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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075501 | Methods for designing a foot orthotic Disclosed are methods and systems for design of a foot orthotic, and a foot orthotic device designed in accord therewith. More specifically described is an individualized foot orthotic device to correct and/or restore the ideal alignment and/or positioning of foot s... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7938788 | Foot typing method A method for classifying foot types by measuring the position of the Rearfoot Supinatory End Range of Motion, the Rearfoot Pronatory End Range of Motion, the Forefoot Supinatory End Range of Motion and the Forefoot Pronatory End Range of Motion, and classifying the ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7771371 | Sports shoe with sensing and control Apparatus (20) is provided for improving athletic performance of a user, including a flexible insole (40), adapted for insertion into a shoe, the insole shaped so as to define one or more chambers (22, 24). The apparatus also includes a stimulat... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7758523 | Remote sensing shoe insert apparatus, method and system A method, apparatus and system for communicating to a remote location a representation of a physical condition caused by a foot. The method involves communicating to a transmitter unit at least partially held within a cavity in a foot support operable to be inserted... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7632239 | Sensor device for gait enhancement A foot sensor device and method for gait enhancement, the device including: (a) a sensor unit having a casing, the sensor unit for disposing within a shoe of a user, the sensor unit for sensing a parameter associated with a gait event; (b) an electronic communicatio... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7582064 | System and method for foot assessment A method for assessing displacement of the talus relative to an axis of the foot and lower leg, which includes marking the anatomy of a test subject to enable tracking of the movement of the talus relative to the axis, and aligning the foot in a first position, and ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7368921 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor includes a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace, ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367074 | Customized molded orthotic shoe insert method and apparatus A method system of custom forming orthotic shoe inserts adapted for use in multiple shoe types. The method steps to fit, form and fabricate custom inserts directed to individual patient requirements using heat malleable synthetic resin material in combination with r... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361150 | Method and device for evaluating the balance forces of the skeleton The invention concerns a method which consists in producing a radiographic image of the skeleton to be studied, determining the position of the body's global axis of gravity (5), selecting on the image segments of the skeleton (S1-S7) to be cons... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357775 | System and method for providing demand-based Cheyne-Stokes Respiration therapy using an implantable medical device Techniques are provided for controlling therapy delivered in response to Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (CSR) or other forms of periodic breathing in an effort to reduce the likelihood of unnecessary therapy directed toward preventing sleep interruption. Following each b... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7346998 | Foot measuring method There is provided a foot measuring system that includes a support surface for a foot, a plurality of movable measurement structures, an inflatable diaphragm for contacting the first end of each structure and forcing a movement of each structure from an initial posit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346996 | Apparatus and a method for assessing an anchorage position An apparatus for assessing a position of an anchorage of a child restraint anchorage system. The apparatus includes a base, a first slide assembly, and a second slide assembly. The first slide assembly is movably disposed on the base for engaging a seat back. The se... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346418 | System and method for creating orthotics Systems and methods for constructing custom orthotics are described. Several embodiments of the system use sensor pads to obtain both static and dynamic three dimensional information concerning the shape or topography of the bottom surface of a patient's foot. The i... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337751 | Veterinary goniometer for testing of animal leg joints A goniometer (also sometimes referred to as an arthrometer, fleximeter, or pronometer) for measuring the range of motion of an animal knee includes an anchor platform to which an animal's upper leg (femur) may be affixed, and a mobile platform to which the animal's ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337680 | System and method for measuring plantar foot pressure A measuring device (10) is used for generating an imprint of a patient's foot. The imprint includes a first set of at least two differentiable color density markings. The first set of differentiable density markings each correspond to a different pressure exe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335167 | Posture realignment system A software system and apparatus for the collection of various measurements of the human body representing deviations from an ideal posture in several planes of motion relative to the body. A specially designed apparatus enables the correct measurements, while the so... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335105 | Soccer game apparatus A soccer game apparatus includes a game processor, and the game processor allows at least a character of a soccer ball to be displayed on a television monitor screen. An signal outputting device is attached to a player's leg, and when the player moves the leg, an ac... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331932 | Method and device for determining the mechanical axis of a femur In order to avoid the use of a marking element on the pelvic bone in a method for determining the mechanical axis of a femur, with which the femur is moved about the hip joint, the movement of the femur is followed via a navigation system by means of a marking eleme... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329016 | Foot inspection mirror The present invention relates generally to a foot inspection mirror and, more particularly, to a foot inspection device comprised of an assembly of mirrors positioned in such an array so as to assist diabetics and other users in visually self-inspecting all sides of... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328131 | Implantable pedometer An implantable pedometer for measuring the amount of joint use is disclosed. The implantable pedometer includes a sensor adapted for detecting indicators of joint usage. A counter is configured for storing count data corresponding to the number of indicators detecte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325323 | Foot tilt angle measuring method, method of selecting shoe or insole for shoe method of manufacturing shoe or insole for shoe, and foot unit tilt angle measuring device In a foot inclination angle measuring method of the present application, the shape of a foot 10 is measured in three dimensions. And, based on three-dimensional data on the measured shape of the foot 10, a two-dimensional cross section 30 of the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311675 | Systems and methods for mobile activity monitoring Weight-shift activity is measured by small, flat, low-cost pressure sensors placed under the cushion in the seat of the wheelchair. A wireless communications device such as a Blackberry™ page processes data received from the pressure sensors and transfers the elec... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301351 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace,... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288075 | Methods and devices utilizing rheological materials Impression devices are provided for making an impression of a desired feature. The impression devices include: a flexible bladder having a cavity formed therein, the flexible bladder being capable of conforming to the details of the desired feature; a rheological ma... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281333 | Foot gauge A device for providing assistance in measuring the size of the foot. The foot gauge has a foot support plate having a single graduated scale per foot; a transverse first bearing face for the heel; a longitudinal second bearing face for the inside of the foot; and a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277004 | Bi-directional deflectable resistor A system and method for a bi-directional deflectable resistor. The bi-directional deflectable resistor has a first layer of conductive material on a top surface of a substrate and a second layer of conductive material on a bottom surface of a substrate, each layer h... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276917 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor includes a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer including a detector and trace, a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7262862 | Measurement of a 3d surface of an object during pressure exposure A method for measuring the 3D surface (15) of an object (14) in order to describe its form digitally. The object is pressed down on a membrane (6) so as to make an imprint to be transferred to a medium (4) below. Said medium can at the sa... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7232416 | Method and device for determining the anatomical condition of a human being or an animal and a strength training machine and a computer program which is saved to a memory medium A method for determining the anatomic condition of components of the body of a human or of an animal is disclosed comprising producing a sound signal in a selected component of the body by at least one of passive and active movements of at least one joint. The metho... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220231 | Walking condition determining device and method A device and a method that permit easy and accurate determination of a walking condition regardless of differences in foot landing points on soles or lengths of legs of a walker are provided. According to this device, a measuring device measures a parameter indicati... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208960 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace,... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198607 | Detector unit, an arrangement and a method for measuring and evaluating forces exerted on a human body The invention relates an arrangement (10) for measuring and presenting forces exerted on body, describing the amount and intensity of physical exercise. The arrangement according to the invention comprises a detector unit (11), a communications device ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186270 | Foot-operated controller A practical control device having up to eight independent channels of communication for simultaneously operating a plurality of electromechanical devices or for simultaneously performing a plurality of independent functions on an electromechanical device, such as a ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182737 | Apparatus and method for measuring jaw motion An apparatus for measuring jaw motion has a pair of fixed marker attached to both sides of face of patient, a pair of movable markers disposed to face the fixed marker in a spaced distance and to move in unison with the movement of the lower jaw of patient, four cam... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184151 | Method for identifying measuring points in an optical measuring system In an optical measuring system for determining spatial position and orientation of objects, a plurality of measuring points on the object is registered by cameras, laser measuring devices or a combination thereof. For identifying the measuring points, one target of ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163516 | Patient data collection system and methods A system for collecting patient screening data is disclosed. The system includes force measuring apparatus for measuring weight and for measuring balance forces, and stimuli delivery apparatus for delivering first stimuli designed to evaluate visual acuity, for deli... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163488 | Free weight assistance and training device A free weight assistance and training device includes a base and a generally upright weight support structure mounted on and extending upwards from and over the base. A free weight support bar is connected to a computer-controlled weight tensioning device which is m... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156792 | Methods for weighting garments or orthotics and garments and orthotics therefor Methods and apparatuses for aligning a person's center of gravity over the base of support using a weighted garment or orthotic are herein provided. These methods and apparatuses are particularly suited to individuals suffering from various balance or neurological d... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156773 | Electronic apparatus, input device, and input method A walking sensor is attached to a shoe of the user and cooperates with an input device including a detection section detecting a movement of a user's leg, a signal conversion section converting a detection result of the detection section into a control signal, and a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144124 | Foot reflector . . . for your health The Foot Reflector . . . for Your Health is a unique combination of three normally reflective mirrors, two magnification mirrors, and a leg support. The items are all attached to a structure, which allows the user to comfortably self-examine the entire area of the f... | 12/05/2006 |
