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Surgery > Diagnostic Testing > Measuring Anatomical Characteristic Or Force Applied To Or Exerted By Body > Body Movement (e.g., Head Or Hand Tremor, Motility Of Limb, Etc.) Body Movement (e.g., Head Or Hand Tremor, Motility Of Limb, Etc.)Body Movement (e.g., Head Or Hand Tremor, Motility Of Limb, Etc.) patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/14/06 - 20060282023 - Method of determining the position of the articular point of a joint A non-invasive method for determining the articular point of a knee joint is disclosed. The method uses a surgical navigation system having stereoscopic cameras which track the positions of infrared emitting or reflecting markers attached to leg portions on either side of the knee joint. A movable marker is used ... 12/14/06 - 20060282022 - Feedback estimation of joint forces and joint movements Apparatus and methods are provided for estimating joint forces and moments in human beings. A forward dynamics module determines simulated kinematic data. An error correction controller forces tracking error between the simulated kinematic data and measured (or desired) kinematic data to approach zero. The error correction controller generates a modified ... 12/14/06 - 20060282021 - Method and system for fall detection and motion analysis A motion analysis telemonitor system includes a wearable monitoring device that monitors the activity level and movements of a person wearing the device. The wearable monitoring device is able to determine whether the person has fallen through a model analysis technique using characteristic movements of a fall. The wearable device ... 12/07/06 - 20060276727 - Software for continued evaluation, diagnosis and monitoring of patients on physical therapy A computer-program-implemented system for creating and maintaining physical therapy patient information and displaying the patient information via a graphical user interface comprised of a series of pages which are interconnected/interlinked. The computer-program-implemented system includes the ability to efficiently evaluate therapy patients in a standardized fashion by receiving, recording and storing ... 11/30/06 - 20060270949 - Monitoring apparatus for ambulatory subject and a method for monitoring the same The invention provides a monitoring apparatus (1) for an ambulatory subject (2) that includes a portable monitor (3) mountable on subject (3) that includes an accelerometer that determines the instant acceleration of subject (2) in one or more determined directions. It further includes a processing unit (7) that determines at ... 11/23/06 - 20060264786 - Method and system for analyzing status of balance functions in patients with acute neurological disorders A method for assessing a subject's ability to sense orientation using somatosensory inputs derived from contact of the subject with a support surface includes, while partially assisting the subject in bearing the subject's weight on the support surface, performing a protocol. The protocol includes tilting the support surface away from ... 11/23/06 - 20060264785 - Monitoring systems and methods Systems and methods for monitoring the performance of a caregiver are disclosed. The systems may be configured to monitor the movement of each caregiver in a network of caregivers. One such system includes a plurality of strips adhered in spaced-apart relation on a mattress pad, upon which a subject is ... 11/02/06 - 20060247557 - Devices and techniques relating to range of motion of the cervical spine One embodiment of the present application is directed to: shaping a neck support to conform to a neck of a patient while the neck is configured with a desired lordosis of a cervical spine of the patient, performing a surgical procedure on the cervical spine of the patient based on ... 10/26/06 - 20060241521 - System for automatic structured analysis of body activities A personal emergency response system employs a structured terminology of body activities. Measurements of primary body activities using accelerometers, heart-bit monitors, etc. are converted to secondary and tertiary level body activities such as walk and fall, further sequenced and combined to determine a personal condition such as walk, stumble and ... 10/26/06 - 20060241520 - System for prevention of work injuries A system is disclosed for counteracting work-related stress injuries in an individual person when working in connection with at least one work-related object which permits the adjustment or use of different working positions, the object being provided with at least device for detecting its current adjustment or working position and ... 10/05/06 - 20060224089 - Method and apparatus for monitoring sleep behaviour An electric field mattress and a method for monitoring movement of a person are disclosed. The electric field mattress comprises a plurality of electrodes, a waveform generator electrically coupled to the electrodes for generating an electric field, and a detector coupled to at least one of the electrodes for detecting ... 09/07/06 - 20060200051 - Activity aid apparatus The invention relates to a lightweight body portable arrangement (10, 12) for correcting or aiding a human being to keep an amount of physical activity correlated to a preferred level of dieting. ... 08/31/06 - 20060195051 - Posture monitoring device and method of use thereof The present invention discloses a posture monitoring device. The device includes a tilt sensor, an alarm, and a recording device to track the changes in posture. The device has been designed to overcome the currently existing problems associated with other devices that detect poor posture. The device also includes the ... 08/31/06 - 20060195050 - 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 ... 08/24/06 - 20060189903 - Method for recording, assessing and premeditating performance on grapho-motor and writing tasks A computerized method for recording and scoring the process by which an examinee performs cognitive or psychological grapho-motor tasks that call for the use of pencil and paper, such as drawing or copying graphical configurations or text. The examinee uses a digital pen that leaves a trace on a writing ... 