Remote monitoring of an instrumented orthosis
First Claim
1. An article comprising an instrumented orthosis, a microphone and a telecommunication station comprising a plurality of input channels and an output channel, wherein the instrumented orthosis comprises a transducer that responds to forces or propagates forces within the orthosis, wherein the instrumented orthosis and the microphone are connected to the input channels of the telecommunication station, and wherein the telecommunication station can transmit from the output channel a multiplexed signal in digital format performance values from the instrumented orthosis over a network while exchanging oral communications with a person on the network during a telecommunication session, the telecommunication station exchanging performance values from the instrumented orthosis and oral communications with a telecommunications controller.
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Abstract
An instrumented orthosis is interfaced to a telecommunication system such that a patient and health care professional can exchange communications including the monitoring of the instrumented orthosis. Thus, a health care can evaluate rehabilitation treatments based on an instrumented orthosis from a remote location while obtaining real-time feedback from the patient. The communications can include audio and/or video transmissions.
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- 1. An article comprising an instrumented orthosis, a microphone and a telecommunication station comprising a plurality of input channels and an output channel, wherein the instrumented orthosis comprises a transducer that responds to forces or propagates forces within the orthosis, wherein the instrumented orthosis and the microphone are connected to the input channels of the telecommunication station, and wherein the telecommunication station can transmit from the output channel a multiplexed signal in digital format performance values from the instrumented orthosis over a network while exchanging oral communications with a person on the network during a telecommunication session, the telecommunication station exchanging performance values from the instrumented orthosis and oral communications with a telecommunications controller.
- 10. A method of rehabilitating an injured joint, the method comprising exchanging transmissions in digital format over a telecommunication channel, the transmissions including interspersed real-time oral communications between a patient and a health care professional and values from an instrumented orthosis interfaced with a telecommunication station, the instrumented orthosis comprising a transducer that responds to forces within the orthosis wherein the values from the instrumented orthosis relate to the output of the transducer and the telecommunication station exchanging values from the instrumented orthosis and oral communications over the telecommunications channel with a telecommunications controller.
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