REHABILITATION DEVICE FOR ARMS

• US 20110245038A1
• Filed: 04/02/2010
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: China Medical University
• Original Assignee: China Medical University
• Inventors: Chiu, Ching-Hua, Chou, Li-Wei
• Granted Patent: US 8,308,614 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 1/0274 for the upper limbs

Abstract

A rehabilitation device for arms has an operating module, a control module and an inductive module. The operating module has a base, a body and multiple operating segments. The operating segments are connected to the body and each has a lever, a resisting panel and a resisting device. The control module is connected to the operating module and has a switch, a microcomputer, a resistance controller, an import interface, an export interface and a monitor. The resisting control device is electrically connected to the microcomputer and the operating segments. The inductive module is electrically connected to the operating module and the control module and has an inductive segment and a counter segment. The inductive segment is electrically connected to the microcomputer and has multiple pressure sensors. The counter segment is electrically connected to the inductive segment and the microcomputer and has multiple photoelectric sensors.

Claims

1. A rehabilitation device for arms comprising

an operating module having

a base having a top face;

a body mounted on the top face of the base and having

an external surface;

a top;

a bottom;

a longitudinal slot formed through the external surface of the body;

a transverse slot formed through the external surface of the body between the longitudinal slot and the bottom of the body; and

multiple through holes formed through the external surface of the body; and

multiple operating segments connected to the body and each operating segment having

a lever connected to the body and having

an inner end mounted in the body via the longitudinal slot, the transverse slot or one of the through holes; and

an outer end extending out of the external surface of the body;

a resisting panel formed on the inner end of the lever and having an inductive hole formed through the resisting panel; and

a resisting device securely mounted in the body and having two clamping arms respectively abutted against the sidewalls of the resisting panel;

a control module connected to the operating module and having

a switch mounted on the top face of the base;

a microcomputer electrically connected to the switch and mounted on the top face of base in the body;

a resistance controller electrically connected to the microcomputer and the operating segments;

an import interface securely mounted on the external surface of the body near the bottom, electrically connected to the microcomputer and having multiple adjusters electrically connected to the microcomputer and electrically and respectively connected to the operating segments to adjust the resistance forces between the resisting panels and the resisting devices;

an export interface mounted on the top face of the base and electrically connected to the microcomputer; and

a monitor securely mounted on the external surface of the body near the import interface, electrically connected to the microcomputer and having

multiple windows mounted on the monitor respectively to show the resistance forces of the operating segments; and

multiple screens mounted on the monitor respectively to show the operating times of the levers; and

an inductive module electrically connected to the operating module and the control module and having

a counter segment electrically connected to the inductive segment and the microcomputer and having multiple photoelectric sensors mounted in the body, respectively mounted beside the inductive holes of the resisting panels to detect the operating times of the levers.

2. The rehabilitation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the body has a mounting chamber formed in the top of the body;

the operating module has a beating segment mounted in the mounting chamber, and the beating segment has

a beating rod movably mounted in the mounting chamber of the body and having a top end and a bottom end;

a cover mounted securely on the top of the body and the top end of the beating rod extending out of the cover;

a spring mounted in the mounting chamber of the body and abutting against the bottom end of the beating rod; and

a beating board formed on the top end of the beating rod;

the monitor has two displays mounted on the monitor respectively to show the pressure and the times of the beating segment;

the inductive module has an inductive segment mounted in the mounting chamber of the body, electrically connected to the microcomputer and having

multiple pressure sensors electrically connected to the resisting devices of the operating segments to detect the resistance forces; and

a first A/D converter unit electrically connected to the pressure sensors and the microcomputer to transform the resistance forces as signals to the microcomputer and the resistance force values shown on the windows of the monitor; and

the counter segment has a second A/D converter unit electrically connected to the photoelectric sensors and the microcomputer to transform the resistance forces as signals to the microcomputer and the operating times of the levers show on the screens of the monitor.

3. The rehabilitation device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the resisting control device has

multiple servo motors respectively mounted on the resisting devices of the operating segments to change the distance between the clamping arms and to provide different resistance forces to the resisting panels;

and

multiple controllers electrically connected to the microcomputer and electrically and respectively connected to the servo motors to drive the servo motors.

4. The rehabilitation device as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the export interface has

a sound integrated circuit mounted on the top face of the base in the body and electrically connected to the microcomputer;

and

a horn mounted on the top face of the base and electrically connected to the sound integrated circuit; and

each lever has a connecting unit mounted around the lever and connected to the body to let the lever move or rotate relative to the longitudinal slot, the transverse slot or the through holes.

5. The rehabilitation device as claimed in claim 4, wherein

the base has

multiple corners;

and

multiple holding rings respectively formed on the corners of the base to hold the base;

each lever has a grip mounted around the outer end of the lever;

the switch has a battery mounted on the top face of the base to supply electric power;

the microcomputer has a read only memory and a random access memory; and

each adjuster has two buttons, one of the buttons is used to increase the resistance force of a corresponding operating segment, and the other button is used to decrease the resistance forces of the corresponding operating segment.

6. The rehabilitation device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the connecting unit is a pivotal shaft.

7. The rehabilitation device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the connecting unit is a mounting jacket.

8. The rehabilitation device as claimed in claim 7, wherein one of the levers has

multiple saw teeth formed on a sidewall of the lever;

and

an elastic slice pivotally connected to the mounting jacket and engaging with the saw teeth.

9. The rehabilitation device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the resisting panel is sectorial.

10. The rehabilitation device as claimed in claim 7, wherein two of the resisting panels are rectangular form and one resisting panel is circular form.