Patent ID: 9625884
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61F,G05B,G06F,G09B,G16H,Y02A

Claim:
1. An accessibility apparatus, which is a control apparatus for engaging and actuating particular powered functions of anatomical support apparatus and auxiliary apparatus and is configured suitably for use by at least one patient having muscular or neural limitations that cause input limitations for the patient, the entire body or portions thereof of said patient being positioned and supported in a preferred configuration for treatment of said patient or in an optimal orientation for comfort or health for said patient, said input limitations of said patient including at least one input limitation selected from the group consisting of: limited muscle control, limited dexterity, and limited strength, said control apparatus adjustably adapted to at least one input limitation of said patient, in which said control apparatus: the adjustable adaptation to said at least one input limitation of said patient other than solely comprised of: said physical contact input other than a voice signal and other than an exclusively electrical phenomenon generated by brain tissue; said physical contact input transduced otherwise than solely by: said control apparatus comprising: wherein: whereby said control apparatus enables said patient to control at least one predetermined function of said controlled apparatus by applying said first grip intensity to said first hand-held pendant to induce said decision making apparatus to advance said current state of control apparatus through said available states until said new current state is a desired state for said patient, said desired state being subsequently activated by said patient applying said second grip intensity to said second hand-held pendant, and said desired state remaining activated until said patient ceases applying said second grip intensity (D19).