SENSOR DEVICE FOR GAIT ENHANCEMENT
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Abstract
A foot sensor device and method for gait enhancement, the device including: (a) a sensor unit having a casing, the sensor unit for disposing within a shoe of a user, the sensor unit for sensing a parameter associated with a gait event; (b) an electronic communication unit, electrically associated with the sensor unit, for receiving a signal pertaining to the parameter, the electronic unit having: (i) a microcontroller; (ii) a transmitting unit for transmitting, in a wireless fashion, gait information based on the signal, to a unit of an orthosis external to the foot sensor device, and (iii) a housing for housing at least one of the microcontroller and the transmitting unit, and (c) a fastening unit, attached to the housing, adapted to fasten on to the shoe, so as to secure the communication unit in a fixed position during gait.
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48 Claims
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29. A sensor device, comprising:
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a sensor including a casing and a sensor element disposed within the casing, the sensor being configured to detect a parameter associated with a gait event; an electronic communication unit in electrical communication with the sensor and configured to receive from the sensor information associated with the parameter, the electronic communication unit configured for wireless communication with an external device, the electronic communication unit including a housing that is substantially mechanically independent of the casing of the sensor; and a fastener having a proximal end portion coupled to a distal end portion of the housing of the electronic communication unit by a hinge, the hinge configured to permit adjustment of the housing with respect to the fastener such that an angle of the housing with respect to the fastener can be selectively increased and decreased. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A sensor device, comprising:
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a sensor unit configured to undergo a change in resistance during a gait event, the sensor unit including a casing and a sensor element disposed within the casing, the casing of the sensor unit having a perimeter less than or approximately equal to a perimeter of a heel of a user, the sensor unit being removably positionable beneath an insole of a shoe; and an electronic communication unit coupled to the sensor unit by a conductive element, the electronic communication unit configured to receive from the sensor unit gait information associated with the change in resistance, the conductive element having sufficient flexibility to permit unconstrained movement of the electronic communication unit toward the sensor unit, the electronic communication unit including a transceiver configured to facilitate wireless transmission of a signal associated with the gait information to an external device and to facilitate receipt of a wireless signal from the external device. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A sensor device, comprising:
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a sensor configured to sense a parameter associated with a gait event, the sensor configured to be disposed within a shoe; an electronic communication unit electrically associated with and physically distinct from the sensor, the electronic communication unit configured to receive a signal associated with the parameter, the electronic communication unit configured to wirelessly transmit gait information based on the signal to an external device, the electronic communication unit including a housing, at least a portion of the housing being concave and configured to substantially conform to an adjacent body part; and a fastener including a proximal end at least semi-rigidly attached to a distal end of the housing, the fastener adapted to secure the electronic communication unit to the shoe during the gait event, the housing of the electronic communication unit being disposed above the fastener and being disposed wholly above a portion of a rim of the shoe when the electronic communication unit is secured to the shoe by the fastener during the gait event. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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Specification