Muscle testing method

• US 4,592,371 A
• Filed: 09/24/1984
• Issued: 06/03/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Myotech Incorporated, Prestigeline Health Products Incorporated 5 INEZ Drive Brentwood New York
• Original Assignee: Prestigeline Health Products Incorporated
• Inventors: Pellicano, Russell A., DelGiorno, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Kamm, William E.
• Application Number:
  US06/621,162
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 128/728, 128/774, 128/778, 128/779, 128/781, 73/172, 73/379-381, 272/67, 272/94, 272/96, 272/99
• US Class Current: 600/587
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/224 Measuring muscular strength

Abstract

A method for testing isolated muscles for comparative strength and endurance using an air bag to measure upon the application of force by the muscle the maximum pressure reached and maintained for a preselected period of time.

Claims

1. An objective method of testing a muscle for comparative strength and endurance in a person comprising the steps of fixedly supporting and pressurizing a sealed container with a gas to a predetermined pressure thereby rendering said container compressible, allowing said person to press a limb in one direction only against said container to compress said container thereby raising the pressure therewithin, recording the highest pressure maintained by said person for a predetermined specific period of time, and subsequently repeating the aforesaid steps to obtain comparative information.

2. The method of claim 1 in which said specific period of time is three seconds.

3. In the method of claim 1 repeating said steps at regular intervals in order to indicate the course of change in muscle strength of said person.