Orthodynamic rehabilitator
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1. A method for self-adaptive motion treatment of a jointed body part of a patient, said jointed body part having at least three rotatable body sections interconnected by at least two joints, the method comprising:
- a) attaching an external actuating device physically to said jointed body part, said device including at least one actuator for applying force to generate or oppose movement of said jointed body part;
at least one sensor arrangement for sensing a force generated by said jointed body part relative to said external actuating device; and
, at least one sensor arrangement for sensing the position of said jointed body part;
such that first axis of device rotation, which is an axis about which said body sections rotate in relation to each other, is placed upon said first axis of body-part-rotation; and
at least a second axis of device rotation is placed upon at least a second axis of body-part-rotation;
b) activating said external actuating device during repeated performance of set of a motions including rotating the body parts about said axes of body part rotation so as to interact with said jointed body part according to a certain set of treatment parameters;
c) during repetitions of said set of motions, collecting and storing data relating to the force generated by the jointed body part relative to said external actuating device and to the position of the jointed body part;
d) analyzing said data by use of a data processor according to a predefined set of analysis rules; and
,during said activating, modifying, responsive to said data analysis, at least one parameter of said set of treatment parameters during an uninterrupted treatment session, thereby modifying the interaction of said external actuating device with said jointed body part during at least one repetition of said set of motions based at least in part on data collected during previous repetitions of said set of motions.
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Abstract
The present invention is a portable orthotic system that performs predefined or user-controlled limb movements, collects data regarding limb movement, performs data analysis and displays representations of the data and data analysis results in real time, and modifies current operational parameters based upon such data so as to optimize the rehabilitative process performed by the system.
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1. A method for self-adaptive motion treatment of a jointed body part of a patient, said jointed body part having at least three rotatable body sections interconnected by at least two joints, the method comprising:
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a) attaching an external actuating device physically to said jointed body part, said device including at least one actuator for applying force to generate or oppose movement of said jointed body part;
at least one sensor arrangement for sensing a force generated by said jointed body part relative to said external actuating device; and
, at least one sensor arrangement for sensing the position of said jointed body part;
such that first axis of device rotation, which is an axis about which said body sections rotate in relation to each other, is placed upon said first axis of body-part-rotation; and
at least a second axis of device rotation is placed upon at least a second axis of body-part-rotation;b) activating said external actuating device during repeated performance of set of a motions including rotating the body parts about said axes of body part rotation so as to interact with said jointed body part according to a certain set of treatment parameters; c) during repetitions of said set of motions, collecting and storing data relating to the force generated by the jointed body part relative to said external actuating device and to the position of the jointed body part; d) analyzing said data by use of a data processor according to a predefined set of analysis rules; and
,during said activating, modifying, responsive to said data analysis, at least one parameter of said set of treatment parameters during an uninterrupted treatment session, thereby modifying the interaction of said external actuating device with said jointed body part during at least one repetition of said set of motions based at least in part on data collected during previous repetitions of said set of motions. - 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)
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27. A system for treating self-adaptive treatment of a jointed body part of a patient, said jointed body part having at least three rotatable body sections interconnected by at least two joints, the system comprising:
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a) means for attaching an external actuating device physically to said jointed body part, said device including at least one actuator for applying force to generate or oppose movement of said jointed body part;
at least one sensor arrangement for sensing a force generated by said jointed body part relative to said external actuating device; and
, at least one sensor arrangement for sensing the position of said jointed body part;
such that first axis of device rotation, which is an axis about which said body sections rotate in relation to each other, is placed upon said first axis of body-part-rotation; and
at least a second axis of device rotation is placed upon at least a second axis of body-part-rotation;b) means for activating said external actuating device during repeated performance of set of a motions including rotating the body parts about said axes of body part rotation so as to interact with said jointed body part according to a certain set of treatment parameters; c) means for repetitively collecting and storing data relating to the force generated by said jointed body part relative to said external actuating device and to the position of the jointed body part; d) means for analyzing said data by use of a data processor according to a predefined set of analysis rules; and
,e) means for modifying, responsive to said data analysis, at least one parameter of said set of treatment parameters during activating an uninterrupted treatment session, thereby modifying the interaction of said external actuating device with said jointed body part during at least one repetition of said set of motions based at least in part on data collected during previous repetitions of said set of motions. - View Dependent Claims (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)
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