Monitoring Apparatus and Method
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The apparatus for monitoring muscle contractions of a subject (for example as a check on epilepsy or Parkinson'"'"'s disease) comprises: a first sensor arranged to be placed on a reference location on the body of a subject for sensing, over a prolonged period of time, a reference parameter derived from at least one of movement and electrical activity of the muscles of the body at the reference location; at least one further sensor arranged to be placed on a chosen location on a limb of a subject, for sensing, over a prolonged period of time, a monitoring parameter derived from at least one of movement and electrical activity of the muscles of the limb at the chosen location; comparison means for comparing the monitoring parameter with the reference parameter; and output means for producing an output by comparison of the monitoring parameter and the reference parameter, the output comprising either recorded data which provide a record of an epileptic event in the prolonged period of time or an alarm output after the prolonged period of time when the monitoring parameter is outside a predetermined range compared to the reference parameter.
-
Citations
31 Claims
-
1-17. -17. (canceled)
-
18. Apparatus for monitoring muscle contractions of a subject, which
(a) a reference sensor having at least one conductive pad arranged to be placed on the skin of a body at a reference location for sensing, over a prolonged period of time, reference Surface Electromyography (s-emg) signals of the skin at the reference location; -
(b) at least one monitoring sensor having at least one conductive pad arranged to be placed on the skin of a respective limb of the body at a monitoring location for sensing, over said prolonged period of time, monitoring Surface Electromyography (s-emg) signals of the skin at the monitoring location; (c) attachment means for attaching said at least one monitoring sensor to the respective limb; (d) comparison means for comparing said reference s-emg signals with said monitoring s-emg signals; and (e) output means for producing an output by comparison of said reference s-emg signals and said monitoring s-emg signals, said output comprising either recorded data which provide a record of an epileptic event in said prolonged period of time or an alarm output after said prolonged period of time when a parameter of said monitoring s-emg signals is outside a predetermined range compared to a parameter of said reference s-emg signals. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
-
-
26. A method of monitoring muscle contraction, comprising:
-
(a) placing a reference sensor on a reference location on a body of a subject (b) placing at least one monitoring sensor on a respective limb of said subject (c) comparing the reference signals with the monitoring signals; and (d) producing an output when monitoring signals are outside a - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
-
Specification