Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1986-05-15
1988-08-02
Kamm, William E.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
A61B 510
Patent
active
047608501
ABSTRACT:
Method for assisting in the maintenance of a balanced stance by a person who has lost the sense of touch in one or both feet. Load signals are generated in correspondence with body weight loads applied at forward and rearward portions of the feet. The load signals are used for creation of tactile stimuli in a spaced pattern on a sensitive skin area of the person.
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Petrofsky Jerrold S.
Phillips Chandler A.
Kamm William E.
Shay David
Wright State University
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