1888 results about "Rehabilitation" patented technology

A virtual reality (VR)-based test battery wherein various neurobehavioral performance skills, including motor skills, sensory-perceptual skills, attention, and decision-making can be measured in human subjects. The invention can be used as a screening method within a virtual environment to provide an overall measure of general brain function relating to behavioral ability. In addition, the invention provides comprehensive VR-based neurobehavioral examinations tailored to individual subjects which can automatically self-adjust during operation in accordance with the specific purpose of the assessment, or for forms of cognitive or physical rehabilitation. According to the invention, patients with neurological and psychiatric dysfunctions can be assessed with physiologic monitoring as well as with anatomical and functional neuroimaging to non-invasively map the functional neuroanatomic correlates of VR-based test performance. In a preferred embodiment, the VR-based neurobehavioral testing system is portable allowing computerized tests to be administered in a desk-top or lap-top configuration, or via the Internet for tele-assessment of human subjects who are physically inaccessible to the test administrator. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the method of the invention is used for vocational assessment and training, wherein individual test scores are combined into a final metric useful for assessing a candidate's qualifications for employment, or certification in a particular skill.

An apparatus and process for empowering those in wheelchairs and others with loss of limb control to walk, climb stairs, sit in ordinary chairs, use normal bathroom facilities and stand at normal height with their peers. It also provides a means to speed rehabilitation of the injured and a means to deliver more comfortable and effective prostheses while providing superior physical therapy without draining professional resources which includes new simulation and training means. Most of the apparatus is worn under normal clothing allowing them to enjoy a normal appearance. Additional advancements include improved actuator design, user interface, visual means and advanced responsive virtual reality.

A system may include a calibration module that measures a range of limb and trunk movements made by a human subject during a calibration phase of the system. A customization module may customize pre-determined performance criteria based on the measured range of limb and trunk movements. An activity task presentation module may present an activity task to the human subject for performance during an activity phase. An activity assessment module may assess the human subject's performance of that activity task during the activity phase based on the pre-determined performance criteria.

The present invention relates to a system for use in rehabilitation and/or physical therapy for the treatment of injury or disease. The system can enable an amputee to proceed over any surface without overbalancing. In particular the system is self-adapting to adjust the torque moment depending upon the motion, the extent of inclination, and the surface topography.

An exercise system adapted to provide a truly interactive level of exercise with timed exercise intervals that are shown to be optimal in various physiological studies. An example of this invention provides the following unique features: (1) electronically controlled, continuously variable resistance in the positive stroke that responds to the user's efforts and varies the resistance according to the user's current physiological needs; (2) electronically controlled, continuously variable resistance force in the negative stroke that incrementally overcomes the positive muscle contraction and returns to the original position to complete each repetition; and (3) a sophisticated feedback control system that (a) monitors distance, time, and applied force by a user, (b) systematically controls the resistance force to complete each repetition in the specified time intervals, (c) maintains a smooth transition throughout the range of motion, and (d) virtually eliminates the variations of resistance caused by biomechanics, friction, inertia, etc. As a result, an example of the present invention provides the optimum in various types of exercise programs, including but not limited to (1) muscle building, (2) muscle toning, and (3) physical rehabilitation.

The disclosed technology enables, among other things, the identification of persons and the characterization of mental perceptions (e.g., pain, fatigue, mood) and/or intent (e.g., to perform an action) for medical, safety, home care, and other purposes. Of significance are applications that require long-term patient monitoring, such as tracking disease progression (e.g., multiple sclerosis), or monitoring treatment or rehabilitation efficacy. Therefore, longitudinal data must be acquired over time for the person's identity and other characteristics (e.g., pain level, usage of a cane). However, conventional methods of person identification (e.g., photography) acquire unnecessary personal information, resulting in privacy concerns. The disclosed technology allows measurements to be performed while protecting privacy and functions with partial or incomplete measurements, making it robust to real-world (noisy, uncontrolled) settings, such as in a person's home (whether living alone or with others).

