DEVICE TO BE WORN BY A PATIENT FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF THE PATIENT

• US 20100268126A1
• Filed: 04/20/2010
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: KLOSE, Hans-Peter
• Application Number:
  US12/763,730
• Publication Number:
  US 20100268126A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/595
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1121 Determining geometric values, e.g. centre of rotation or angular range of movement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1122 of movement trajectories
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4023 Evaluating sense of balance

Abstract

A device to be worn by a patient for controlling movements of the patient is described. As to the device to be worn by a patient for controlling movements of the patient, the device has a sensor unit for recording measured values regarding a movement of the patient, an evaluation unit for determining a measure characterizing or describing the movement, a comparator for comparing the determined measure with a specifiable comparison measure and for determining a deviation, as well as a signal unit for displaying a determined deviation.

Claims

1. A device to be worn by a patient for controlling movements of the patient, comprising:

a sensor unit to record measured values regarding a movement of the patient;

an evaluation unit to determine a measure characterizing or describing the movement;

a comparator to compare the determined measure with a specifiable comparison measure and to determine a deviation; and

a signal unit to display the determined deviation.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a storage unit to store at least one of the measured values and the determined measures.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a transmission unit to wirelessly transmit at least one of the measured values and the determined measures to a remote unit.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the sensor unit includes at least one acceleration sensor.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the sensor unit includes at least one gyroscope.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the signal unit includes at least one of a display, a vibrator, a sound signal transmitter and a light signal transmitter.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein at least two of a display, a vibrator, a sound signal transmitter and a light signal transmitter have an integrated configuration.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein at least the signal unit is implemented separately from the sensor unit.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the sensor unit includes at least one triaxial acceleration sensor.