Lower limb loading assessment systems and methods
US10405780B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P15/18
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lower loading assessment system having at least one motion sensor mounted to a subject's lower limb that is configured to sense the tibial shockwaves experienced by the lower limb as the subject performs a repetitive physical activity involving repetitive footstrikes of the lower limb with a surface. The motion sensor comprises an accelerometer that is configured to sense acceleration data in at least three axes and generate representative acceleration data over a time period associated with the physical activity. The acceleration data represents a series of discrete tibial shockwaves from the discrete footstrikes. A data processor receives the tibial shockwave data and processes that to generate output feedback data comprising data to assist the subject to minimize future loading in their lower limbs.
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