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7610802 |
Device for measuring and monitoring the fractional load of orthopedic and surgical patients
The invention relates to a device for measuring and motoring the fractional load of orthopaedic and surgical patients, comprising at least one measuring device for the direct and indirect...
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7582064 |
System and method for foot assessment
A method for assessing displacement of the talus relative to an axis of the foot and lower leg, which includes marking the anatomy of a test subject to enable tracking of the movement of the talus...
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7516555 |
Systems and methods for footwear related measurement and adjustment
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a footwear characteristic measuring system designed to determine measurements of a particular footwear wedge insert which may be used to encourage...
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7484408 |
Method and apparatus for measuring lower extremity volume
An apparatus for measuring volume of a lower extremity includes a substantially elastic sock body with a leg end, a toe end, and a length between the leg end and the toe end. The sock body may be...
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7455620 |
Method for interpreting forces and torques exerted by a left and right foot on a dual-plate treadmill
A method for interpreting data representing forces and torques exerted by a right and left foot on a first and second plate treadmill to determine forces and torques exerted on the right and left...
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7357775 |
System and method for providing demand-based Cheyne-Stokes Respiration therapy using an implantable medical device
Techniques are provided for controlling therapy delivered in response to Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (CSR) or other forms of periodic breathing in an effort to reduce the likelihood of unnecessary...
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7346418 |
System and method for creating orthotics
Systems and methods for constructing custom orthotics are described. Several embodiments of the system use sensor pads to obtain both static and dynamic three dimensional information concerning the...
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7337751 |
Veterinary goniometer for testing of animal leg joints
A goniometer (also sometimes referred to as an arthrometer, fleximeter, or pronometer) for measuring the range of motion of an animal knee includes an anchor platform to which an animal's upper leg...
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7335167 |
Posture realignment system
A software system and apparatus for the collection of various measurements of the human body representing deviations from an ideal posture in several planes of motion relative to the body. A...
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7331932 |
Method and device for determining the mechanical axis of a femur
In order to avoid the use of a marking element on the pelvic bone in a method for determining the mechanical axis of a femur, with which the femur is moved about the hip joint, the movement of the...
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7288075 |
Methods and devices utilizing rheological materials
Impression devices are provided for making an impression of a desired feature. The impression devices include: a flexible bladder having a cavity formed therein, the flexible bladder being capable...
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7281333 |
Foot gauge
A device for providing assistance in measuring the size of the foot. The foot gauge has a foot support plate having a single graduated scale per foot; a transverse first bearing face for the heel;...
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7220231 |
Walking condition determining device and method
A device and a method that permit easy and accurate determination of a walking condition regardless of differences in foot landing points on soles or lengths of legs of a walker are provided....
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7144124 |
Foot reflector . . . for your health
The Foot Reflector . . . for Your Health is a unique combination of three normally reflective mirrors, two magnification mirrors, and a leg support. The items are all attached to a structure, which...
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7125509 |
Apparatus and method for prescribing and manufacturing orthotic foot devices
The present invention discloses an apparatus which enables in-situ casts of the feet of a patient to be made whilst the feet support the patient's weight. In particular, two heel supports ( 28, 29...
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7107832 |
Measurement device with a support plate mounted on measurement cells and intended for a person to stand on
A measurement device with a support plate ( 1 ) mounted on measurement cells, and with a display device for displaying a force action line ( 7 ) for a person standing on bearing surfaces ( 10,...
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7100439 |
Balance control system for weight scales
The present invention is directed to a weight scale having a balance control system that detects unequal load distribution to the scale's load sensors and produces an output signal that enables the...
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7089152 |
System and method for assisting shoe selection
A system for assisting shoe selection can select and present a shoe type that fits a customer by estimating the anatomical characteristics of a foot from the state of the foot. The system includes...
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7027358 |
System for pressure ulcer prophylaxis and treatment
A system for pressure ulcer prophylaxis and treatment includes an annunciator which is attached to the outer face of the door or to the doorway of a patient's room and a bedside patient position...
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7008386 |
Foot orthotic
A method comprises stocking a predetermined number of sets of foot orthotics, each set having a standard arch height that is unique for that set. An arch height of a sole of a foot is measured....
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6918883 |
Sock for detection of pressure points on feet
The present invention provides a sock containing a coating applied to at least a portion of a surface of the sock for sensing pressure points on a patient's foot. The coating material comprises a...
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6845568 |
High performance foot bed for sports equipment
A system for creating at least one foot insert for an individual using a neutralizer 10 , a levelor 40 , and a sled 60 . The neutralizer has a housing, protractor, and an angularly adjustable...
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6804571 |
Method for computer aided orthotic inlay fabrication
The present invention relates to a process for determining the magnitude and distribution of forces on a foot during ambulation and utilizing this data in combination with a plurality of other...
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6616619 |
Diagnostic and therapeutic method for identification and treatment of postural disturbances
A method for etiologic diagnosis of ascending postural disturbances and a therapeutic method for correction of such ascending postural disturbances, comprising the steps of: identifying the type of...
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6599255 |
Portable intelligent stretching device
A portable intelligent stretching device for use by patients suffering from spastic and contractured joints and limbs. The intelligent stretching device has a motor and a motor shaft for rotating...