In an embodiment a system for facilitating a subject's functional development includes sensing devices configured for sensing mind state signals; sensing devices configured for sensing body state signals; and a set of processing resources configured for generating a mind state indicator / measure, a body state indicator / measure, and a mind - body synergy indicator / measure that corresponds to an expected extent to which each of the subject's mind state and the subject's body state are cooperatively or synergistically aligned with respect to facilitating the subject's functional development. In an embodiment, the system can be configured for concurrently presenting a set of activities involving a model body part; engaging the subject in attempted imitation of the set of activities by way of attempted movement of a subject body part that is a mirror image of the model body part; presenting an indication of an expected extent to which each of the subject's mind state and body state are cooperative with respect to subject performance of the set of activities; and presenting an indication of an extent of subject relaxation. An associated multiple (e.g., up to 12) degree of freedom robotic orthosis can include a set of appendage motion modules configured for engaging with a portion of a subject appendage; a set of mechanical power interface modules coupled to the set of appendage motion modules and configured for facilitating movement of appendage motion modules within the set of appendage motion modules; and a set of flexible drive shafts couplable to the set of mechanical power interface modules.

The invention discloses a wearable rehabilitation glove and a method. The problem that an existing rehabilitation glove has a single function is solved. The wearable rehabilitation glove has the advantages that the glove conforms to different actions of various fingers, and control of different force magnitudes over different fingers can be controlled. According to the scheme, the wearable rehabilitation glove comprises a soft glove body, the soft glove body comprises a palm region and at least one fingerstall region, the interiors of the fingerstalls are used for containing the fingers of a person, at least one first fingerstall ring is arranged on one side of each fingerstall region, the palm region is provided with at least one second fingerstall ring similarly, one end of a connecting rope and the top inside the fingerstall regions are fixed, after the connecting rope sequentially penetrates through the first fingerstall rings and the second fingerstall rings at the same fingerstall region, and the other end of the connecting rope is connected with a linear driving mechanism; the other side of each fingerstall region is provided with a pneumatic muscle, and the pneumatic muscles are connected with a pneumatic muscle air pipe.

The invention discloses a speech and language hypoacousie multi-parameter diagnosis and rehabilitation apparatus. The cloud rehabilitation system comprises a real-time measuring unit, a master control unit, and a real-time audio-visual feedback unit, wherein the real-time measuring unit is used for measuring multi-parameter data of speech and language hypoacousie conditions in real time, the master control unit is connected with the real-time measuring unit and used for judging speech and language hypoacousie and setting diagnosis and rehabilitation mode, and the real-time audio-visual feedback unit is connected with the master control unit and instructing rehabilitation and monitoring treatment effect dynamically by displaying parameters and feeding rehabilitation information and results back in real time. The invention further discloses a multi-parameter diagnosis and cloud rehabilitation system. Through rehabilitation cloud connected with the diagnosis and rehabilitation apparatus and the expert policy system unit, dynamic diagnosis evaluation, comprehensive rehabilitation support and intelligent rehabilitation of speech and language hypoacousie are realized. Combined with the modern technology and methods, the comprehensive speech and language hypacousie rehabilitation technology is formed.

The invention discloses a fine-grained visualization system and method for emotional electroencephalography (EEG), and solves the technical problem of how to display fine-grained information in the emotional EEG. The system is connected with a data acquisition module, a data preprocessing module, a feature extraction module and a network training control module in sequence; an expression atlas provides a target image; the network training control module and an affective computing generative adversarial network (AC-GAN) module complete the training of an AC-GAN; a network forward execution module controls to complete the generation of fine-grained expressions. The method comprises the steps of collecting emotional EEG data, preprocessing the EEG data, extracting EEG features, constructing the AC-GAN, preparing the expression atlas, training the AC-GAN, and obtaining a fine-grained facial expression generation result. The emotional EEG is directly visualized into facial expressions withthe fine-grained information which can be directly recognized, and the visualization system is used for interactive enhancement and experience optimization of rehabilitation equipment, emotional robots, VR devices and the like with a brain-computer interface.

