Method and apparatus for assisting or resisting postures or movements related to the joints of humans or devices
First Claim
1. A process for accommodating, improving, imitating or transmuting random static and dynamic human functions relative to an object, comprising the steps of:
- selecting a device comprising a proximal member and a distal member which articulate relative to one another at an interface wherein energy is transmitted through the interface with a predetermined and variable efficacy, the interface being configured to permit a static force to have perpendicular and parallel components relative to a primary plane of the interface and to permit a dynamic force to have a parallel component relative to the primary plane, whereupon an inertia at the interface is affected in terms of a positive or negative affinity between the members and a proximity of the members to one another at the interface, such that either the static and dynamic forces attract the members toward one another at the interface urging a contact whereby a tendency for a motion of one member relative to another at the interface is resisted and a tendency for the interface between the members to remain in a statically opposed position is assisted, or the static and dynamic forces repel the members from one another at the interface urging a separation whereby a tendency for a motion of one member relative to another at the interface is assisted and a tendency for the interface between the members to remain in a statically opposed position is resisted, the device having a portion associable with the object;
associating the device with the object;
selecting an activity to accomplish the purpose of accommodating, improving, imitating or transmuting random static and dynamic human functions relative to the object; and
providing a system of forces to the device which interact to bring about the selected activity;
whereby the device utilizes the system of forces provided to create a governable degree of inertia along the interface so arranged in predetermined degrees of freedom to accommodate, improve, imitate or transmute a myriad of random human functions including a static posture and a dynamic movement, resulting from a position, a translation, a rotation, or a revolution singularly at the interface or via a combination thereof.
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Abstract
A process for accommodating, improving or transmuting random static and dynamic human functions to an object is provided. A device is selected which includes a proximal member and a distal member which articulate relative to one another at an interface. Energy is transmitted through the interface with a predetermined and variable efficacy. The interface is configured to permit static force to have perpendicular and parallel components relative to a primary plane of the interface and to permit a dynamic force to have a parallel component relative to the primary plane. An inertia at the interface is affected in terms of positive or negative affinity between the members and a proximity of the members to one another at the interface such that either the static or dynamic forces attract the members to one another at the interface, such that either the static or dynamic forces attract the members toward one another at the interface urging a contact whereby a tendency for a motion of one member relative to another at the interface is resisted and a tendency for the interface between the members to remain in a statically opposed position is assisted. Alternatively, the static and dynamic forces repel the members from one another at the interface urging a separation whereby a tendency for a motion of one relative to another at the interface is assisted and a tendency for the interface between the members to remain in a statically opposed position is resisted.
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158 Claims
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1. A process for accommodating, improving, imitating or transmuting random static and dynamic human functions relative to an object, comprising the steps of:
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selecting a device comprising a proximal member and a distal member which articulate relative to one another at an interface wherein energy is transmitted through the interface with a predetermined and variable efficacy, the interface being configured to permit a static force to have perpendicular and parallel components relative to a primary plane of the interface and to permit a dynamic force to have a parallel component relative to the primary plane, whereupon an inertia at the interface is affected in terms of a positive or negative affinity between the members and a proximity of the members to one another at the interface, such that either the static and dynamic forces attract the members toward one another at the interface urging a contact whereby a tendency for a motion of one member relative to another at the interface is resisted and a tendency for the interface between the members to remain in a statically opposed position is assisted, or the static and dynamic forces repel the members from one another at the interface urging a separation whereby a tendency for a motion of one member relative to another at the interface is assisted and a tendency for the interface between the members to remain in a statically opposed position is resisted, the device having a portion associable with the object;
associating the device with the object;
selecting an activity to accomplish the purpose of accommodating, improving, imitating or transmuting random static and dynamic human functions relative to the object; and
providing a system of forces to the device which interact to bring about the selected activity;
whereby the device utilizes the system of forces provided to create a governable degree of inertia along the interface so arranged in predetermined degrees of freedom to accommodate, improve, imitate or transmute a myriad of random human functions including a static posture and a dynamic movement, resulting from a position, a translation, a rotation, or a revolution singularly at the interface or via a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A process for accommodating positioning and change in position for any given human body-part for the purpose of physically improving the human body-part function, comprising the steps of:
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selecting a human body-part;
selecting a device comprising a proximal member and a distal member which articulate relative to one another at an interface wherein energy is transmitted through the interface with a predetermined and variable efficacy, the interface being configured to permit a static force to have perpendicular and parallel components relative to a primary plane of the interface and to permit a dynamic force to have a parallel component relative to the primary plane, whereupon an inertia at the interface is affected in terms of a positive or negative affinity between the members and a proximity of the members to one another at the interface, such that either the static and dynamic forces attract the members toward one another at the interface urging a contact whereby a tendency for a motion of one member relative to another at the interface is resisted and a tendency for the interface between the members to remain in a statically opposed position is assisted, or the static and dynamic forces repel the members from one another at the interface urging a separation whereby a tendency for a motion of one member relative to another at the interface is assisted and a tendency for the interface between the members to remain in a statically opposed position is resisted, the proximal member being associable with the selected body part wherein the associable portion of the proximal member is capable of providing a net extrinsic force from the proximal member to the human body-part and a net intrinsic force from the human body-part to the proximal member;
associating the device with the selected human body part;
selecting an activity for the selected human body part;
providing a system of forces to the device which interact to bring about the selected activity;
whereby the device utilizes the system of forces provided to create a governable degree of inertia along the interface so arranged in predetermined degrees of freedom to accommodate and improve a myriad of random human functions including a static posture and a dynamic movement, resulting from a position, a translation, a rotation, or a revolution singularly at the interface or via a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112)
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113. A process for accommodating positioning and change in position for any given human body-part for the purpose of physically improving the human body-part function, comprising the steps of:
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selecting a human body-part;
selecting a device comprising a proximal member and a distal member which articulate relative to one another at an interface wherein energy is transmitted through the interface with a predetermined and variable efficacy, the interface being configured to permit a static force to have perpendicular and parallel components relative to a primary plane of the interface and to permit a dynamic force to have a parallel component relative to the primary plane, whereupon an inertia at the interface is affected in terms of a positive or negative affinity between the members and a proximity of the members to one another at the interface, such that either the static and dynamic forces attract the members toward one another at the interface urging a contact whereby a tendency for a motion of one member relative to another at the interface is resisted and a tendency for the interface between the members to remain in a statically opposed position is assisted, or the static and dynamic forces repel the members from one another at the interface urging a separation whereby a tendency for a motion of one member relative to another at the interface is assisted and a tendency for the interface between the members to remain in a statically opposed position is resisted, the proximal member being associable with the selected body part wherein the associable portion of the proximal member is conformed to the selected human body-part and capable of providing a net extrinsic force from the proximal member to the human body-part and a net intrinsic force from the human body-part to the proximal member;
determining whether the human body-part is associated continuously or intermittently with the device;
associating the device with the selected human body-part;
selecting an activity for the selected human body-part;
selecting a goal relating the selected activity;
providing intrinsic forces from the human body-part and extrinsic forces from the device to provide a system of forces which interact to bring about the selected activity;
sensing physical data from the device and the human body-part;
evaluating pain tolerance; and
monitoring the sensed physical data and considering the selected goal in order to direct the system of forces to facilitate accomplishment of the selected goal;
wherein the system of forces includes magnetic flux introduced at the interface;
whereby the device utilizes the system of forces provided to create a governable degree of inertia along the interface so arranged in predetermined degrees of freedom to accommodate and improve a myriad of random human functions including a static posture and a dynamic movement, resulting from a position, a translation, a rotation, or a revolution singularly at the interface or via a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158)
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