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6517503 |
Orthosis knee joint
A selectively lockable orthotic joint is provided that in one embodiment includes at least one pressure sensor and an electronic circuit associated with the pressure sensor for generating or...
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6454705 |
Medical wellness parameters management system, apparatus and method
A medical system, apparatus and method for monitoring and managing one or more ambulatory patients on a computer and allowing a caregiver to review the ambulatory patients' wellness parameters to...
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6437257 |
Weighing machine
A weighing machine useful for chiropractic and other medical treatment by accurately grasping the bias of the right and left, and front and rear weights of the person, and by recording momently...
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6398740 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring the temperatures on the plantar aspects of a human foot and other vital health information
An apparatus and method for monitoring items of vital health information including temperature of the plantar aspects of the foot of the human, body weight, blood pressure, pulse rate, blood...
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6289107 |
Apparatus and method of measuring human extremities using peripheral illumination techniques
A device and method is provided for quickly and accurately determining the size and shape of a human extremity such as a foot by projecting light around a periphery of the extremity and capturing...
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6251087 |
Casting plate size measuring device for an orthosis
The present invention sets forth a foot measuring device that assists the practitioner in selecting the correct size casting plate for fitting a patient with an orthosis. It is designed to measure...
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6219929 |
Apparatus for assessing and measuring foot and lower limb abnormalities
An apparatus for assesing and measuring, in tee dimensions, foot and lower limb abnormalities for example as shown in FIG. 1 comprises a rear plate intended to support a rear part of a patient's...
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6195921 |
Virtual intelligence shoe with a podiatric analysis system
The virtual intelligence shoe with a podiatric analysis system provided with a portable pair of shoe-like body types thereof, into two of which a miniature electronic module and an enclosed sensor...
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6183425 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring of daily activity in terms of ground reaction forces
A device to record and analyze habitual daily activity in terms of the history of gait-related musculoskeletal loading is disclosed. The device consists of a pressure-sensing insole--placed into...
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6174294 |
Limb load monitor
A lower limb load monitor for providing feedback to a patient or user when a preselected force load is met or exceeded on a patient's or user's foot. The device includes one or more thin film force...
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6162189 |
Ankle rehabilitation system
The present invention relates to a system for rehabilitating an ankle in which a mobile platform receives a patient's foot. The mobile platform can be moved in six degrees of freedom. The position...
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6122846 |
Force monitoring shoe
An apparatus and method of operation for measuring forces applied to a wearer's foot, the apparatus providing an indication to the wearer when forces on the foot exceed pre-selected upper limits or...
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6033370 |
Capacitative sensor
A capacitive force sensor which has a plurality of layers forming a force sensing detector, the detector providing a signal in response to pressure, feedback output in response to the signal from...
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6030351 |
Pressure relief reminder and compliance system
A pressure relief reminder and compliance system and method to prevent the formation of pressure sores on a person's skin is disclosed. The system comprises sensor which responds according to...
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5979067 |
Device and related method for measuring foot posture
The present invention provides a method and device for evaluating foot posture and its effect of the functional biomechanics of the lower extremities. The device is divided into one half and...
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5957870 |
Walking pattern processing method and system for embodying the same
According to the present invention, two-dimensional pressure distribution associated with walking are collected at a preselected time interval as time series pressure distribution images,...
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5957869 |
Apparatus and method for measuring anatomical orthopedic joint laxity
An improved apparatus and method are provided for force and distance indication readings on the prior art MEDmetrics KT 1000™ which eliminate the need for an observer to vigilantly scrutinize the...
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5944676 |
Biomedical apparatus particularly for detecting and evaluating the posture of the rear part of the feet
A biomedical apparatus, particularly for detecting and evaluating the posture of the rear part of the feet (heels). The apparatus comprises a resting base provided with a flat upper surface on...
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5941835 |
System and method for determining pressure distribution across the sole of a foot
The method of the invention maps pressure applied by resilient body surface onto a plurality of movable gauge pins. The method includes the steps of: providing relative movement between the...
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5929332 |
Sensor shoe for monitoring the condition of a foot
A sensor shoe attached to a power source for sensing conditions of a foot positioned within the sensor shoe. The sensor shoe includes a base, a foot receiving portion extending from the base and an...
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5925000 |
Dynamic balance sport performance system
A dynamic balance sport performance system is provided for the dynamic testing of an individual so as to be able to provide appropriately configured shims to be placed adjacent the individual's...
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5914659 |
Child's shoe fit sensor
A shoe size fit sensor indicates by a perceptible alarm that the shoe of an infant, a toddler or other small child is too tight for wear. The shoe fit sensor sets off a perceptible visual and or...
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5813142 |
Shoe sole with an adjustable support pattern
A shoe having a adjustable cushion sole with fluid bladders disposed therein. Each fluid bladders has an associated pressure sensing device which measures the pressure exerted by the user's foot on...
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5800364 |
Foot orthoses
The invention provides an apparatus and method for recording characteristics of a person's foot and for interpreting the results to design a function foot orthosis. As the person undergoes a...
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5775332 |
Capacitive biofeedback sensor with resilient polyurethane dielectric for rehabilation
A capacitive biofeedback sensor including a polyurethane dielectric sandwiched between two wire mesh or carbon impregnated silicone rubber conductors. The sensor is placed within a patient's shoe,...
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