Gesture recognition biofeedback
AssigneeRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
InventorsWilliam Craelius, Don Yungher, Nam H. Kim
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Abstract
A gesture recognition biofeedback device is provided for improving fine motor function in persons with brain injury. The system detects a physical characteristic of the patient and provides feedback based on the detected characteristic. For instance, the system may detect surface muscle pressures of the forearm to provide real-time visual biofeedback to the patient based on a comparison of the detected muscle pressure and predefined values indicative of appropriate motor function.
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A system for providing therapeutic biofeedback, comprising:
- a sensing device for monitoring a characteristic of a patient, and providing output signals indicative of the monitored characteristic wherein the sensing device comprises a plurality of force sensors spaced apart from one another and a retainer for holding the force sensors against or adjacent the patient for detecting forces caused by muscle contractions of the patient;
- a processor operable to receive the signals from the sensing device, wherein the processor can be programmed with predetermined values representative of a desired therapeutic activity, and wherein the processor is operable to compare the signals received from the sensing device with the predetermined values to provide feedback to the patient;
- a feedback element connected with the processor, wherein the feedback element receives signals from the processor and provides a human recognizable feedback based on the signals from the processor.
A system for providing therapeutic biofeedback, comprising:
- a sensor for detecting muscular activity and providing output signals indicative of the detected muscular activity wherein the sensor comprises a plurality of force sensors spaced apart from one another:
- a processor operable to receive the signals from the sensor, wherein the processor includes a set up mode for programming the processor with values representative of a desired therapeutic activity, and wherein the processor is operable to compare the signals received from the sensor with the predetermined values to provide feedback to the patient;
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- a feedback device connected with the processor, wherein the feedback device receives signals from the processor to provide human recognizable feedback.
A method for providing therapeutic biofeedback, comprising the steps of:
- sensing a characteristic indicative of muscular activity indicative of a movement of a first body part of a patient, wherein the step of sensing comprises connecting a sensor to a portion of the patient remote from the first body part;
- providing a signal corresponding to the sensed characteristic;
- comparing the signal with predetermined values indicative of a desired therapeutic activity;
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- providing human recognizable feedback to the patient in response to the step of comparing the signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.