Ambulatory body position monitor

Details Ambulatory body position monitor Ambulatory body position monitor

1998-07-23

2000-08-01

Winakur, Eric F.

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...

A61B 5103

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active

060959916

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides apparatus and methods for monitoring and recording the position and extent of motion of the body of a human or a lower animal. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, it comprises: (1) a three-dimensional-position monitoring, mercury sensor, (2) a programmable control unit that receives as input the output from the sensor and has the capability to sufficiently interpret said input so as to determine the position and related movements with respect to gravity of the measurement site at which said sensor is located on its user's body, (3) a storage device, operable by said control unit, that stores time-stamped, data regarding the user's body position and related movements, and (4) an interface device that has the capability of transferring the stored data to an external computer. The present invention for ambulatory recording eliminates the requirement that such monitors be connected through cables to external data storage and processing devices, thereby often effectively dictating that such monitoring activities be conducted in clinical laboratories.

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