Method and device for identifying; measuring and analyzing abnormal neurological responses

• US 20070118044A1
• Filed: 11/30/2006
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mega Elektroniikka Oy (Bittium Oyj)
• Original Assignee: Mega Elektroniikka Oy (Bittium Oyj)
• Inventors: Tolvanen, Pekka, Kylliainen, Juha, Remes, Arto, Kankaanpaa, Markku
• Application Number:
  US11/606,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20070118044A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/546
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4082 Diagnosing or monitoring movement diseases, e.g. Parkinson, Huntington or Tourette
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4824 Touch or pain perception evaluation A61B5/4821 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7257 using Fourier transforms

Abstract

The objective of the invention is a method and a device for identifying, measuring and analyzing abnormal neurological responses. In the method in accordance with the invention neurological diseases, pain, fatigue, power producing ability and/or activeness and/or symptoms connected with those are estimated by measuring signals produced by muscles and by analyzing signals with nonlinear calculation methods. The device in accordance with the invention includes sensors to be placed in the body or on the body surface for measuring signals produced by muscles, a signal-analyzing device for analyzing signals with nonlinear calculation methods and a feedback device for giving feedback.

Claims

1. Method for identifying, measuring and analyzing abnormal neurological responses, in which

neurological diseases, pain, fatigue, power producing ability and/or activeness and/or symptoms connected with those are estimated by measuring signals produced by muscles and by analyzing signals with linear and/or nonlinear calculation methods and by measuring and analysing signals produced by body or limb motions.

2. Method in accordance with claim 1, in which

electrical signals of muscles are measured with a measuring device.

3. Method in accordance with claim 1, in which

electrical signals of active muscles are measured with a measuring device.

4. Method in accordance with claim 1, in which

results received by the method are compared to reference results stored in a database.

5. Method in accordance with claim 1, in which

results received by the method are transmitted to a user by means of a feedback device.

6. Method in accordance with claim 1, in which

received results are transmitted to the person examined by means of a personal feedback device.

7. Method in accordance with claim 1, in which

Parkinson'"'"'s disease is diagnosized, the influence of rate of dosage of medicine is defined, monitored and controlled and the progression of the disease is followed by the method.

8. Method in accordance with claim 1, in which

pain is diagnosized, the influence of rate of dosage of medicine is defined, monitored and controlled and the influence of pain is followed by the method.

9. Method in accordance with claim 1, in which

the degree of fatigueness is measured by the method.

10. Method in accordance with claim 1, in which

power producing ability and changes in it are measured by the method.

11. Method in accordance with claim 1, in which

activeness of the central nervous system and changes in it are measured by the method.

12. Device for identifying, measuring and analyzing abnormal neurological responses, comprising

sensors to be placed in the body or on the body surface for measuring signals produced by muscles, a signal analyzing device for analyzing signals with linear and/or nonlinear calculation methods and a feedback device for giving feedback.

13. Device in accordance with claim 12, comprising

sensors to be placed in the body or on the body surface for measuring myoelectrical signals produced by neuromuscular system.

14. Device in accordance with claim 12, comprising

sensors to be placed in the body or on the body surface for measuring movement or acceleration signals produced by muscle and limbs.