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Apparatus for monitoring spinal motion

  • US 5,398,697 A
  • Filed: 05/10/1994
  • Issued: 03/21/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for monitoring spinal motion, comprising:

  • first means, worn by a wearer over the sacral region of the spine, for projecting a collimated beam of light;

    second means, worn by a wearer above said sacral region, for detecting said beam of light;

    third means, worn between said first and second means, for predeterminedly shaping said beam of light to be detected by said second means;

    fourth means for aligning said first, second and third means along the spine in initially detecting said beam of light projected; and

    fifth means, coupled to said second means, for providing an alert in the absence of any detected light beam.

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