Patent ID: 11938377
Assignee: SUREFOOTED LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A physical therapy apparatus comprising:
a) a base structure;
b) a roller table positioned on the base structure, the roller table including an outer frame and a plurality of free motion rollers positioned within the outer frame;
c) at least one air compressor connected to the base structure;
d) a contact plate located within the base structure and operably connected to the at least one air compressor, the contact plate being positioned beneath the plurality of free motion rollers;
e) at least one pneumatic block containing at least one pneumatic piston located within the base structure and operably connected to the at least one air compressor, the at least one pneumatic piston being configured to raise and lower the contact plate to transition the physical therapy apparatus between a first mode and a second mode;
f) a load cell in communication with the physical therapy apparatus, the load cell being configured to sense and record a patient's response to the transition of the contact plate from the first mode to the second mode; and
g) a programmable logic controller (PLC) in communication with the load cell, the PLC being configured to control the transition of the physical therapy apparatus between the first mode and the second mode.