mode in which the processing unit processes measured movements obtained during a user-specified time period to determine the risk of the user falling. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113574 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CALCULATING PHYSICAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION - Provided discloses an electronic device for calculating physical energy consumption including a gravity sensing module, a storage module, a processing module, and a touch control display module. The gravity sensing module detects at least one movement of the electronic device for calculating physical energy consumption to generate at least one movement signal. The storage module stores a plural physical training mode and a plural predetermined exercise value. The processing module connects to the gravity sensing module and the storage module, the processing module receives at least one movement signal and generates at least one active value depending on the movement signal, and subtracts at least one active value from the predetermined exercise value corresponding to one of the physical training modes to generate at least one exercising consumption signal. The touch control display module connects to the processing module, and receives and displays at least one exercising consumption signal. | 04-28-2016 |
20160120446 | HAND FUNCTION DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SYSTEM - Systems, devices and methods for quantitatively assessing hand function strength and range of motion via various instrumentations are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a hand function diagnostic and therapeutic system includes distal and proximal finger flexion measurement apparatuses used to automate quantitative assessment of hand function based on a combination of strength, range of motion, and time performance metrics. | 05-05-2016 |
20160128618 | DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS USING HABIT, DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD USING SAME - A diagnostic apparatus and a diagnosis management apparatus that utilizes habit data, and a diagnostic method using the same are provided. The diagnostic apparatus includes a habit analyzer configured to generate habit data of a user by analyzing sensor data detected from at least one sensor, and a diagnoser configured to determine whether the user is at risk of a disease, by comparing the generated habit data with diagnostic data including habit data of healthy people. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128619 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR OF A VEHICLE OPERATOR - A system uses a wearable electronic device to monitoring behavior of an operator of a vehicle. The wearable device is worn on the head of the operator of the vehicle and includes one or more motion sensors. A processor of the wearable device or of a proximate portable electronic device receives data from the one or more motion sensors and detects a pattern of motion based on the data. The system then may determine a physiological state or physical behavior of the driver based on the detected patterns or motion. Detected physiological states may include head bobs associated with sleepiness. Detected physical behaviors may include dangerous behaviors such as phone usage, prolonged gazes, sudden lane changes, or hard braking or steering. | 05-12-2016 |
20160135433 | A METHOD, A DEVICE AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF AN ANIMAL | 05-19-2016 |
20160135716 | METHOD FOR MANAGING HEALTH CONDITION, HEALTH CONDITION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND HEALTH CONDITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method for causing a computer to execute a process for managing health condition, the process includes: detecting a grounding timing of a leg of a quadruped and a timing of weight-shift to a rear side of the quadruped; and determining whether or not the leg of the quadruped has a disease or injury, based on the detected grounding timing of the leg of the quadruped and the detected timing of a weight-shift to the rear side of the quadruped. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NEUROMOTOR DISORDER - The present invention provides a system and a method for detecting a neuromotor disorder or condition in a subject using an electronic device that comprises an input device. The method generally involves determining input device usage characteristics of the subject and comparing the result to a reference input device usage characteristic. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135753 | SKELETAL MEASURING MEANS - An integrated imaging system is invented for creating an optimal imaging session by importing information in real time from several sources and using that information to automatically and continuously adjust the parameters of the imaging session so as to create the optimal session for the prescribed testing session | 05-19-2016 |
20160143562 | Footwear Apparatus with Technique Feedback - A footwear apparatus includes a sensor in the footwear apparatus positioned to monitor an activity technique of the user when the footwear apparatus is joined with a foot of the user and a feedback generator is arranged to produce at least one of a haptic communication or an optical communication to the user in response to detecting a pattern in the activity technique. | 05-26-2016 |
