Patent ID: 8211014
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical examination diagnostic device comprising: a generally rectangular, horizontal chair seat for accommodation of a seated patient; at least four seat support members located respectively at the corners of a rectangle, said seat having a front edge and a back edge, two of said support members generally aligned with the back edge and two of said support members generally aligned with the front edge; an independent load sensor device located under each of said support members, each said load sensor device configured for detecting the load independently on each of the load sensors to provide a set of four independent data signals for medical diagnosis; means for collecting said independent data signals; a processor that measures and records the four signals independently as a function of time corresponding to a weight distribution of a patient sitting on the generally horizontal chair seat, said processor configured to provide an indication of each one of the four signals as a change characterized by a temporally sequential relationship among said four independent recorded data signals wherein said indication is selected from the group consisting of at least one of the following: said processor including a processor element for providing a base reference signal for each of said load sensors, a differential amplifier to amplify changes in signal from said base signal for each of said load sensors, and a high pass filter to remove the DC component of each of said signals from said amplifier and a low pass filter to remove the AC component of each of said signals; and a hand grip monitoring device including: