Patent ID: 9072463
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for collecting, processing, and employing data indicative of kinetic parameters experienced by a prosthesis while a user fitted with the prosthesis engages in activities, comprising the steps of: (a) attaching one or more pre-loaded piezoelectric sensors to the prosthesis to monitor forces experienced by the prosthesis as a result of the user wearing the prosthesis while engaging in the activities, each of the one or more pre-loaded piezoelectric sensor developing a charge indicative of a kinetic parameter experienced by prosthesis; (b) amplifying the charge produced by each of the one or more pre-loaded piezoelectric sensors, producing a corresponding output signal indicative of the parameter experienced by the prosthesis, the output signal from each of the one or more pre-loaded piezoelectric sensors being used to produce the data indicating the kinetic parameters; and (c) processing the data to determine the kinetic parameters experienced by the prosthesis and for evaluating conditions related to use of the prosthesis by the user, wherein the step of processing the data includes the steps of: