Limb volume accommodation in people with limb amputation
First Claim
1. A prosthetic sock monitoring system comprising:
- a storage device; and
a data collection unit operable to;
receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a prosthetic sock that is wearable by a patient; and
store the received data in the storage device;
wherein the received data includes an identifier identifying one or more identifying characteristics of the prosthetic sock, the one or more identifying characteristic configured to distinguish the prosthetic sock from other prosthetic socks.
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Abstract
A prosthetic sock monitoring system is disclosed. The sock monitoring system includes a storage device and a data collection unit. The data collection unit is operable to receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a prosthetic sock that is wearable by a patient, and store the received data in the storage device. A prosthetic sock is also disclosed. The sock comprises material shaped to fit over at least a portion of the residual limb of the patient and a thickness adapted for inserting the residual limb into the socket of the prosthesis while the sock is fitted over the residual limb. The sock also comprises one or more of a sock identification unit and a force sensing device.
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34 Claims
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1. A prosthetic sock monitoring system comprising:
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a storage device; and a data collection unit operable to; receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a prosthetic sock that is wearable by a patient; and store the received data in the storage device; wherein the received data includes an identifier identifying one or more identifying characteristics of the prosthetic sock, the one or more identifying characteristic configured to distinguish the prosthetic sock from other prosthetic socks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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11. A prosthetic sock monitoring system comprising:
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a storage device; and a data collection unit operable to; receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a prosthetic sock that is wearable by a patient and store the received data in the storage device; wherein the received data includes one or more of;
an identifier identifying one or more characteristics of the prosthetic sock, and force data indicating an amount of force applied to a region of the prosthetic sock; andwherein the data collection unit is further operable to identify a prosthetic sock and determine whether the identified prosthetic sock is currently being worn by the patient.
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23. A prosthetic sock monitoring system comprising:
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a storage device; and a data collection unit operable to; receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a prosthetic sock that is wearable by a patient and store the received data in the storage device; wherein the received data includes one or more of;
an identifier identifying one or more characteristics of the prosthetic sock, and force data indicating an amount of force applied to a region of the prosthetic sock; andan energy harvesting unit operable to generate energy and provide the generated energy to one or more elements of the data collection unit.
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24. A tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the computer to perform operations including:
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receiving, from a prosthetic sock monitoring system, information indicating one or more identifying characteristics of at least one prosthetic sock worn by a patient associated with the prosthetic sock monitoring system, the one or more identifying characteristics configured to distinguish the prosthetic sock from other prosthetic socks; receiving the information over a time frame; storing the received data in a storage element coupled to the computer; processing the received data to generate sock usage data indicating the usage of one or more prosthetic socks by the patient over at least a portion of the time frame; and causing the generated sock usage data to be displayed on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the computer to perform operations including:
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receiving, from a prosthetic sock monitoring system, one or more of;
information indicating one or more characteristics of at least one prosthetic sock worn by a patient associated with the prosthetic sock monitoring system and indicating a time frame associated with the one or more characteristics; andinformation indicating an amount of force applied to a force sensing device coupled to a prosthetic sock worn by a patient associated with the prosthetic sock monitoring system and indicating a time frame associated with the amount of force applied to the force sensing device; storing the received data in a storage element coupled to the computer; processing the received data to generate sock usage data indicating the usage of one or more prosthetic socks by the patient over at least a portion of the time frame; and causing the generated sock usage data to be displayed on a display device; and generating information defining a sock management strategy that indicates when a patient associated with the prosthetic sock monitoring system should don or doff a particular prosthetic sock selected from a plurality of different prosthetic socks. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the computer to perform operations including:
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receiving, from a prosthetic sock monitoring system, one or more of;
information indicating one or more characteristics of at least one prosthetic sock worn by a patient associated with the prosthetic sock monitoring system and indicating a time frame associated with the one or more characteristics; andinformation indicating an amount of force applied to a force sensing device coupled to a prosthetic sock worn by a patient associated with the prosthetic sock monitoring system and indicating a time frame associated with the amount of force applied to the force sensing device; storing the received data in a storage element coupled to the computer; processing the received data to generate sock usage data indicating the usage of one or more prosthetic socks by the patient over at least a portion of the time frame; and causing the generated sock usage data to be displayed on a display device; and receiving, from a plurality of prosthetic sock monitoring systems each associated with a unique patient, one or more of;
sock usage data and information indicating an amount of force applied to a force sensing device coupled to a prosthetic sock worn by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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