APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHYSICAL EVALUATION

• US 20110060537A1
• Filed: 09/07/2010
• Published: 03/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dynamic Athletic Research Institute, LLC (Scientific Analytics, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dynamic Athletic Research Institute, LLC (Scientific Analytics, Inc.)
• Inventors: Moodie, Patrick
• Granted Patent: US 8,527,217 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/41
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1036 Measuring load distribution, e.g. podologic studies
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1121 Determining geometric values, e.g. centre of rotation or angular range of movement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1127 using markers

Abstract

A physical evaluation apparatus includes a kinematic data capture device, the kinematic data capture device being configured and disposed to obtain whole body kinematic data from a subject. The kinematic data capture device is further configured to obtain dimensions of at least one body segment. A mass data capture device is configured and disposed to obtain mass data on the subject, the mass data being separable according to body segments of a subject to yield segment mass data. A processor, is configured to calculate the force being generated by a subject of the evaluation apparatus at selectable positions or in a selectable direction. The force is calculated without a force plate.

Claims

1. A physical evaluation apparatus comprising:

a kinematic data capture device, said kinematic data capture device being configured and disposed to obtain whole body kinematic data from a subject;

said kinematic data capture device being further configured to obtain dimensions of at least one body segment;

a mass data capture device;

said mass data capture device being configured and disposed to obtain mass data on the subject, said mass data being separable according to body segments of a subject to yield segment mass data;

a processor, said processor being configured to calculate a force, said force being generated by a subject of said evaluation apparatus at selectable positions or in a selectable direction;

said force being calculated without a force plate.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said kinematic data capture device is optical.

3. The device in claim 2 wherein said kinematic data capture device uses optical markers.

4. The device and apparatus of claim 3 wherein said kinematic data capture device uses active optical markers.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said kinematic data capture device is inertial.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said kinematic data capture device is mechanical.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said kinematic data capture device is magnetic.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said kinematic data capture device uses cameras.

9. The apparatus of the preceding claim wherein said cameras are deployed to move relative to the subject during data capture.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the subject is human.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said mass data capture device is a DXA.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said data is captured and results calculated without the use of a force plate.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein testing is performed after a subject has been fatigued.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said kinematic data capture device is deployed to capture full body movements.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said testing is performed twice, a first test being a baseline test and a second test being performed after an injury.