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US 2024/0177632 A1Published application
Devices and methods assessing chiropractic technique
OwnerBeau Parmenterinventor
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Abstract
Described herein are sensorized figures that are configured for practicing manipulative techniques and providing real-time feedback.
Claims11
A device for training medical practitioners, comprising:
- a figure with an internal skeleton, the figure and the internal skeleton shaped to mimic at least a portion of a human body;
- one or more sensors placed at joints inside the figure such that a motion of the figure induced by a user triggers the one or more sensors to produce one or more signals;
- a processor comprising a database of consequences of a plurality of motions;
- the processor configured to receive the one or more signals, determine the motion of the figure, and notify the user of the consequences of the motion.
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A device for training medical practitioners, comprising:
- a figure shaped to mimic at least a portion of a human body;
- one or more sensors placed at one or more anatomical regions inside the figure such that a motion of the figure induced by a user triggers the one or more sensors to produce one or more signals;
- a processor comprising a database of consequences of a plurality of motions;
- the processor configured to receive the one or more signals, determine the motion of the figure, and notify the user of the consequences of the motion.
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A computer-implemented method for assessing one or more manipulative treatments and providing feedback, the method comprising:
- receiving, from one or more sensors located in various positions on or within a training figure, one or more sensor signals indicative of a manipulative treatment on the training figure;
- comparing the sensor signals with stored specifications relating to the one or more sensors;
- outputting one or more indicators correlating to the comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.