Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1994-03-21
1996-01-16
Voeltz, Emanuel T.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
364569, 34087001, 34087028, G01P 1500
Patent
active
054854024
ABSTRACT:
A monitor records the gait activity of a wearer. The monitor is constructed to determine and record the number of steps taken by a wearer during selected intervals. The monitor includes an optical transmitter receiver to permit the monitor to be optically coupled to a stand-alone computer for transmitting data therebetween. The monitor can be programmed by the stand-alone computer to change the duration of the selected time interval period. Similarly, the gait activity data stored by the monitor can be downloaded to the stand-alone computer for analyzing the data and generating selected reports.
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Boone David A.
Borchers Robert E.
Burgess Ernest M.
Joseph Aaron W.
Smith Douglas G.
Assouad Patrick J.
Prosthetics Research Study
Voeltz Emanuel T.
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