Patent ID: 9360343
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A45B,A61B,A61H,G01C,G08B,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A method of monitoring single arm walking aid use and gait of a user comprising: providing a proximity sensor on at least one of a weak side shoe on a weak side foot, a strong side shoe on a strong side foot and a single arm walking aid; providing a proximity emitter on at least one of the weak side shoe, the strong side shoe and the single arm walking aid; using the proximity sensor to determine a relative position of a set of footsteps by the weak side foot, a set of footsteps by the strong side foot, and a set of placements of the single arm walking aid based on a relative proximity of the proximity emitter to the proximity sensor; and using the relative position to determine that the user is practicing incorrect single arm walking aid use when the weak side shoe is within a predetermined distance of the single arm walking aid while the weak side shoe is not moving relative to the single arm walking aid.