NON-INVASIVE MEASURING OF LOAD-INDUCED ELECTRIC POTENTIALS IN DIARTHROIDIAL JOINTS
First Claim
1. - A method for non-invasively measuring electrical activity in a joint of a subject, the method comprising:
- removably attaching in a non-invasive manner at least two electrodes to a skin surface around an articulation comprising the joint;
generating electroarthrographic potentials within the joint by loading the articulation;
capturing said electroarthrographic potentials using said at least two electrodes;
discriminating between electroarthrographic potentials originating from joint tissue activity and those from other sources; and
generating measurement signals representing the electrical activity of joint tissue.
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Abstract
There is described a method for non-invasively measuring electrical activity in a joint of a subject, the method comprising: removably attaching in a non-invasive manner at least two electrodes to a skin surface around an articulation comprising the joint; generating electroarthrographic potentials within the joint by loading the articulation; capturing the electroarthrographic potentials using the at least two electrodes; discriminating between electroarthrographic potentials originating from joint tissue activity and those from other sources; and generating measurement signals representing the electrical activity of joint tissue.
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24 Claims
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1. - A method for non-invasively measuring electrical activity in a joint of a subject, the method comprising:
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removably attaching in a non-invasive manner at least two electrodes to a skin surface around an articulation comprising the joint; generating electroarthrographic potentials within the joint by loading the articulation; capturing said electroarthrographic potentials using said at least two electrodes; discriminating between electroarthrographic potentials originating from joint tissue activity and those from other sources; and generating measurement signals representing the electrical activity of joint tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. - A system for non-invasively measuring an electrical activity in a joint of a subject, the system comprising:
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at least two spaced apart electrodes for contacting the skin around an articulation comprising the joint and capturing electroarthrographic potentials generated within the joint by loading the articulation; a processing device adapted to receive the electroarthrogaphic potentials from the at least two electrodes and to discriminate between electroarthrographic potentials originating from joint tissue activity and those from other sources; and a signal generating module adapted to receive the electroarthrographic potentials originating from joint tissue activity and generate measurement signals representing the joint tissue activity. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. - (canceled)
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