Patent ID: 8075449
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: A61B,A63B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for lower-limb rehabilitation training of a rehabilitating lower limb, the rehabilitating lower limb of a user having a bottom, a hip joint, a knee joint and an ankle joint, the apparatus comprising: a display for displaying a video game wherein the video game is a game of stacking a virtual brick; a force plate for contacting the bottom of the lower limb, the force plate for measuring a value of pressure applied by the lower limb to generate measured weight data, and the force plate for being placed on a floor under the lower limb without being worn on the lower limb; a joint angle-measuring part for measuring a joint angle value of at least one of the joints of the lower limb to generate measured joint angle data, the joint angle-measuring part including at least one goniometer adapted for being attached to said at least one joint wherein the joint angle-measuring part includes at least one selected from a group consisting of a knee joint angle-measuring part adapted for measuring an angle of the knee joint, an ankle joint angle-measuring part adapted for measuring an angle of the ankle joint and a hip joint angle-measuring part adapted for measuring an angle of the hip joint; and a controller configured to generate said video game displayed on said display, the controller being configured for controlling a directional movement of a graphical game element of the video game based on a change in said measured value of pressure and the controller being configured for controlling re-sizing of a graphical game element of the video game based on a-a change in said measured value of joint angle in such a manner that the video game requires the user to change both the force loaded on the lower limb and the joint angle of at least one of the joints of the lower limb.