Real-time biofeedback rehabilitation tool guiding and illustrating foot placement for gait training
US10722149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B22/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A biofeedback rehabilitation display for gait training visible to the subject including a plurality of foot placement targets visible to the subject on the display and moving along the display at a speed proportional to the desired gait speed of the subject and in a direction along the display representative of the direction of locomotion of the subject; a pair of subject foot icons visible to the subject illustrating real-time foot positioning of the subject throughout the gait pattern of the subject, wherein the foot icons distinguish between stance phase and swing phase throughout the gait pattern of the subject; and at least one real-time proximity measurement visible to the subject for each stance phase providing the subject with an indication of the proximity of each stance phase of each foot with an intended foot placement target.
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