20160143571 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER CONDITION IN A PERSON AND PROVIDING ASSISTANCE THEREFOR - This technology relates to a method and system for determining psychological disorder condition in a person and providing assistance to the person with the psychological disorder. One or more sensors are placed on the person to monitor the activities of the person. The one or more sensors provide sensor data associated with the monitored activities of the person to a computing unit. The computing unit detects the activities and identifies a recurring activity. For the recurring activity, the computing unit determines probability parameters and based on the probability parameters the probability of the psychological condition is determined. For providing assistance to the person with psychological disorder condition, the computing compares the activity with the disorder activities stored in the computing unit. If a match is found, then one or more indications are provided to the person to indicate that the activity has already been performed. | 05-26-2016 |
20160143577 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSORIZED USER INTERFACE - A system and method for is provided for operation of an orthopedic system. The system includes a load sensor for converting an applied pressure associated with a force load on an anatomical joint, and an inertial sensing device configured to measure alignment. The inertial sensing device provides alignment measurement data to measure alignment. An ultrasonic transducer, MEMs microphone, electromagnets, optical elements, metallic objects or other transducers can be configured to convert or convey a physical movement to an electrical signal and support measurement of muscular-skeletal alignment. The load sensor can be used to measure load magnitude and position of load of an applied load by the muscular-skeletal system. | 05-26-2016 |
20160143593 | INTELLIGENT APPARATUS FOR PATIENT GUIDANCE AND DATA CAPTURE DURING PHYSICAL THERAPY AND WHEELCHAIR USAGE - A system for guiding and evaluating physical positioning, orientation and motion of the human body, comprising: a cloud computing-based subsystem including an artificial neural network and spatial position analyzer said cloud computing-based subsystem adapted for data storage, management and analysis; at least one motion sensing device wearable on the human body, said at least one motion sensing device adapted to detect changes in at least one of spatial position, orientation, and rate of motion; a mobile subsystem running an application program (app) that controls said at least one motion sensing device, said mobile subsystem adapted to capture activity data quantifying said changes in at least one of spatial position, orientation, and rate of motion, said mobile subsystem further adapted to transfer said activity data to said cloud computing-based subsystem, wherein said cloud computing-based subsystem processes, stores, and analyzes said activity data. | 05-26-2016 |
20160144174 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATOR WITH AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF LEG ORIENTATION AND LEG MOTION FOR ENHANCED SLEEP ANALYSIS, INCLUDING ENHANCED TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION (TENS) USING THE SAME - Apparatus for providing transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy to a user, the apparatus comprising: a housing; an application unit for providing mechanical coupling between the housing and the user's body; a stimulation unit for electrically stimulating at least one nerve of the user; a sensing unit for sensing the user's body movement and body orientation; and a reporting unit for providing the user with feedback based on the user's sensed body movement and body orientation. | 05-26-2016 |
20160157756 | BLUETOOTH FALLING-OVER ALARM INSOLE - The invention discloses a Bluetooth falling-over alarm insole, including an insole body, wherein the insole body is further provided with a Bluetooth falling-over alarm device that judges through the human body's movement posture whether the people falls down and gives an alarm. The invention has the beneficial effects as follows: the volume is small, it is convenient to carry, it is integrated and mounted in the insole, it has no any auxiliary feeling, it conforms to the people's wearing habit, whether the human body is fallen down is judged in combination with the integration of information detected by the acceleration sensor, the pressure sensor and the angle sensor, the accuracy of judgment is high and is more than 95%. | 06-09-2016 |
20160165851 | A METHOD, A DEVICE AND A SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A STATE OF AN ANIMAL | 06-16-2016 |
20160174840 | Physiological Monitoring Device and Related Methods | 06-23-2016 |
20160174879 | Smartphone Blink Monitor | 06-23-2016 |
20160174899 | Wireless Connected Indoors Slipper and Wireless Connected Footwear and Associated Detection Methods | 06-23-2016 |
20160183848 | MOTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION APPARATUS, MOTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM, AND MOTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION METHOD - A motor performance evaluation apparatus | 06-30-2016 |