08/24/06 - 20060189902 - Method and apparatus for reproducing content data An apparatus for reproducing a content, includes a reproduction processing unit for reproducing the content, a detecting unit for detecting a motion of a person, a predicting unit for predicting a timing of the motion of the person, based on an output from the detecting unit, and a control unit ... 08/24/06 - 20060189901 - Biological interface system with surrogate controlled device Various embodiments of a biological interface system and related methods are disclosed. The system may include a sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes for detecting multicellular signals emanating from one or more living cells of a patient, and a processing unit configured to receive the multicellular signals from the sensor ... 08/24/06 - 20060189900 - Biological interface system with automated configuration A system and method for a biological interface system that processes multicellular signals of a patient and controls one or more devices is disclosed. The system includes a sensor that detects the multicellular signals and a processing unit for producing the control signal based on the multicellular signals. The system ... 08/24/06 - 20060189899 - Joint movement apparatus Systems, methods and devices for restoring or enhancing one or more motor functions of a patient are disclosed. The system comprises a biological interface apparatus and a joint movement device such as an exoskeleton device or FES device. The biological interface apparatus includes a sensor that detects the multicellular signals ... 08/03/06 - 20060173384 - Method and apparatus for physiological testing A device and method to test the sincerity of physical effort of an individual. The device has a moveable member, a sensor for measuring force applied to the shaft; and a resistance means to vary the resistance to movement of the moveable member. The relationship between the varied resistive force ... 07/27/06 - 20060167387 - Physical activity monitor The invention relates to a physical activity monitor comprising means for entering known body data such as size, gender, and weight of a monitor user, means for measuring at least one physiological parameter that is a function of the user's physical activity and serves as an activity indicator, for example ... 07/20/06 - 20060161079 - Method and apparatus for monitoring human activity pattern A method and apparatus for monitoring a human activity pattern irrespective of the wearing position of the sensor unit by a user and a direction of the sensor unit are provided. The method for monitoring an inertia movement signal according to a movement of a user using a sensor unit ... 07/13/06 - 20060155218 - Activity monitoring An activity monitor is provided that corrects for the effects of motion external to the entity being monitored. For example, the activity monitor can overcome the effects of vehicular travel. ... 06/29/06 - 20060142671 - Limb angle reading device for post-operative therapy A mechanism for viewing the angle of one's joint by simply attaching bands around the limbs relative to the affected joint. A read out may help a patient regain full range-of-motion after surgery, especially when ligaments must heal and joints are immobilized for a long time. An angle sensor attached ... 06/22/06 - 20060135888 - Device for determining a value that is representative of accelerations as well as an ergometer Device and ergometer for determining a value that is representative of the accelerations in at least two directions extending perpendicularly to each other. The device provided with a sensor system in which the acceleration in each of the directions extending perpendicularly to each other can be converted into an electric ... 06/15/06 - 20060129070 - Fingertip tracker A method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture provide the ability to utilize fingertip tracking technology during the course of a medical examination. A sensor is mounted on a fingertip of a finger of a first person. Such a sensor is communicatively coupled to a computer to record measurements. The ... 06/15/06 - 20060129069 - Apparatus and method for pain measurement Time-series of pain ratings are analyzed from patients with CLBP, PHN, and from normal subjects imagining back pain. A non-linear technique is used to determine whether each time-series examined is scale free, and derives a single parameter with which each time-series is characterized, permitting a contrast between pain conditions. ... 06/08/06 - 20060122542 - Wireless physical testing system and method of use An improved wireless physical testing system allows for communication between multiple wireless physical testing instruments and a recording device. The capability to use multiple wireless testing instruments simultaneously allows a test operator to perform tests that accurately simulate life activities for tests such as occupational testing, therapy, or disability testing. ... 04/20/06 - 20060084890 - Method and apparatus for performing a computer-assisted orthopaedic procedure A method of performing a computer-assisted orthopaedic procedure includes securing a sensor support instrument to the patient's bone. A number of sensors are secured to the support instrument. A computer-assisted orthopaedic surgical instrument is also disclosed. ... 03/30/06 - 20060069324 - Method and apparatus for performing a computer-assisted orthopaedic procedure A method of performing a computer-assisted orthopaedic procedure includes securing a sensor support instrument to the patient's bone. A number of sensors are secured to the support instrument. A computer-assisted orthopaedic surgical instrument is also disclosed. ... 03/23/06 - 20060064043 - Method and device for determining an articulation point of two bones In order to improve the precision of determining the articulation point with a method for determining an articulation point of two bones, which are connected by a joint and are connected to pivot relative to one another around at least two non-parallel rotational axes, wherein the two bones are moved ... 