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Wearable Portable Device for Increasing User Awareness of a Paretic Limb and Recording the User Awareness

Summary

A wearable portable device (10) for increasing user awareness of a paretic limb and recording the user awareness, the device (10) comprising: a sensory signal generator (52, 20) to emit a continuous sensory signal to remind the user to move the paretic limb according to a predetermined schedule; a switch (13) to be actuated by the user for stopping the emission of the sensory signal; and an accelerometer (61) to detect movement of the paretic limb in 3-axis; wherein after the switch (13) is actuated by the user, the user is instructed to move the paretic limb in accordance with predetermined instructions and the movement of the paretic limb detected by the accelerometer (61) and response time of when the switch (13) is actuated after the sensory signal is emitted are recorded for analysis by data analysis software.

Supplementary Information

Patent Number: US8273036B2
Application Number: US2008344102A
Inventor: Fong, Nai Kuen
Priority Date: 24 Dec 2008
Priority Number: US8273036B2
Application Date: 24 Dec 2008
Publication Date: 25 Sep 2012
IPC Current: A61B0005117 | A61B0005103
US Class: 600595
Assignee Applicant: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Title: Wearable portable device for increasing user awareness of a paretic limb and recording the user awareness
Usefulness: Wearable portable device for increasing user awareness of a paretic limb and recording the user awareness
Summary: Wearable portable device such as sensory cueing device i.e. wrist watch (claimed), for use at a wrist of a stroke patient, for increasing user awareness of paretic limb and recording user awareness. Can also be used at a foot of the patient, for sensory and perceptual impairment and performing hand function over sides of the patient body.
Novelty: Wearable portable device e.g. wrist watch, for use at wrist of stroke patient, has accelerometer detecting movement of limb in 3-axis, where user is instructed to move limb in accordance with predetermined instructions

Industry

Electronics

Sub Category

3C/Gadgets

Application No.

US2008344102A

Others

FONG Nai-kuen

Country/Region

USA