20160183869 | Device and Method Of Controlling Wearable Device - Provided are a device and method of controlling a wearable device. The device may include a communicator configured to communicate with one or more wearable devices that are worn on a user's body and obtain physical information of the user; and a controller configured to determine wearing positions where the one or more wearable devices are worn on the user's body, to determine a type of activity (e.g., exercise) performed by the user, and to determine, as a main controlled-device based on the wearing positions, at least one wearable device that corresponds to the activity type of the user and is from among the one or more wearable devices worn on the user's body, wherein, via the communicator, the controller controls, from among the one or more wearable devices worn on the user's body, the main controlled-device differently from wearable devices excluding the main controlled-device. | 06-30-2016 |
20160183870 | MONITORING DEVICE FOR SLEEP ANALYSIS INCLUDING THE EFFECT OF LIGHT AND NOISE DISTURBANCES - Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a person's sleeping activities in a dwelling. A detection device is in communication with a user monitoring device. The detection device includes at least one motion/movement gesture sensing device configured to detect at least one of a person's motion, movement and gesture. A user monitoring device includes at least one element selected from: a proximity sensor; a temperature sensor; a humidity sensor; a particulate sensor; a light sensor; a microphone; one or more RF transmitters (BLE/ANT+WIFI); a memory; and one or more LED's. An amount of night and noise is detected in the vicinity of the person. | 06-30-2016 |
20160183871 | Action Detection and Activity Classification - Activities, actions and events during user performance of physical activity may be detected using various algorithms and templates. Templates may include an arrangement of one or more states that may identify particular event types and timing between events. Templates may be specific to a particular type of activity (e.g., types of sports, drills, events, etc.), user, terrain, time of day and the like. | 06-30-2016 |
20160183883 | DETECTION AND COMPENSATION METHOD FOR MONITORING THE PLACE OF ACTIVITY ON THE BODY - A measuring system ( | 06-30-2016 |
20160192863 | METHOD FOR SENSOR ORIENTATION INVARIANT GAIT ANALYSIS USING GYROSCOPES | 07-07-2016 |
20160192874 | System and Method for Identifying and Interpreting Repetitive Motions | 07-07-2016 |
20160192876 | ROOM MONITORING DEVICE AND SLEEP ANALYSIS | 07-07-2016 |
20160193495 | Physical Therapy and Range of Motion Device | 07-07-2016 |
20160198995 | WEARABLE JOINT-ACTION SENSORS | 07-14-2016 |
20160198998 | DIAGNOSING AND TREATING MOVEMENT DISORDERS | 07-14-2016 |
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20160249832 | Activity Classification Based on Classification of Repetition Regions | 09-01-2016 |
20160249834 | RANGE OF MOTION CAPTURE | 09-01-2016 |
20160249854 | MONITORING DEVICE FOR SLEEP ANALYSIS AND DETECTION AND CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION | 09-01-2016 |
20160249866 | CRITERIA FOR VALID RANGE OF MOTION CAPTURE | 09-01-2016 |
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20170231532 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING GAIT AND POSTURAL BALANCE OF A PERSON | 08-17-2017 |
20170231549 | DEVICE FOR POSTUROGRAPHY | 08-17-2017 |
20170231554 | TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING SLEEPING STATE OF USER | 08-17-2017 |
20170231558 | Measurement Of ALS Progression Based On Kinetic Data | 08-17-2017 |
20170231577 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A POSTURE ADOPTED BY A SUBJECT | 08-17-2017 |
20180020950 | LOWER LIMB LOADING ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 01-25-2018 |
20180020969 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE CYCLIC MOTION OF A BODY SEGMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL | 01-25-2018 |
20190142305 | Method for Using Location Tracking Dementia Patients | 05-16-2019 |
20190142306 | PERSONAL ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEM | 05-16-2019 |
20190142307 | Sensor data management | 05-16-2019 |
20190142328 | MEASURING DYNAMIC BODY MOVEMENT | 05-16-2019 |
20220133176 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY OF NEUROMUSCULAR OR NEUROLOGICAL DEFICITS - A system, method and apparatus for diagnosis and therapy. Preferably, the system, method and apparatus is provided for diagnosis and therapy of neurological and/or neuromuscular deficits by using a computational device. Optionally and preferably, the system, method and apparatus track one or more physical movements of the user, which are then analyzed to determine whether the user has one or more neurological and/or neuromuscular deficits. Additionally or alternatively, the system, method and apparatus induce the user to perform one or more physical movements, whether to diagnose such one or more neurological and/or neuromuscular deficits, to treat such one or more neurological and/or neuromuscular deficits, or a combination thereof. | 05-05-2022 |
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