Limb movement monitoring system

US8162857B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

• Gerd Lanfermann · Aachen, DE
• Richard Daniel Willmann · Siegburg, DE
• Juergen Te Vrugt · Aachen, DE
• Edwin Gerardus Johannus Maria Bongers · Thorn, NL

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 8, 2007
• Grant date: Apr 24, 2012
• Expiry date: May 6, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2562/046
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A limb movement monitoring system, comprising a motion sensor, a garment comprising spatially addressable photonic textiles and spatially resolving pressure-sensitive textiles and furthermore a muscular activity sensor, a processing unit processing the data from the sensors and issuing illumination commands to the spatially addressable photonic textiles and a database. There is furthermore a process for monitoring limb movement by the system.