Patent classifications
A61F2002/5064
AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM FOR PHANTOM LIMB PAIN REHABILITATION FOR AMPUTEES
The present invention relates to a system for neuromuscular rehabilitation of a patient having an affected limb comprising: a feedback member arranged to give real-time visual feedback; a plurality of electrodes arranged to acquire an electric signal corresponding to an intent to move said affected limb; a control unit configured to: perform pattern recognition of said electric signals, wherein at least one feature in said electric signal is used to predict motion intent of said affected limb adjacent to at least one joint, such aggregated motions of said affected limb are predicted; based on output signals from said performed pattern recognition, control said feedback member to perform actions corresponding to said motions, whereby said actions of said feedback member are individually and simultaneously controlled by said patient via said intended motions.
Mirror Therapy Device
A portable mirror therapy device comprises a stiff divider panel attached to a base unit which supports the divider panel in an upright position to define two adjacent limb receiving spaces at opposite sides of the divider panel. A mirror is mounted on one face of the divider panel. A clamp, indicated generally by the reference numeral mounted at a lower end of the divider panel cooperates with an underside of the base unit for securing the base unit on a support such as a table or worktop. An exercise apparatus is mounted on the device and includes a limb engaging member, which in this case comprises a handle at a mirror side of the divider panel. The exercise apparatus is a resistance load training system and comprises a load cord extending from the handle to an associated resistance element mounted within a housing on an opposite side of the divider panel to the mirror.
System for amplifying signals from individual nerve fascicles
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for receiving, with processing circuitry of an implant device, an electrical signal from a free tissue graft attached to a portion of a nerve (e.g., a nerve branch or fascicle) through an electrical conductor in electrical communication with the free tissue graft (e.g., muscle graft), the nerve having reinnervated the free tissue graft. The electrical signal from the free tissue graft has a voltage amplitude of greater than or equal to about 150 microvolts. The processing circuitry stores signal data corresponding to the electrical signal from the free tissue graft in a memory accessible to the processing circuitry.
DEVICE WITH A DETECTION UNIT FOR THE POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A FIRST LIMB OF A USER
The invention relates to a device comprising a detection unit (1) for the position and orientation of a first limb of a user (3) and a display device (4) for displaying a second limb (5). In order to design a device of the type described above so as to expand the range of motion for the two limbs of the user and at the same time allow interaction between the two limbs and between one of the limbs and a virtual three-dimensional object, it is proposed that the display device is designed stereoscopically and has, with the detection unit, a common reference plane as a reference system, in that, for display via the stereoscopic display device, a first generator is provided for a virtual second limb which is mirrored about the reference plane with respect to the position and orientation of the first limb, and a second generator is provided for a three-dimensional interaction object for display at a predetermined position and orientation with respect to the reference plane, and in that the device has a collision detection unit for outputting a signal upon detection of a collision between the virtual second limb and the virtual three-dimensional interaction object.
System for Amplifying Signals From Individual Nerve Fascicles
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for receiving, with processing circuitry of an implant device, an electrical signal from a free tissue graft attached to a portion of a nerve (e.g., a nerve branch or fascicle) through an electrical conductor in electrical communication with the free tissue graft (e.g., muscle graft), the nerve having reinnervated the free tissue graft. The electrical signal from the free tissue graft has a voltage amplitude of greater than or equal to about 150 microvolts. The processing circuitry stores signal data corresponding to the electrical signal from the free tissue graft in a memory accessible to the processing circuitry.
Method for amplifying signals from individual nerve fascicles
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for receiving, with processing circuitry of an implant device, an electrical signal from a free tissue graft attached to a portion of a nerve (e.g., a nerve branch or fascicle) through an electrical conductor in electrical communication with the free tissue graft (e.g., muscle graft), the nerve having reinnervated the free tissue graft. The electrical signal from the free tissue graft has a voltage amplitude of greater than or equal to about 150 microvolts. The processing circuitry stores signal data corresponding to the electrical signal from the free tissue graft in a memory accessible to the processing circuitry.
AMPLITUDE MODULATED HIGH-FREQUENCY STIMULATION TO ELICIT STOCHASTIC NEURAL SPIKING ACTIVITY
Methods are disclosed for stimulating asynchronous and stochastic neural activity in a subject in need thereof. In some embodiments, the methods are used to provide asynchronous and stochastic neural activity in a limb of a subject with an amputation of the limb, for example, in a method of controlling the prosthetic limb of the subject.
Mirror therapy device
A portable mirror therapy device comprises a stiff divider panel attached to a base unit which supports the divider panel in an upright position to define two adjacent limb receiving spaces at opposite sides of the divider panel. A mirror is mounted on one face of the divider panel. A clamp mounted at a lower end of the divider panel cooperates with an underside of the base unit for securing the base unit on a support such as a table or worktop. An exercise apparatus is mounted on the device and includes a limb engaging member, which in this case comprises a handle at a mirror side of the divider panel. The exercise apparatus is a resistance load training system and comprises a load cord extending from the handle to an associated resistance element mounted within a housing on an opposite side of the divider panel to the mirror.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION COMPRISING PREDICTING AGGREGATED MOTIONS
The present invention relates to a system (100, 200) for neuromuscular rehabilitation of a patient (102, 202) having an affected limb (104, 204) comprising: a feedback member arranged to give real-time visual feedback; a plurality of electrodes (110, 210) arranged to acquire an electric signal corresponding to an intent to move said affected limb (104, 204); a control unit (108, 208) configured to: perform pattern recognition of said electric signals, wherein at least one feature in said electric signal is used to predict motion intent of said affected limb (104, 204) adjacent to at least one joint, such aggregated motions of said affected limb (104, 204) are predicted; based on output signals from said performed pattern recognition, control said feedback member to perform actions corresponding to said motions, whereby said actions of said feedback member are individually and simultaneously controlled by said patient (102, 202) via said intended motions.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION COMPRISING PREDICTING AGGREGATED MOTIONS
The present invention relates to a system (100, 200) for neuromuscular rehabilitation of a patient (102, 202) having an affected limb (104, 204) comprising: a feedback member arranged to give real-time visual feedback; a plurality of electrodes (110, 210) arranged to acquire an electric signal corresponding to an intent to move said affected limb (104, 204); a control unit (108, 208) configured to: perform pattern recognition of said electric signals, wherein at least one feature in said electric signal is used to predict motion intent of said affected limb (104, 204) adjacent to at least one joint, such aggregated motions of said affected limb (104, 204) are predicted; based on output signals from said performed pattern recognition, control said feedback member to perform actions corresponding to said motions, whereby said actions of said feedback member are individually and simultaneously controlled by said patient (102, 202) via said intended motions.