Patent ID: 11857837
Assignee: TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A method for remote clinical monitoring of a prescribed set of exercises performed using an instrumented resistance exercise device (100), the method comprising:
connecting a force sensing assembly (150) of the instrumented resistance exercise device (100), via a processing and communication module (158), to a local-data-receiving device (170);
recording a force profile generated by a patient performing a resistance exercise using the instrumented resistance exercise device (100);
transmitting the force profile, via the processing and communication module (158), to the local-data-receiving device (170); and
transmitting, via the local-data-receiving device (170), the force profile to a remote data server (210), wherein the force profile on the remote data server (210) is accessed and analyzed by a health care provider via a network (210), and wherein analysis of the force profile enables the health care provider to adjust the prescribed set of exercises for the patient;
wherein the force sensing assembly (150) comprises:
a top force plate (152) and a bottom force plate (154);
a force sensor 156 attached to a top surface of the bottom force plate (154); and
a first standoff (160a) and a second standoff (160b) positioned between the top force plate (152) and the bottom force plate 154, wherein the first and second standoffs (160a, 160b) define an axial spacing between the top and bottom force plates (152, 154).