PERIODIC EVALUATION AND TELEREHABILITATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A system for periodic evaluation and telerehabilitation comprising:
- a portable device;
said portable device adapted to be held or attached to a body part of a user;
an animated or virtual reality sequence forming a videogame, said videogame running on said portable device;
means for capturing exercise data of movement of said body part upon interaction of said user with said videogame;
remote clinical server means for receiving said exercise data; and
storing means for storing said exercise data at said remote clinical server.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for periodic evaluation and telerehabilitation in which a portable device is adapted to be held or coupled to a body part. For example, the portable device can be a cell phone. The body part can be, for example, the hand, ankle, torso, forearm or upper arm. An animated or virtual reality sequence forming a videogame runs or the portable device. Upon interaction of the user with the videogame, movement of the body part is captured as exercise data. The exercise data can be forwarded and stored at a remote clinical server. The system provides monitoring and scheduling of a therapy session by a clinician/doctor/therapist to control the exercises, length and/or difficulty of the exercises based on recorded data. In one embodiment, vital signs or body temperature are monitored by sensors on the portable device or by vital sign monitors associated with the user. The vital sign data can be synchronized with the exercise data at the remote clinical server, and used to improve patient safety during home therapy sessions.
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31 Claims
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1. A system for periodic evaluation and telerehabilitation comprising:
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a portable device;
said portable device adapted to be held or attached to a body part of a user;an animated or virtual reality sequence forming a videogame, said videogame running on said portable device; means for capturing exercise data of movement of said body part upon interaction of said user with said videogame; remote clinical server means for receiving said exercise data; and storing means for storing said exercise data at said remote clinical server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for telerehabilitation comprising the steps of:
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holding or coupling a portable device to a body part of a user; executing on said portable device an animated or virtual reality sequence forming a videogame; capturing exercise data of movement of said body part upon interaction of said user with said videogame; receiving said exercise data at a remote clinical server; and storing said exercise data at said remote clinical server. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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