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System for the control and monitoring of functional device for the disabled with energy from outside the body and a method for the remote control thereof

  • US 6,740,123 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2001
  • Issued: 05/25/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for the control of a functional device for the disabled with energy from outside the body, comprising the step of providing a control and monitoring system comprising control means connected to sensor means and to actuator means which can operate drive means of the functional devices for the disabled in use, characterized in that it further comprises the following steps:

  • a) selecting at least one electrical-signal source and associating it with a sensor element, b) associating at least one sensor element with each of the actuator means, c) defining at least two ranges of electrical-signal strength, d) assigning to each range a respective signal for the activation and/or selection of the actuator means, e) detecting an electrical signal coming from the sensor element and comparing it with the at least two predefined ranges, and f) generating the corresponding signal for the activation and/or selection of the actuator means.

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