System and method for providing an applied force indication
First Claim
1. A system for measurement of an external force applied on a bone-conduction oscillator comprising:
- a first housing operable to receive the external force, the first housing comprising an attachment mechanism operable to provide a pivotable coupling of the first housing to a second housing of the bone-conduction oscillator;
a force measurement device operable to measure a pressure in response to the received external force moving the first housing via the pivotable coupling with respect to the second housing of the bone-conduction oscillator to compress the force measurement device against the second housing of the bone-conduction oscillator; and
a microcontroller operable to;
determine an equivalent force measurement based on the measured pressure, anddetermine whether the equivalent force measurement is acceptable based on a pre-determined acceptable equivalent force measurement value.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments provide a system and method for measurement of the force applied to a bone-conduction oscillator during application to a subject, resolving the measured force relative to a pre-determined criteria, and providing an indication to the user to specify whether an external force applied to an applied force indication system coupled with a bone-conduction oscillator is within a pre-determined acceptable range. A mechanical arrangement is prescribed which allows the full extent of the force applied to be represented onto the pressure measurement apparatus. The system and apparatus may be applied onto or integrated into bone-conduction oscillators.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for measurement of an external force applied on a bone-conduction oscillator comprising:
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a first housing operable to receive the external force, the first housing comprising an attachment mechanism operable to provide a pivotable coupling of the first housing to a second housing of the bone-conduction oscillator; a force measurement device operable to measure a pressure in response to the received external force moving the first housing via the pivotable coupling with respect to the second housing of the bone-conduction oscillator to compress the force measurement device against the second housing of the bone-conduction oscillator; and a microcontroller operable to; determine an equivalent force measurement based on the measured pressure, and determine whether the equivalent force measurement is acceptable based on a pre-determined acceptable equivalent force measurement value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for measuring an external force applied on a bone-conduction oscillator comprising:
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receiving the external force at a first housing of an applied force indication system, wherein the first housing is pivotably coupled, by an attachment mechanism, to a second housing of the bone-conduction oscillator; measuring, by a force measurement device of the applied force indication system, a pressure in response to the received external force moving the first housing via the attachment mechanism with respect to the second housing of the bone-conduction oscillator to compress the force measurement device against the second housing of the bone-conduction oscillator; determining, by a processor, an equivalent force measurement based on the measured pressure; and determining, by the processor, whether the equivalent force measurement is acceptable based on a pre-determined acceptable equivalent force measurement value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:
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receiving a pressure measurement from a force measurement device of an applied force indication system in response to an external force received at a first housing of the applied force indication system, the first housing pivotably coupled by an attachment mechanism to a second housing of a bone-conduction oscillator, the received external force moving the first housing via the attachment mechanism with respect to the second housing of the bone-conduction oscillator to compress the force measurement device against the second housing of the bone-conduction oscillator; determining an equivalent force measurement based on the measured pressure; and determining whether the equivalent force measurement is acceptable based on a pre-determined acceptable equivalent force measurement value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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