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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120035510 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE HOLD ON A LOWER LIMB OF A KNITTED ELASTIC VEIN COMPRESSION ORTHOSIS The orthosis (10) comprises: a foot portion (12); a leg portion (14) exerting a therapeutic compression textile pressure on the leg; and a rib-knitted end portion (16) locally exerting a holding textile pressure for preventing the terminal po... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120035509 | GAIT ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHODS Systems and methods for analyzing the gait of an individual are disclosed. The disclosed systems and methods can be configured to acquire data from a first array and a second array of sensors that are configured to be placed in a left and/or right shoe, respectively. Th... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029345 | NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM A device for acquiring data and diagnosing a musculoskeletal injury. The device includes a semi-flexible housing, at least one ultrasonic transducer, a positional localizer, and a transmission system. The semi-flexible housing is positioned proximate a portion of the mu... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029388 | FORCE BEARING MONITOR APPARATUS FOR SPORTS SHOES A force bearing monitor apparatus for sports shoes includes a first accelerometer module located at a rear end of a sole of a shoe and a second accelerometer module located at a front end of the sole to measure alterations of a first acceleration and a second accelerati... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120010534 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AN UNDER FOOT LOAD PROFILE OF A TIBIAL FRACTURE PATIENT DURING A PERIOD OF PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING Systems, devices, and methods for measuring an under foot load profile of a tibial fracture patient during a period of partial weight bearing are described. The system may include a walking boot cast. A housing, including an inner surface and an upper surface that coope... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120010535 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AN UNDER FOOT LOAD PROFILE OF A PATIENT DURING A PERIOD OF PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING Systems, devices, and methods for measuring an under foot load profile of a patient during a period of partial weight bearing are described. The system may include a walking boot cast. A housing, including an inner surface and an upper surface that cooperate to define a... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110301504 | PRESSURE-DETECTING SHOE A pressure-detecting shoe includes a main body and a pressure sensor module. The main body includes a toe region, a ball region and a heel region. The pressure sensor module includes a toe pressure sensitive bag, a toe pressure sensor, a ball pressure sensitive bag, a b... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110288446 | FOOT CORRECTING AND BALANCING SHOE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING AND BALANCING USER'S FOOT A foot correcting and balancing shoe assembly includes at least one sole unit having an imaginary transverse line dividing the sole unit into front- and rear-half regions. The rear-half region includes left and right rear-half sections, and a heel area spanning rear por... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110275956 | Intelligent Orthotic Insoles An intelligent insole for generating time sensitive information about the pressure on the foot. The insole includes a custom-made, semi-custom or generically sized orthotic component. The orthotic is laminated with a top cover and an intermediate pressure sensor having ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110166480 | FOOT COMPRESSION SYSTEM Methods and systems for dynamic compression of venous tissue enable improved blood movement in the extremities. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a pressure pad provides a compressive force to the venous plexus region of the foot. The pressure pad is successiv... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110130686 | Patient Weight Bearing Monitor A weight sensor includes a pad of electrically insulative material having a through aperture and electrode plates secured to its top and bottom surfaces at least partially covering the aperture. An electrical contactor in the aperture responds to a compressive force app... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110118630 | ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS PRESCRIPTION ASSISTIVE DEVICE A measurement device (10) for quantitatively measuring stiffness, torque or range of motion (ROM) around the joint axis of the ankle-foot complex of a lower limb in the sagittal and coronal planes, the device (10) comprising: a plate (13, 21) for pl... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110098605 | FOOT FUNCTION SENSOR A system for measuring the force of the feet of a user upon the support surface of an item of footwear for each foot at multiple locations has a plurality of sensors each predictably varying in resistance upon application of a force thereto. The sensors send signals ref... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110098606 | SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING GAIT DYNAMICS Systems and method for monitoring gait dynamics are disclosed. The performance of an orthotic or prosthetic device or other device associated with a limb may be measured based on the resistance of a bending sensor. Data from the sensors is gathered or processed, particu... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110054358 | GAIT AND POSTURE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD USING CORRECTED FOOT PRESSURE There is provided a gait/posture analysis method which analyzes a gait/posture of a walker wearing a shoe having one or more pressure sensors attached thereon. The gait/posture analysis method includes: measuring a base foot pressure, which is generated when the walker ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110015498 | SYSTEM, GARMENT AND METHOD The present invention relates to a system and garment that incorporates sensors that can be used for measuring or monitoring pressure or forces in feet, the stumps of limbs of an amputee that are fitted with prosthetic devices, or any other parts of the body that are su... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100331740 | THROMBOSIS AND OSTEOPOROSIS PROPHYLAXIS Use of a device to reduce risk of thrombosis and osteoporosis, which uses a pressure transducer to measure the forefoot force generated by a person with their forefoot, and generates a signal so that the person can recognize whether their forefoot force has reached a mi... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324455 | DEVICES FOR MANAGEMENT OF FOOT INJURIES AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF The present invention provides orthotic devices for use in managing the treatment and prevention of lower extremity injuries, including foot ulcers. In various aspects, the present invention provides foot-worn orthotics which provide for improved compliance monitoring, ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100324456 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING LIMB MOTION Control systems and methods are disclosed for processing a time series of signals associated with the movement of a device associated with a limb. The time series of motion signals is filtered, such as thorough an autoregressive filter, and compared to stored data sets ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100312083 | System for Monitoring Glucose and Measuring Wattage A computerized system for monitoring information related to the power being generated by a user and blood glucose levels of the user, the system comprising: a shoe worn by the user, an electronic force sensor associated with the shoe, and a computer electronically coupl... