Automated orthotic device with treatment regimen and method for using the same
First Claim
1. An automated orthotic device with a treatment regimen program, the device comprising:
- a body brace configured to be worn around the trunk of a patient;
a data storage device;
a controller;
a patient position detection device or a posture detection device configured to automatically determine whether the patient is standing or sitting;
wherein the data storage device stores a treatment regimen program that has been determined by a physician, the treatment regimen being a single prescribed tension setting or comprising a plurality of prescribed tension settings to be carried out in a specified order;
wherein the patient position detection device is configured to automatically adjust the tension setting in response to a change in a position of the patient;
wherein the controller is configured to carry out the treatment regimen program by causing the body brace to apply each of the plurality of prescribed tension settings according to the specified order of the treatment regimen program or to automatically set the orthotic device to different tension settings when the patient is sitting and when the patient is standing.
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Abstract
An automated orthotic device with a treatment regimen and a method for using an automated orthotic device with a treatment regimen to provide a plurality of prescribed tension settings. The orthotic device may comprise a body brace, a controller, a data storage means, and a communication means to address the problem of patients being required to visit the physician'"'"'s office every time an adjustment must be made in the prescribed tension setting in their automated orthotic device. In one embodiment, a plurality of prescribed tension settings in the automated orthotic device are sorted so that as the patient'"'"'s condition improves, the next prescribed tension setting in the treatment regimen may be applied. In another embodiment, the physician is allowed to edit or supplement a patient'"'"'s treatment regimen remotely by connecting to the automated orthotic device over a network.
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21 Claims
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1. An automated orthotic device with a treatment regimen program, the device comprising:
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a body brace configured to be worn around the trunk of a patient; a data storage device; a controller; a patient position detection device or a posture detection device configured to automatically determine whether the patient is standing or sitting; wherein the data storage device stores a treatment regimen program that has been determined by a physician, the treatment regimen being a single prescribed tension setting or comprising a plurality of prescribed tension settings to be carried out in a specified order; wherein the patient position detection device is configured to automatically adjust the tension setting in response to a change in a position of the patient; wherein the controller is configured to carry out the treatment regimen program by causing the body brace to apply each of the plurality of prescribed tension settings according to the specified order of the treatment regimen program or to automatically set the orthotic device to different tension settings when the patient is sitting and when the patient is standing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An automated orthotic device with a treatment regimen program, the device comprising:
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a body brace comprising two brace segments and an automatic brace tensioning device, the two brace segments being configured to be fitted around the trunk of a patient, the automatic brace tensioning device adjustably connecting the two brace segments to each other; a data storage device configured to store a treatment regimen program; a measuring device configured to automatically detect whether the patient is sitting or standing; a controller configured to control the automatic brace tensioning device under the treatment regimen program to automatically move the two brace segments toward and away from each other in a manner varying tension in the body brace, the controller configured to automatically adjust the body brace to a first adjusted position upon the measuring device detecting that the patient is standing, the controller configured to automatically adjust the body brace to a second adjusted position upon the measuring device detecting that the patient is sitting. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An automated orthotic device with a treatment regimen program, the device comprising:
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a body brace, comprising; a plurality of brace segments; a plurality of pulleys positioned on the brace segments; a cable positioned around the plurality of pulleys, the cable having an operative length; a motor configured to adjust the operative length of the cable; a patient position detection device or a patient posture detection device configured to automatically determine whether a patient wearing the body brace is standing or sitting; a data storage device configured to store a treatment regimen program; a controller configured to control the motor using the treatment regimen program to automatically adjust the operative length of the cable, the controller configured to automatically adjust the body brace based at least in part on the determined standing or sitting position of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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