Wearable joint tracking device with muscle activity and methods thereof
US11803241B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/164
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for utilizing wearable, wireless-connected sensors that record both IMU and EMG muscle activity for rehabilitation with kinematic monitoring is disclosed. The system runs an efficient quaternion-based complementary filter that estimates the sensor orientation while correcting for estimate drift and constraining magnetometer estimates to only influence heading. The difference in the two sensor orientations is used to estimate the joint angle, which can be further improved with joint axis estimation. Thus, successful tracking of joint angle and muscle activity in a home environment can be accomplished with the sensors and a smartphone. Further, a system utilizing these sensors may include video-capable cameras configured for capturing a video of a pose of the user, and a game framework executable by a processor in communication with the sensors and the cameras. The system may include a game framework configured to utilize a pose trajectory and one or more joint angles determined using the sensors to provide biofeedback to a user.
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