Portable physical therapy/rehabilitation/exercise device, system and method
First Claim
1. A portable physical therapy/rehabilitation/exercise device comprising:
- a main housing having a front side that defines a visual screen display opening, at least one control switch opening, at least one indicator light opening, and a main power switch opening;
a removable cover that is attached to the main housing;
a visual display screen disposed in the visual screen display opening; and
,first and second handles that are connected to the main housing and extend from the main housing in opposite directions, and wherein the first handle is movable and extends and retracts relative to the main housing in a linear motion, and the second handle rotates about a central axis relative to the main housing and the first handle.
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Abstract
A portable physical therapy/rehabilitation/exercise device is provided for evaluating the condition of a patient and for evaluating and tracking the progress made by a patient over time. The device is hand held and has an evaluation mode to determine the current condition of the patient. The device also has a manual exercise mode and a preset exercise mode. During exercises in each mode all of the data pertaining to the forces (compression, tension, torque, and the like) are all stored in the device along with other kinds of quantitative and qualitative data. The stored data may be uploaded to the internet or external computer system in order to be further analyzed. The device is suitable for use by doctors, health care providers, insurance companies and other entities having an interest in the medical condition of the user.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable physical therapy/rehabilitation/exercise device comprising:
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a main housing having a front side that defines a visual screen display opening, at least one control switch opening, at least one indicator light opening, and a main power switch opening; a removable cover that is attached to the main housing; a visual display screen disposed in the visual screen display opening; and
,first and second handles that are connected to the main housing and extend from the main housing in opposite directions, and wherein the first handle is movable and extends and retracts relative to the main housing in a linear motion, and the second handle rotates about a central axis relative to the main housing and the first handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for exercising for a using a portable physical therapy/rehabilitation/exercise device comprising the acts of:
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providing a main housing and mounting first handle to the main housing that is linearly extendable and retractable relative to the main housing, and mounting a rotatable second handle to the main housing that extends in an opposite direction relative to the first handle and the second handle is rotatable about a central axis relative the main housing and the first handle and defining a housing interior in the main housing, mounting a visual display screen on the main housing, and providing a programmed exercise device microcontroller/microcomputer in the housing interior that is operatively associated with the first handle and the rotatable second handle and the visual display; providing printed indicia on the visual display screen displaying the following modes of operation on the visual display screen; evaluation mode, manual exercise mode, preset exercise mode, manage settings mode, and, view/transfer data mode, and, selecting a mode of operation to commence an exercise session. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A portable physical therapy/rehabilitation/exercise device comprising:
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a main housing; first and second handles that are connected to the main housing and extend from the main housing in opposite directions, and wherein the first handle is movable and extends and retracts relative to the main housing in a linear motion, and the second handle rotates about a central axis relative to the main housing and the first handle; and
,the first handle includes a load cell outer tube, and a load cell inner tube disposed in the load cell outer tube inner tube, and a supporting housing positioned in the load cell inner tube and a load cell strain gauge disposed in the supporting housing and wherein the load cell housing provides for linear motion of the load cell strain gauge in order to detect movement of the first handle; and
,wherein a longitudinal axis extends though the device and the second handle is operatively associated with a ratchet mechanism such that the second handle allows for forward or reverse hand twisting action relative to the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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