REMOTE MONITORING OF A PATIENT
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Abstract
Orthoses with microprocessor control placed around the joint of a patient are used to perform and to monitor isometric, range-of-motion, proprioception and isotonic exercises of the joint. A variety of improved hardware elements result in an orthosis that is easier to use and interacts more efficiently with the controller to allow the monitoring of a greater range of motions while holding down cost and provide suitable accurate evaluation of the exercises. Efficient ways of programming the exercises, monitoring the exercises and evaluating the exercise provide a comprehensive program for the rehabilitation of an injured or weakened joint.
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18 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method comprising:
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communicating, using a communications port, with a remote health care facility through a communications channel, the communications port in communication with a sensor ambulatory with a patient that makes measurements of a physiological parameter of the patient; prompting, using a computer processor, the patient to perform exercises in the form of a video game, the exercises selected by the computer processor from one of at least two sets of exercise routines stored in a memory coupled to the computer processor, the selection based upon the time elapsed since the start of a rehabilitation period; sending signals to a display that cause the display to show an object of the video game at a location on the display, the location being a function of a signal received from the sensor, the signal received from the sensor is received in response to the patient attempting to perform the exercises; presenting inquiries including questions related to a mental attitude of the patient on the display and receiving answers to the questions; correlating the answers and the measured physiological parameter of the patient with a time period; transmitting the answers and measured physiological parameter over the communications channel to the remote health care facility; and reprogramming the processor at a location remote from the sensor so as to prompt the patient, using the computer processor, to perform different exercises. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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communicating, using a communications port, with a remote health care facility through a communications channel, the communications port in communication with a treatment device ambulatory with the patient, the treatment device including a sensor; prompting, using a computer processor coupled to the sensor, the patient to perform exercises in the form a video game, the exercises selected by the computer processor from one of at least two sets of exercise routines stored in a memory coupled to the computer processor, the selection based upon the time elapsed since the start of a rehabilitation period; sending signals to a display that cause the display to show an object of the video game at a location on the display, the location being a function of a signal received from the sensor, the signal received from the sensor is received in response to the patient attempting to perform the exercises; monitoring the performance of the exercises by the patient; presenting questions related to a mental attitude of the patient on the display and receiving answers to the inquiries; correlating the answers and the performance of the exercises by the patient with a time period; transmitting the answers over the communications channel to the remote health care facility; and reprogramming the processor at a location remote from the sensor so as to alter the exercises to be performed by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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