Patent ID: 6540707
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An orthopedic device comprising:(a) a frame that restrains a first flexibly connected body portion of an individual relative to a second flexibly connected body portion; (b) a bladder held by said frame, where said bladder contacts at least one of said flexibly connected body portions when said frame is restraining said flexibly connected body portions; (c) a pressure sensor attached to said bladder such that pressure within said bladder is measured as a pressure measurement; (d) a digital computer microprocessor operably connected to said pressure sensor to receive said pressure measurements, where said microprocessor monitors variations in pressure, provides instructions on exercises, and evaluates performance of the exercises based on pressure measurements; (e) nonvolatile storage connected to said microprocessor; and (f) a display connected to said microprocessor to display a value related to said pressure measurements and said instructions on exercises.