公开(公告)号：US20030024307A1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-06

申请号：US09910611

申请日：2001-07-23

发明人： Willis Guild Boyden

IPC分类号： G01L003/24

CPC分类号： A61B5/224 ,  A61B5/4035 ,  G01L5/0033

摘要： The muscle testing device, allows a person to determine, without assistance, the openness of their autonomic nervous system through determining the strength of a muscle, usually the arm muscle. The force of the muscle is applied against a gradually increasing known force, through the use of a solenoid. When the forces are equal a contact opens alerting a microprocessor to indicate this force on a display, through the use of a look-up table within the computer.

摘要翻译： 肌肉测试装置允许一个人通过确定肌肉（通常是手臂肌肉）的强度而无需协助确定自主神经系统的开放性。 通过使用螺线管，对抗逐渐增加的已知力施加肌肉的力。 当力相等时，通过使用计算机内的查找表，触点开启警报微处理器以在显示器上指示该力。

公开(公告)号：US20030115954A1

公开(公告)日：2003-06-26

申请号：US10017280

申请日：2001-12-07

发明人： Vladimir Zemlyakov ,  Patrick McDonough

IPC分类号： A61B005/22 ,  G01L003/24 ,  G01L005/00 ,  A61F005/00

CPC分类号： G01L5/226 ,  A61B5/022 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/22 ,  A63B21/00069 ,  A63B21/002 ,  A63B21/0083 ,  A63B21/155 ,  A63B21/4017 ,  A63B21/4019 ,  A63B21/4021 ,  A63B21/4047 ,  A63B23/03508 ,  A63B23/12 ,  A63B23/1209 ,  A63B23/14 ,  A63B2208/0233 ,  B25J9/0006

摘要： The adjustable to a user's upper extremity the exoskeleton structure provides testing and exercising of the whole upper extremity in a realistic manner without infringement of a locomotor act and with selective biomechanical information and exercise loading in each anatomical motion direction of every joint simultaneously. The exoskeleton structure comprises jointed means for connection with a user's shouldergirdle, upperarm, forearm, and hand. Those means include measuring-loading blocks to measure muscle forces and joint angles and to apply a dosed exercise load. All measuring-loading blocks in the exoskeleton structure are identical. The exoskeleton structure is able to provide a realistic and comprehensive information about both a complex locomotor act and a selective mono-planar motion for both isometric and isotonic muscular contractions.

摘要翻译： 可调整到使用者的上肢，外骨骼结构以实际的方式提供了整个上肢的测试和锻炼，而不侵犯运动行为，并且在每个关节的每个解剖运动方向上同时进行选择性生物力学信息和运动加载。 外骨骼结构包括用于与使用者的腰带，上臂，前臂和手连接的连接装置。 这些手段包括用于测量肌肉力量和关节角度的测量装载块并施加计量运动负荷。 外骨骼结构中的所有测量装载块是相同的。 外骨骼结构能够提供关于等长肌和等张肌收缩的复杂运动行为和选择性单平面运动的现实和全面的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20020139185A1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-03

申请号：US10115190

申请日：2002-04-02

发明人： Pamela MacFarlane ,  Mary Visser ,  Clifford Mirman ,  Ragu Athinarayanan

IPC分类号： G01L003/24

CPC分类号： A61B5/224 ,  A63B21/06 ,  A63B24/00 ,  A63B2220/13

摘要： There is provided a method of testing power in an individual by measuring the amount of time it takes to move an object from one location to a second location and calculating the power based on the time it took to move to object. Also provided is a power tester including a sensor device for sensing movement of a weight between at least two points, measuring device for measuring time for weight to move between at least two points, and a calculating device for automatically calculating power based upon the measurements.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种通过测量将对象从一个位置移动到第二位置所需的时间量并基于移动到对象所花费的时间来计算功率的方式来测试个体中的功率的方法。 还提供了一种功率测试器，其包括用于感测至少两个点之间的重物的移动的传感器装置，用于测量在至少两个点之间移动的重量时间的测量装置和用于基于测量自动计算功率的计算装置。

