Device and method for predicting a loss of control over a muscle

US8821414B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE
• FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITÄT ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG · DE

Inventors

• Hans-Joachim Moersdorf · Ergolding, DE
• Stefan Aschenbrenner · Eckental, DE
• Joern Thielecke · Erlangen, DE
• Hubert Schmitt · Ochtendung, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 16, 2008
• Grant date: Sep 2, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 2, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2562/0219
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A device for predicting a loss of control over a muscle of a human being has a detector for detecting a sound of the muscle, an acquirer for acquiring an acceleration of the human being and an evaluator for evaluating the sound and the acceleration to determine an imminent loss of control over the muscle from the sound and the acceleration.