Device and method for determining relative displacements of body parts or body areas
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1. A device for determining relative displacements of body parts or body areas, comprising:
- a transmitter;
a sensor assigned to the transmitter;
a flexible conductor; and
at least one shadowing apparatus positioned on or formed in the conductor, the at least one shadowing apparatus and conductor are configured to be secured to at least one body part or body area, are displaceable relative to at least one of the sensor and the transmitter, are arranged between the transmitter and the sensor, and are transmitted through, penetrated, transilluminated or illuminated by a signal from the transmitter in the direction of the sensor;
wherein the transmitter is arranged next to the conductor and irradiates the conductor or feeds the signal in the longitudinal extent of the conductor into the conductor, the conductor transmits the signal from the transmitter to the sensor and through the at least one shadowing apparatus, and the sensor detects, based on the received signal, displacement of the at least one body part or body area relative to the at least one shadowing apparatus and conductor.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for determining relative displacements of body parts or body areas, with a transmitter and a sensor associated with the transmitter, wherein at least one shadowing device, which is displaceable relative to the sensor and/or the transmitter and is fixed to at least one body part or body area, is arranged between the transmitter and the sensor.
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1. A device for determining relative displacements of body parts or body areas, comprising:
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a transmitter; a sensor assigned to the transmitter; a flexible conductor; and at least one shadowing apparatus positioned on or formed in the conductor, the at least one shadowing apparatus and conductor are configured to be secured to at least one body part or body area, are displaceable relative to at least one of the sensor and the transmitter, are arranged between the transmitter and the sensor, and are transmitted through, penetrated, transilluminated or illuminated by a signal from the transmitter in the direction of the sensor; wherein the transmitter is arranged next to the conductor and irradiates the conductor or feeds the signal in the longitudinal extent of the conductor into the conductor, the conductor transmits the signal from the transmitter to the sensor and through the at least one shadowing apparatus, and the sensor detects, based on the received signal, displacement of the at least one body part or body area relative to the at least one shadowing apparatus and conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for determining relative displacements of body parts or body areas, comprising:
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a transmitter; a sensor; a flexible conductor; at least one shadowing apparatus positioned on or formed in the conductor, the at least one shadowing apparatus and the conductor are configured to be secured to at least one body part or body area, are arranged between the transmitter and the sensor, are displaceable relative to at least one of the sensor and the transmitter, and are transmitted through, penetrated, transilluminated or illuminated by a signal of the transmitter in the direction of the sensor; wherein the transmitter is arranged next to the conductor and irradiates the conductor or feeds the signal in the longitudinal extent of the conductor into the conductor, the conductor transmits the signal from the transmitter to the sensor and through the at least one shadowing apparatus, and the sensor detects, based on the received signal, displacement of the at least one body part or body area relative to the at least one shadowing apparatus and conductor. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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