A61B5/1121

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE MEASUREMENT OF CERVICAL RANGE OF MOTION
20230033093 · 2023-02-02 ·

A system and method for performing range of motion measurements in an unsupervised manner. A user equipment with one or more cameras may be used with an application on the UE using the one or more cameras to measure range of motion of a user of the UE. The patient may record movement of the part of the body of interest, such as the head. The movement may be recorded in three dimensions (e.g., calculated from two dimensional coordinates of an image) and processed by the application, and the three rotational angles calculated corresponding to the difference between the final position of the head and the initial position of the head at the beginning of the recording. As a result, facial recognition is used to improve monitoring of range of motion during surgical recovery in an unsupervised environment.

Person support apparatuses with motion monitoring

A person support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, or the like, includes an exit detection system that utilizes an occupant motion parameter to determine whether to issue an alert or not. The motion parameter may be based on the weight and motion of the occupant. Successive positions of the occupant are determined in order to calculate a velocity of the occupant. In some embodiments, the kinetic energy of the occupant is used to determine if an alert should be issued. Objects positioned on the person support apparatus may also be detected and tracked. Auto-zeroing of a built-in scale, as well as automatic recognition of the removal, movement, and/or addition of objects is also provided.

Floating patella sensor, knee stabilizer with same and robotic knee testing apparatus with same

A joint manipulation and evaluation apparatus has a mechanism configured to manipulate a first bone of a joint relative to a second bone of the joint. The apparatus has a joint stabilizer arranged to engage the joint and hold the second bone in place as the first bone is manipulated. A sensor is coupled to the joint stabilizer and is configured and arranged to detect residual movement of a clamped portion of the joint relative to the joint stabilizer as the first bone is manipulated.

Walking training system, display method, and display program

The walking training system includes: a treadmill; a determination unit configured to determine whether a walking of the trainee on the treadmill is an abnormal walking based on predetermined abnormal walking symptoms; a display unit configured to display a result of a determination of each of the abnormal walking symptoms; a reception unit configured receive a selection of at least one result of the determination from the results of the determinations, each of which displayed on the display unit, in which regarding pieces of advice about adjustment items for improving the abnormal walking symptoms in the result of the determination which the reception unit has received the selection, the display unit preferentially displays the pieces of advice that are common to pieces of advice about adjustment items for improving the abnormal walking symptoms in a result of another determination in which the determination unit determines the abnormal walking.

DEVICE FOR CALCULATING, DURING ONE STEP OR EACH SUCCESSIVE STEP OF THE GAIT OF A SUBJECT, THE PUSH-OFF P0 OF THE SUBJECT

The present invention presents a device for calculating, during one step or each successive step of the gait of a subject, the push-off P.sub.0 of the subject, which is the power per kilogram released by the ankle push-off moment, which comprises: at least one inertial measurement unit (1A, 1B) on one foot of the subject, the inertial measurement unit (1A, 1B) having: at least one accelerometer to measure the vertical and antero-posterior accelerations and/or at least one gyroscope to measure the medic-lateral angular speed data {acute over (α)} during the gait, storage and calculation means (2A) connected to the Inertial measurement unit (1A, 1B), configured to calculate: for the foot, and for the step or each successive step of the gait:—the time of the heel-off and the time of the toe-off,—the push-off P.sub.0, by the Euler's equation stating that the sum of moments acting on the foot taken as a rigid body, being equal to the rate of change of the angular momentum of the foot, with the calculation of the push-off P.sub.0 at the time of the toe-off where the sagittal angular momentum is at its maximum in absolute value, displaying means (2B) connected to the storage and calculation means (2A).

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING THE USE OF AN ITEM OF FOOTWEAR
20220338735 · 2022-10-27 ·

The invention relates to a system for analyzing (1) the use of footwear items (11) configured to determine an association index between use parameter values (101) and shoe parameter values (201), said system a calculation computing device (30) configured for: Obtaining or loading posture or mobility parameter values (301) calculated from raw data generated by at least one connected sole (10); Obtaining or loading geographic parameter values (401) corresponding to a location of the at least one connected sole (10); Obtaining or loading shoe parameter values (201) including values of structural parameters, geometric parameters and/or aesthetic parameters of the footwear item (11); Calculating one or more use parameter values (101); Determining an association index value between the use parameter value(s) (101) and the shoe parameter values (201).

TRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR LIGATURE RECONSTRUCTION
20220338807 · 2022-10-27 · ·

A device, method, and system are provided for measuring the fit and mechanical properties of an intended ligament or tendon graft during a surgical procedure. The device includes a sensor body, a set of temporary fixation securements that terminate a set of opposing sides of the sensor body, and electronic circuitry in communication with the sensor body, where the electronic circuitry generates electric signals in proportion to the mechanical properties experienced by the sensor body. The set of temporary fixation securements are adapted to attach to at least one of: (i) one or more patient bones, or (ii) permanent fixation hardware assembled to one or more patient bones.

Gyroscope drift estimation and compensation with angle of arrival of electromagnetic waves

A method including: wirelessly transmitting and receiving data packets between first and second apparatuses; determining first and second angles of arrival at each apparatus for electromagnetic waves of the received data packets; providing first and second directions of arrival corresponding to the angles of arrival; converting the first and second directions into a global frame; projecting the first and second converted directions onto a horizontal plane; and computing a first drift estimate for a gyroscope or IMU of the first apparatus relative to the second apparatus, and/or computing a second drift estimate for a gyroscope or IMU of the second apparatus relative to the first apparatus, the first drift estimate being based on a difference between the projected second direction and a mirrored projected first direction, and the second drift estimate being based on a difference between the projected first direction and a mirrored projected second direction.

BALL AND SOCKET JOINT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
20230078481 · 2023-03-16 · ·

A system is disclosed herein for providing a kinetic assessment and preparation of a prosthetic joint comprising one or more prosthetic components. The system comprises a prosthetic component including sensors and circuitry configured to measure load, position of load on a curved surface, joint stability, range of motion, and impingement. In one embodiment, the system is for a ball and socket joint of a musculoskeletal system. The system further includes a computer having a display configured to graphical display quantitative measurement data to support rapid assimilation of the information. The kinetic assessment measures joint alignment under loading that will be similar to that of a final joint installation. The kinetic assessment can use trial or permanent prosthetic components. Furthermore, adjustments can be made to the applied load magnitude, position of load, and joint alignment by various means to fine-tune an installation.

DETERMINATION DEVICE AND POSTURE CONTROL DEVICE
20230083094 · 2023-03-16 ·

A determination device includes: a sway detector that detects sway of a person when the person moves; and a controller. The determination device performs spectrum analysis by resolving sway data outputted from the sway detector into frequency components. In a spectrum obtained from the spectrum analysis, a first peak, a second peak, and a third peak sequentially appear in order of increasing frequency. The controller determines a state of a body of the person based on the first peak, the second peak, and the third peak.