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US 12,171,681 B2Granted
Using sensors to detect movement and use of braces
AssigneeMiracleFeet
InventorsFrancesca Nancy Rachel Colloredo-Mansfeld, Christopher Jonathan George Ferris, Thomas Matthew Watts
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Abstract
A brace that includes a body and a sensor device disposed in the body, where the sensor device includes a sensor that is configured to measure at least one parameter associated with a position of the housing. The brace also includes a controller communicably coupled to the sensor device. The controller can be configured to receive a plurality of measurements of the at least one parameter taken by the sensor device. The controller can also be configured to evaluate each measurement of the plurality of measurements.
Claims20
A foot abduction brace comprising:
- a body comprising two foot restraints and a crossbar disposed therebetween;
- a sensor device disposed inside of a removable component in one of the two foot restraints of the body, wherein the sensor device comprises a sensor that is configured to measure at least one parameter associated with a foot being disposed in the one of the two foot restraints, and wherein the sensor device is accessible from the removable component while the one of the two foot restraints is coupled to the removable component;
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- a controller communicably coupled to the sensor device, wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive a plurality of measurements of the at least one parameter taken by the sensor device;
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- determine, using the plurality of measurements, an amount of time within a time period that the foot is disposed in the one of the two foot restraints.
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