Method for determining the time required for a timed up and go test
US11237622B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/017
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method determines the time required for a timed up and go test and for verifying an ascertained result. A distance measuring device is provided which continuously measures the distance from a subject located in front of a chair to the backrest of the chair and which forwards the distance to a control unit. The chair is positioned in particular at a specified distance to a wall, an obstacle, or a marking. The measured distance values recorded by the distance measuring device are continuously recorded. The subject is instructed to stand up from the chair, walk forwards, in particular towards the wall, the obstacle, or the marking, and then turn around, in particular in front of the wall, the obstacle, or in the region of the marking, and sit back down on the chair. The subject carries out these instructions to the best of their ability.
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