公开(公告)号：US20040134274A1

公开(公告)日：2004-07-15

申请号：US10345738

申请日：2003-01-15

发明人： Lynn D. Hoggan ,  John Griffin ,  Earl Van Wagoner III ,  Michael K. Durtschi

IPC分类号： G01L003/24

CPC分类号： A61B5/1071 ,  A61B5/224 ,  A61B5/4824 ,  A61B2560/0425

摘要： Apparatus for selectively testing muscle strength and range of motion of a body part of a patient includes a housing having at least one contact area, and preferably two spaced apart contact areas, for contacting and aligning the apparatus with a body part to be tested for range of motion and an inclinometer to measure the angle of the apparatus and produce an angle signal indicative of the measured angle. The difference between the angle measured at one extreme of movement of the body part and at the other extreme of movement provides a measure of the range of motion. A force applicator coupler couples a force applicator to a force transducer to measure muscle strength. The force transducer produces a force signal indicative of the force applied by the force applicator to the force transducer. Interface circuitry which preferably includes a microprocessor processes the angle signals and the force signals to produce output signals to a display in the apparatus and, if desired, to a computer programmed to receive such signals.

摘要翻译： 用于选择性地测试患者身体部位的肌肉力量和运动范围的装置包括具有至少一个接触区域并且优选地两个间隔开的接触区域的壳体，用于使该装置与待测试的身体部分的范围 的运动和倾角仪来测量装置的角度并产生指示测量角度的角度信号。 在身体部位的运动的一个极端处和另一个运动极限处测量的角度之间的差异提供了运动范围的量度。 力施加器联接器将力施加器耦合到力传感器以测量肌肉力量。 力传感器产生指示力施加器施加到力传感器的力的力信号。 优选地包括微处理器的接口电路处理角度信号和力信号以产生到设备中的显示器的输出信号，并且如果需要，对被编程为接收这样的信号的计算机产生输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US20010049482A1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-06

申请号：US09819183

申请日：2001-03-27

发明人： Robert S. Pozos ,  Jose L. Agraz

IPC分类号： G01N003/30 ,  G01N003/32 ,  G01M007/00 ,  G01P015/00 ,  A61B005/00 ,  G01L003/24 ,  G01L005/00 ,  A61B005/22 ,  A63B021/00 ,  A63B023/16 ,  A61B001/24 ,  A61B005/103 ,  A61B005/117

CPC分类号： G06F3/0219 ,  A61B5/1107 ,  A61B5/225 ,  A61B5/6826 ,  A61B5/6897 ,  A61B2560/0228 ,  A61B2560/0406 ,  G06F3/03543 ,  G06F3/0383 ,  H01H2217/044

摘要： The present invention relates to a device and method for measuring force, primarily due to fatigue. In one embodiment, a finger fatigue measuring system is provided which measures the force output from fingers while the fingers are repetitively generating forces as they strike a keyboard. Force profiles of the fingers are generated from the measurements and evaluated for fatigue. The system can be used clinically to evaluate patients, to ascertain the effectiveness of clinical intervention, pre-employment screening, to assist in minimizing the incidence of repetitive stress injuries at the keyboard, mouse, joystick, and to monitor effectiveness of various finger strengthening systems. The system can also be used in a variety of different applications adapted for measuring forces produced during performance of repetitive motions.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种主要由于疲劳而测量力的装置和方法。 在一个实施例中，提供了一种手指疲劳测量系统，其在手指在敲击键盘时重复产生力时测量从手指输出的力。 手指的力分布由测量值产生，并进行疲劳评估。 该系统可以临床用于评估患者，确定临床干预的有效性，就业前筛查，以帮助最小化键盘，鼠标，操纵杆上的重复性应激损伤的发生率，并监测各种手指加强系统的有效性 。 该系统还可用于各种不同的应用，适用于在重复运动过程中产生的测量力。