03/23/06 - 20060064042 - Isometric system, method and apparatus System, method and apparatus for carrying out isometric exercises for either diagnostic purposes or therapeutic purposes. When employed in a diagnostic mode, the instrument is programmed to carry out standardized diagnostic regimens and during such regimens provides both visual and aural cues, carries out mathematical computations of force values and ... 03/23/06 - 20060064041 - Angular position sensor A head tracking system combines a plurality of sources of radiant energy, a plurality of sensors and at least one reflective element. As the reflective element moves, various radiant energy beams become incident thereon. The incident beams are reflected to respective sensors thereby providing head position signals. ... 03/23/06 - 20060064040 - Bio-filter pad for facilitating the detection of an occurrence of a physiological action and method therefor and feltal activity monitoring apparatus The present invention facilitates the detection of an occurrence of a physiological action imparting a displacement to a body part at a natural frequency signature by virtue of a bio-filter pad including a viscoelastic interior for intimate juxtapositioning against the body part, and having a mechanical resonance frequency midway in ... 03/16/06 - 20060058704 - 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. ... 03/09/06 - 20060052728 - Dynamic oscillating gait-training system Partial body-weight support systems and methods for human gait training are disclosed. The system may include a motor and a cord coupled to the motor, the cord and the motor providing at least partial body-weight support to a user during human gait training. The system may also include a controller ... 03/09/06 - 20060052727 - Activity monitoring device and weight management method utilizing same An activity monitoring device (20) includes a movement sensor (44) for producing a movement signal (118) in response to an activity level of an individual. A stationary interval timer (38) determines a stationary interval (126) during which the movement signal (118) fails to exceed a movement intensity threshold (48). When ... 03/09/06 - 20060052726 - Key device to measure pronation and supination of the forearm There is disclosed herein a method for quantifying a user's motor skills. The method comprises the steps of voluntarily moving a motion sensing member for at least a part of one cycle, the cycle comprising movement in a first direction and a return direction, measuring at least one of regularity ... 02/16/06 - 20060036189 - Surgical sensor An integrated surgical anchor/localization sensor is disclosed. The anchor is adapted to be secured to an anatomical structure and contains a sensor housing. A receiver is located within the sensor housing and is adapted to sense reference signals generated by a surgical guidance system. A transmitter, connected to the receiver, ... 02/02/06 - 20060025708 - Inspection apparatus An inspection apparatus inspects an inspected object based on a waveform quality of a signal that the inspected object outputs. The inspection apparatus has a power supply section which outputs a control signal that controls an output of the inspected object, a waveform measuring section which measures the signal that ... 10/13/05 - 20050228317 - Warning device for prevention of deep vein thrombosis A device for monitoring a length of time a person has been immobile is provided comprising a power supply unit, control unit, pressure sensor, and warning unit. The warning unit is triggered by the control unit to alert a person that he/she has been immobile for a prolonged period of ... 09/22/05 - 20050209536 - System and method of estimating joint loads using an approach of closed form dynamics A method for estimating joint load at a joint of a segment. The method comprises the steps of receiving kinematic data, determining a modified acceleration using at least the kinematic data, estimating a joint load using at least the modified acceleration; and determining simulated kinematic data for the segment using ... 09/22/05 - 20050209535 - System and method of estimating joint loads in a three-dimensional system A method for estimating joint load at a joint of a segment. The method comprises the steps of receiving kinematic data, determining a modified acceleration using at least the kinematic data, estimating a joint load using at least the modified acceleration; and determining simulated kinematic data for the segment using ... 09/22/05 - 20050209534 - System and method of predicting novel motion in a serial chain system A method of predicting kinematic data for a segment. The method comprises the steps of determining a modified acceleration using at least original kinematic data, estimating a joint load for a joint of the segment by using at least the modified acceleration, and predicting kinematic data for the segment based ... 09/01/05 - 20050192516 - Gait detection system, gait detection apparatus, device, and gait detection method A walking gait detection apparatus includes a microphone for picking up low-frequency-band sounds that are transmitted through the body of a pedestrian while walking and an analyzer for performing analysis. Accordingly, the gait of the pedestrian is detected. It is also possible to distinguish the gait pattern on the basis ... 07/14/05 - 20050154330 - Easy wake wrist watch A device that monitors a user's sleep cycles and operates to sound an alarm to awaken the user at an optimal point within a sleep cycle. Once an alarm time is set and the alarm is activated, the device begins to monitor a wearer's sleep cycles by identifying the points ... 06/30/05 - 20050143676 - Method of calibration for the representation of knee kinematics and harness for use therewith A method for creating a frame of reference of a leg of a subject for subsequent 3-D kinematic analysis of the leg with non-invasive trackable references secured to the femur and the tibia of the leg. The method comprises the steps of: i) obtaining tibial and femoral axes with respect ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |