Stabilizing unintentional muscle movements
US9925034B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/4082
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for stabilizing unintentional muscle movements are disclosed. In a first aspect, a non-contact sensing system comprises a stabilization unit, at least one non-contact position sensor coupled to the stabilization unit, and a processing unit coupled to the at least one non-contact position sensor, wherein the processing unit transmits motion commands to the stabilization unit to cancel unintentional muscle movements. In a second aspect, the method comprises a processing unit of a non-contact sensing system receiving position data of a stabilization unit that is detected by at least one non-contact position sensor and filtering the position data to identify the unintentional muscle movements. The method includes modeling the position data to create a system model and determining motor commands based upon the system model to cancel the unintentional muscle movements.
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