Patent ID: 6515593
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: A61B,A61F,A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
A communication unit comprising:(a) data input means for receiving an orthopedic parameters signal; (b) encoding means, operably coupled to the data input means, for protecting the received orthopedic parameters signal from potential transmission errors by encoding the received orthopedic parameters signal; (c) modulating means, operatively coupled to the encoding means, for preparing the encoded orthopedic parameters signal for subsequent transmission by modulating the encoded orthopedic-parameters signal; and (d) transmitting means, operatively coupled to the modulating means, for transmitting the modulated orthopedic parameters signal over a communication channel, wherein the data input means is operably connected to a control unit that is programmed to direct a patient through an orthopedic treatment routine.