Integrated movement analyziing system
First Claim
1. An integrated movement analyzing system comprising:
- a) a surface electromyography (SEMG) cable assembly having on one end a cable connector and on the other end a set of electrodes, with each electrode having two skin contact points adapted to be attached to selected areas of a human patient, where each said SEMG electrode produces a differential analog signal representative of the resistance between the two skin contact points of the patient,b) a range of motion arm (ROMA) having electrical circuit means and mechanical means for producing range of motion analog signals representative of the angular distance produced from selected areas of the patient,c) a functional capacity sensor (FCS) having circuit means for producing a differential analog d-c signal representative of a pulling force exerted by the patient,d) an integrated movement analyzer (IMA) comprising;
(1) a surface electromyography section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from the electrodes attached to said SEMG cable assembly,(2) a range of motion section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from said ROMA,(3) a functional capacity section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from said FCS, and(4) an analog to digital converter (ADC) that receives and further processes the SEMG electrode, ROMA and FCS analog signals from said respective section,e) an isolated power supply having circuit means for supplying the power requirements for operating the circuits of said integrated movement analyzing system, andf) a computer and software program that receive the processed signals from said ADC for further processing and for the production of data representative of the patient'"'"'s problems being analyzed.
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Abstract
An integrated movement analyzing system (10) that utilizes surface electromyography in combination with range of motion and functional capacity testing to monitor any muscle group in the human body (80). The system (10) consists of an integrated movement analyzer (18) that receives inputs from up to 32 channels of surface EMG electrodes (12), a range of motion arm (ROMA) (14) having six degrees of freedom, and a functional capacity sensor (FCS) (16) having one output channel. When performing upper and lower back protocol testing, the ROMA (14) is connected between the patient'"'"'s upper back and lower back by a shoulder harness (40) and a waist belt (42). For cervical testing, the ROMA (14) is connected between the patient'"'"'s head and upper back by a cervical cap (44) and the shoulder harness (40). The output of the IMA (18) is provided via an analog to digital converter (30) to a computer (34). The computer (34) in combination with a software program (36) produces comparative analytical data which is primarily in the form of graphic plots.
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1. An integrated movement analyzing system comprising:
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a) a surface electromyography (SEMG) cable assembly having on one end a cable connector and on the other end a set of electrodes, with each electrode having two skin contact points adapted to be attached to selected areas of a human patient, where each said SEMG electrode produces a differential analog signal representative of the resistance between the two skin contact points of the patient, b) a range of motion arm (ROMA) having electrical circuit means and mechanical means for producing range of motion analog signals representative of the angular distance produced from selected areas of the patient, c) a functional capacity sensor (FCS) having circuit means for producing a differential analog d-c signal representative of a pulling force exerted by the patient, d) an integrated movement analyzer (IMA) comprising; (1) a surface electromyography section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from the electrodes attached to said SEMG cable assembly, (2) a range of motion section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from said ROMA, (3) a functional capacity section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from said FCS, and (4) an analog to digital converter (ADC) that receives and further processes the SEMG electrode, ROMA and FCS analog signals from said respective section, e) an isolated power supply having circuit means for supplying the power requirements for operating the circuits of said integrated movement analyzing system, and f) a computer and software program that receive the processed signals from said ADC for further processing and for the production of data representative of the patient'"'"'s problems being analyzed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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