Patent ID: 9636046
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A01K,A61B

Claim:
1. A gait analysis apparatus configured to monitor locomotion comprising: a sensor region configured to receive loads generated by a test subject traversing the sensor region; a load sensor module comprising one or more load sensors, wherein the load sensor module is configured to measure the loads in a plurality of directions selected from the group consisting of vertical, for-aft, and lateral directions; a flexible link configured to suspend the sensor region from the load sensor module in only one of the plurality of directions; and one or more limiting members positioned on opposite sides of at least one of the one or more load sensors, wherein the one or more limiting members are coupled to the sensor region and configured to move with the sensor region to limit movement of the sensor region relative to the load sensor module, wherein movement of the one or more limiting members causes the load sensor module to measure the loads in the plurality of directions different from a suspension direction of the sensor region, wherein the load sensor module is configured to measure the loads in each of the plurality of directions and to provide each of the respective measurements of the loads to be processed.