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100286570 | WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION DETERMINATION APPARATUS An apparatus (10) for determining the weight distribution between front and rear portions of a foot (24) of an individual standing on a surface (26). The apparatus (10) comprises a compressible elongate body member (11) which has an ou... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100262044 | ORTHOSIS AND METHOD OF USE FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF DROPFOOT A functional electrical stimulation brace responsive to various positions of an intended wearer's foot. The device includes a plurality of sensors positioned at different locations under the intended wearer's foot to detect the current position of the foot. Outputs from... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100234769 | Sports training system A method for optimizing the performance of an athlete includes capturing an image of the athlete performing a biomechanical movement. A video signal is generated from the captured image. Ground reaction forces generated by the athlete are measured at the athlete's insol... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100217157 | DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD A system and method for measuring and analyzing locomotion is provided. The system may include a gait analysis apparatus that is configured to provide multi-dimensional measurements of the gait of an individual as the individual traverses the apparatus. The multiple dim... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100210973 | Medical pressure measuring device A medical pressure measuring device placed upon a patient's foot for accurately measuring pounds pressure as the patient stands and ambulates includes a flexible wrap having hook and loop fastening connections, a flat load cell sensor on the wrap bottom interconnected t... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100198111 | METHOD FOR INFLUENCING THE PRONATION BEHAVIOUR OF A SHOE The invention relates to a method for influencing the pronation behaviour of a shoe (1), especially of a sports shoe, in which a) at least on parameter (φ, dφ/dt) is measured (2) which is relevant for the behaviour of pronation, b) the measured parameter... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100152619 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MEASURING PRESSURE POINTS Force sensing methods, systems, and computer-program products may be used to sense pressure at a plurality of points of a user's foot, including its bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Such systems, methods, and computer-program products sense pressure along... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100145233 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING HUMAN SUBJECTS TO IMPROVE OFF-AXIS NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL OF THE LOWER LIMBS Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most commonly injured knee ligament in sports-related activities, especially in pivoting sports. Considering that the knee is free to flex/extend but has much more limited motions about the off-axis (tibia rotation and valgus/varu... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100106061 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL DETECTION OF THE SPATIAL SHAPE OF A FOOT A method for the three-dimensional, digitized sensing of the spatial shape of at least one foot of a person. The method includes: determining a desired position for the foot which is predefined by the footwear to be selected or fabricated; moving the foot to the desired... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100076346 | Method and System for Energy Returning Ankle Foot Orthosis (ERAFO) An orthotic device/system and method including at least one energy storage component and at least one trigger component which prevents release of the stored energy until the desired point in the movement cycle of an extremity. Use of the device/system and method permits... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100056960 | Device and method for capturing a gait pattern The invention relates to a device for capturing a gait pattern of a living being, comprising a tread plate (4) and at least one sensor (5), associated with the tread plate (4) or integrated into it, a sensor signal of the at least one sensor (5 | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100004566 | INTELLIGENT ORTHOTIC INSOLES An intelligent insole for generating time sensitive information about the pressure on the foot. The insole includes a custom-made, semi-custom or generically sized orthotic component. The orthotic is laminated with a top cover and an intermediate pressure sensor having ... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090247909 | Shoe or insole fitting navigation system The present invention presents a shoe or insole fitting navigation system which can determine bias in gravity center balance of foot sole accurately anytime, even when a foot sole pressure distribution has a defect part where a load can not be measured, and can select a... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090234249 | PRESSURE SWITCHES, TRANSMITTERS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A PRESSURE AT A TISSUE SITE Apparatuses, systems, and methods for monitoring a pressure exerted on a tissue site are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a pressure switch adapted for placement adjacent the tissue site. The pressure switch includes an antenna operable to receive a fi... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090208113 | AUTOMATED SHOE FITTING USING SHOE AND ADAPTER SYSTEM A method for shoe fitting includes identifying outer foot outlines defining outer boundaries of feet of a user, and inner foot outlines defining weight-bearing areas of the feet in a computer-readable image of the feet. Weighted foot outlines are calculated based on the... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090163834 | Method and apparatus for displaying 3d images of a part of the skeleton The present invention relates to a method of displaying pressures and forces on a part of the skeleton such as the feet which relate to movements of the human or animal body, especially movements of the lower skeleton, e.g. foot, ankle, knee or hip; as well as to a meth... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090062695 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND ANALYZING EFFORTS EXERTED BY THE LEGS The invention concerns methods and apparatus for measuring and analyzing leg effort. The apparatus includes a motorized treadmill secured to two superimposed upper and lower assemblies that are mounted in combination with measurement sensors. The apparatus may be used f... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090019713 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOOTWEAR RELATED MEASUREMENT AND ADJUSTMENT One embodiment of the present invention relates to a footwear characteristic measuring system designed to determine measurements of a particular footwear wedge insert which may be used to encourage correct knee alignment in an article of footwear. The system includes a ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080306410 | Methods and apparatuses for measuring pressure points Pressure sensing methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting and monitoring pressure in selectable areas of interest include a sensing system to determine in-sole foot pressure of a user in sports training and monitoring applications.... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080214962 | System and method for monitoring plantar temperature of the foot A console for measuring plantar foot pressure includes a support case and at least two temperature sensitive pads, disposed in the case, configured to allow a user to measure the temperature of the soles of their feet without assistance.... | 09/04/2008 |
