Integrated portable device and method implementing an accelerometer for detecting asymmetries in a movement of a user
US10881905B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2218/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
System and method implementing an accelerometer (17) for detecting asymmetries in a movement of a user. The system includes a fastening a device (1) on the torso of the runner, close to his/her center of gravity (CG), the device being electrically self-sufficient and comprising a triaxial accelerometer (17) and a digital processor (19). The accelerometer is used to measure a sequence of acceleration data in at least the vertical direction (av), while the user performs at least one exercise. During or at the end of the exercise, having the processor calculate the biomechanical parameters enabling the detection of at least one asymmetry in a movement of the user, on the basis of the acceleration data.
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