APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE RANGE OF MOTION OF A PATIENT'S JOINT
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1. An apparatus for monitoring the range of motion of a patient'"'"'s knee, the apparatus comprising:
- a knee sleeve configured to be worn around the knee of the patient, the knee sleeve having a superior half and an inferior half defined by a bisecting plane;
a first sensor circuit coupled to the superior half of the knee sleeve, the first sensor circuit including a first sensor configured to generate first data indicative of the position of the first sensor;
a second sensor circuit coupled to the inferior half of the knee sleeve, the second sensor circuit including a second sensor configured to generate second data indicative of the position of the second sensor; and
a communication circuit coupled to the knee sleeve and electrically coupled to the first sensor circuit and the second sensor circuit, the communication circuit being configured to transmit the first and second data.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for monitoring the range of motion of a patient'"'"'s knee includes a knee sleeve, a number of sensor circuits coupled to the knee sleeve, and a communication circuit coupled to the knee sleeve and electrically coupled to the sensor circuits. Each sensor circuit includes a sensor configured to generate data indicative of the position of the respective sensor. The communication circuit is configured to wirelessly transmit the data to a computer.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring the range of motion of a patient'"'"'s knee, the apparatus comprising:
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a knee sleeve configured to be worn around the knee of the patient, the knee sleeve having a superior half and an inferior half defined by a bisecting plane; a first sensor circuit coupled to the superior half of the knee sleeve, the first sensor circuit including a first sensor configured to generate first data indicative of the position of the first sensor; a second sensor circuit coupled to the inferior half of the knee sleeve, the second sensor circuit including a second sensor configured to generate second data indicative of the position of the second sensor; and a communication circuit coupled to the knee sleeve and electrically coupled to the first sensor circuit and the second sensor circuit, the communication circuit being configured to transmit the first and second data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for monitoring the range of motion of a patient'"'"'s knee, the system comprising:
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a knee sleeve; a first sensor coupled to the knee sleeve and configured to generate first data indicative of the position of the first sensor; a second sensor coupled to the knee sleeve and configured to generate second data indicative of the position of the second sensor; a communication circuit coupled to the knee sleeve and electrically coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor, the communication circuit being configured to wirelessly transmit the first and second data; and a first computer configured to determine third data indicative of the position of a femur of the patient based on the first data and fourth indicative of the position of a tibia of the patient based on the second data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for monitoring the range of motion of a patient'"'"'s joint defined by a first bone and a second bone of the patient, the method comprising:
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determining first data indicative of the position of a first sensor coupled to a superior half of a garment wearable by the patient; determining second data indicative of the position of a second sensor coupled to an inferior half of the garment; transmitting the first and second data to a first computer; determining third data indicative of the position of the first bone based on the first data and fourth data indicative of the position of the second bone based on the second data; and determining data indicative of the range of motion of the patient'"'"'s joint based on the third data and the fourth data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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