Halo Gravity Traction Data Monitoring and Analysis
OwnerJaysson T. Brooks, Brad Anthony Niese +1inventors
InventorsJaysson T. Brooks, Brad Anthony Niese, Jingdong Chen
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Abstract
Provided herein is an apparatus, kit, and method for remotely monitoring tension in a spring-based halo gravity traction (HGT) system comprising one or more load sensors configured to be connected to a spring of the spring-based HGT system; one or more conditioning units connected to the one or more load sensors to provide power and connected physically or wirelessly to the one or more load sensors to receive a data signal from the one or more load sensors; and a data logging unit connected physically or wirelessly to the one or more conditioning units to receive and record or transmit the data signal from the one or more conditioning units.
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An apparatus for remotely monitoring tension in a spring-based halo gravity traction (HGT) system comprising:
- one or more load sensors configured to be connected to a spring of the spring-based HGT system;
- one or more conditioning units connected to the one or more load sensors to provide power and connected physically or wirelessly to the one or more load sensors to receive a data signal from the one or more load sensors;
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- a data logging unit connected physically or wirelessly to the one or more conditioning units to receive and record or transmit the data signal from the one or more conditioning units.
A kit for an apparatus for remotely monitoring tension in a spring-based halo gravity traction (HGT) system, the kit comprising:
- one or more load sensors configured to be connected to a spring of the spring-based HGT system;
- one or more conditioning units configured to be connected to the one or more load sensors to provide power and configured to be connected physically or wirelessly to the one or more load sensors to receive a data signal from the one or more load sensors;
- a data logging unit configured to be connected physically or wirelessly to the one or more conditioning units to receive and record or transmit the data signal from the one or more conditioning units;
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- one or more cables or wires to connect the one or more load sensors, the one or more conditioning units, and the data logging unit.
A method of remotely monitoring tension in a spring-based halo gravity traction (HGT) system comprising:
- providing a patient needing HGT;
- providing a spring-based HGT system;
- providing an apparatus for monitoring tension in the spring-based HGT comprising:
- one or more load sensors configured to be connected to a spring of the spring-based HGT system;
- one or more conditioning units connected to the one or more load sensors to provide power and connected physically or wirelessly to the one or more load sensors to receive a data signal from the one or more load sensors;
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- a data logging unit connected physically or wirelessly to the one or more conditioning units to receive and record the data signal from the one or more conditioning units;
- applying the spring-based HGT system to the patient;
- attaching the one or more load sensors to a spring of the spring-based HGT system;
- receiving a data signal from the one or more load sensors with the one or more load conditioning units;
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- recording or transmitting the data signal with the data logging unit.
An integrated monitoring control unit for remotely monitoring tension in a spring-based halo gravity traction (HGT) system comprising:
- a high-rate traction-force sensing device, a cloud transmission device, an automated capture control device, a platform-specific data management system, and a telemetry pipeline with gap/overlap-safe buffering, wherein the telemetry pipeline is optionally under remotely configurable policies.
A method of spring-based halo gravity traction (HGT) monitoring system comprising:
- using a processor to obtain data comprising, high-frequency traction-force acquisition, automated capture and compliance tracking, structured data aggregation and transmission, and systematic analysis of collected force and usage data to support protocol evaluation and optimization.
A non-transitory computer readable medium for remotely monitoring tension in a spring-based halo gravity traction (HGT) system, comprising instructions stored thereon, that when executed by a computer having a communications interface, one or more databases and one or more processors communicably coupled to the interface and one or more databases, perform the steps comprising:
- using the processor to obtain data comprising, high-frequency traction-force acquisition, automated capture and compliance tracking, structured data aggregation and transmission, and systematic analysis of collected force and usage data to support protocol evaluation and optimization.
A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, for remotely monitoring tension in a spring-based halo gravity traction (HGT) system, comprising:
- obtaining, or having obtained, and storing one or more data streams from the (HGT) system;
- a processor in communication with the (HGT) system that:
- remotely monitoring tension in a spring-based halo gravity traction (HGT) system, and that using the processor to obtain data comprising high-frequency traction-force acquisition, automated capture and compliance tracking, structured data aggregation and transmission, and systematic analysis of collected force and usage data to support protocol evaluation and optimization.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.