Methods and Apparatuses for Rehabilitation and Training
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1. An apparatus with at least three degrees of freedom of motion, comprising:
- a plurality of brakes;
a motor, wherein said motor is operationally connected to said brakes;
a plurality of surfaces, wherein each of a plurality of said surfaces correlates to a brake; and
,wherein when said motor is activated, said brakes are selectively advanced to make contact with said surfaces causing friction between said brakes and said surfaces and thus causing variable resistance in the at least three degrees of freedom to said apparatus based on the extent of advancement of said brakes.
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A rehabilitation apparatus with at least three degrees of freedom of motion, comprising: a plurality of brakes; a motor, wherein the motor is operationally connected to the brakes; a plurality of surfaces, wherein each of a plurality of the surfaces correlates to a brake; and, wherein when the motor is activated, the brakes are selectively advanced to make contact with the surfaces causing friction between the brakes and the surfaces and thus causing variable resistance in the three degrees of freedom to the apparatus based on the extent of advancement of the brakes.
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49 Claims
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1. An apparatus with at least three degrees of freedom of motion, comprising:
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a plurality of brakes; a motor, wherein said motor is operationally connected to said brakes; a plurality of surfaces, wherein each of a plurality of said surfaces correlates to a brake; and
,wherein when said motor is activated, said brakes are selectively advanced to make contact with said surfaces causing friction between said brakes and said surfaces and thus causing variable resistance in the at least three degrees of freedom to said apparatus based on the extent of advancement of said brakes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus with at least three degrees of freedom of motion, comprising:
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a handle adapted and constructed to be used simultaneously by a plurality of users during an exercise; a motorized actuator adapted to support a movement by said plurality of users via said handle by at least one of resisting motion, guiding motion and causing motion; a controller configured to control said actuator; and
,wherein, said controller is programmed to provide exercising for at least one of said plurality of users in at least one of said at least three degrees of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of exercising a patient using an apparatus provided with at least three degrees of freedom, comprising:
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commencing patient exercise on said apparatus; activating a motor located on said apparatus, wherein said motor is operatively connected to a plurality of brakes, each brake associated with a surface and at least one said degree of freedom; selectively advancing at least one brake using said motor to create friction between said brake and said surface and to resist movement in at least one degree of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of determining patient exercise capability, comprising:
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collecting performance data pertaining to an exercise; predicting a patient'"'"'s exercise performance based on said collected performance data; comparing the patient'"'"'s actual performance with the predicted performance; and
,classifying the patient'"'"'s exercise capability pursuant to the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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