Rhythmic biofeedback technique
Patent 5007430 Issued on April 16, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 16, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 16, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3518985 3675640 3802698 Programmed exerciser apparatus and method Cardiovascular exercise apparatus Exercise bicycle attachment Patent #: 4613129 InventorApplicationNo. 927176 filed on 11/05/1986US Classes:600/509, Detecting heartbeat electric signal128/905, FEEDBACK TO PATIENT OF BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL OTHER THAN BRAIN ELECTRIC SIGNAL600/520Detecting means associated with exercise machineExaminersPrimary: Jaworski, Francis J.Assistant: Manuel, G. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61B 005/04AbstractA rhythmic biofeedback technique for inducing relaxation to counteract the adverse physiological and psychological effects of chronic stress on an individual. In this technique, the heart beat of the individual being treated is continuously monitored and the prevailing rate is displayed to him as he undergoes a rhythmic conditioning session constituted by successive exercise-relaxation cycles extending for a predetermined period. In the course of each cycle, the individual is required to raise his level of exertion, as indicated by his perceived heart beat rate, to a peak representing an established safe upper limit, following which he is required to decrease his exertion until he reaches a lower limit at which a recovery relaxation response takes place. The upper and lower limits are determined by the individual's existing capacity for exercise and define his target heart rate zone. | |