The invention discloses a biomechanical mattress system which comprises a biomechanical mattress, control terminals and an air compressor. Input ends of air cavities are connected with the air compressor by air inlet electromagnetic valves and air inlet guide pipes, output ends of the air cavities are connected with air outlet guide pipes by air outlet electromagnetic valves, the control terminals are connected with the air compressor, pressure sensors, the air inlet electromagnetic valves and the air outlet electromagnetic valves, and the air compressor, the air inlet electromagnetic valves and the air outlet electromagnetic valves can be switched on and off under the control of the control terminals according to acquired data of the pressure sensors. The biomechanical mattress system has the advantages that the pressures of the air cavities can be adjusted according to the pressure sensors, accordingly, muscles can be moderately relaxed and can be guaranteed against being excessively compressed, and users at prone positions are in straightly stretching and equal body pressure states; physiological parameters of the sleep quality, the heart rates, the turnover frequencies, the respiration and the like are monitored by the aid of prone position body pressures, and the biomechanical mattress system can be widely applied to clinical departments such as ICU (intensive care units), departments of cardiac and cerebral surgery and departments of rehabilitation medicine.

The present inventions provide combination therapies, kits, and methods for providing relief and/or for improving one or more symptoms associated with an auditory system disorder in a subject diagnosed with the auditory system disorder, comprising an effective amount of at least one pharmaceutical agent and at least one auditory system disorder device, as well as methods for using at least one pharmaceutical agent and/or at least one auditory system disorder device in the manufacture of said kits.

Described is a system for online characterization of biomechanical and cognitive factors relevant to physical rehabilitation and training efforts. A biosensing subsystem senses biomechanical states of a user based on the output of sensors and generates a set of biomechanical data. The set of biomechanical data is transmitted in real-time to an analytics subsystem. The set of biomechanical data is analyzed by the analytics subsystem, and control guidance is sent through a real-time control interface to adjust the user's motions. In one aspect control guidance is sent to a robotic exoskeleton worn by the user to adjust the user's motions.

The application discloses an intelligent sleep aid robot, and belongs to the technical field of rehabilitation physiotherapy equipment. The intelligent sleep aid robot is provided with a control module, a monitoring module, a lateral shaking assembly, a transcranial magnetic module, a far-infrared thermotherapy module, a brainwave music module and a quantum optical module, wherein the quantum optical module and the brainwave music module create a peaceful and comfortable sound-light-temperature sleep environment to aid falling asleep; local blood circulation of a human body is promoted througha horizontal rhythm module and the far-infrared thermotherapy module, blood vessels dilate, and the physical and mental stress are soothed, thus helping the human body to fall asleep; the lateral shaking assembly can simulate a cradle environment to promote the human body to fall asleep quickly, and enhances sleep spindle waves; and the quantum optical module can also promote production of melatonin of the human body so as to improve the sleep quality.

A unique apparatus designed to facilitate various types of stretches and exercise routines found in yoga, Pilates, fitness, and rehabilitation. The stride and leg stretching system has a one-size-fits-most design, allowing comfort in operation. The stride and leg stretching system is designed to increase range of motion of the ankle joint in all three clinical planes of motion, while affecting the muscular walking system of the hips, legs, and lower back. The design allows for adjustment based on the preference of the user via a hook and loop fastener strap. The unit has a firm, non-flexible base that prevents the foot from bending, while allowing complete freedom for the ankle joint. The top portion of the foot casing is a soft, flexible material that can accommodate varying foot size comfortably. The pivoting handles allow for a comfortable grip, keeping the muscles relaxed in the upper body, and prevent unwanted torsional forces in the wrist.

The invention relates to a fully-bionic brain-like intelligent electro-mechanical exoskeleton for hands and a comprehensive control system thereof. The electro-mechanical exoskeleton is characterized by comprising finger tip bushes, middle phalanx exoskeletons, proximal phalanx exoskeletons, metacarpal bone exoskeletons, a finger stretching mechanical driving device, a finger bending mechanical driving device, finger stretching artificial tendons, finger bending artificial tendons, finger tip pressure and temperature sensors, force assistance sensors and joint angle sensors. The system comprises a multifunctional human brain computer interface helmet and a movement sensory system, and the multifunctional human brain computer interface helmet is connected with the fully-bionic brain-like intelligent electro-mechanical exoskeleton for the hands through the movement sensory system. With the control system, the electro-mechanical exoskeleton can be directly controlled to generate all kinds of action according to the intention of a human brain, and the electro-mechanical exoskeleton stably operates in balance by means of various methods, and can be widely applied to the fields of rehabilitation, life assistance and the like for people with limb movement and limb sensory function disturbance caused by neural system injury.