Self-contained real-time gait therapy device
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1. Self-contained, real-time gait therapy device for self-use by a user comprising:
- a) gait sensor;
b) real-time actuator;
c) output element;
d) power supply; and
e) component case.
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Abstract
A self-contained, real-time self-use gait therapy device with a gait sensor, actuator, output speaker, and battery receptacle enclosed in a component case with a belt clip. Based upon step duration, step impact force, or step form data generated by the gait sensor, the actuator drives the speaker, producing beeps on a real-time basis with the pitch of each beep being a function of the step duration, step impact force, or step form for each step of the user. The speaker output is monitored and used by the user on a real-time basis to modify and improve his or her gait.
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1. Self-contained, real-time gait therapy device for self-use by a user comprising:
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a) gait sensor;
b) real-time actuator;
c) output element;
d) power supply; and
e) component case. - 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)
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25. Self-contained, real-time gait therapy device for self-use by a user comprising:
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a) sensing means for generating a sensor signal of real-time gait data for the user;
b) actuator means for receiving the sensor signal from the gait sensor and generating a real-time actuator signal which is a function of the gait data of the sensor signal;
c) output means for receiving the actuator signal and producing a real-time sensory output from the actuator signal, the sensory output being a function of the real-time gait data of the user;
d) power supply means for the gait sensor, the output element and the actuator; and
e) component case.
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