Title:
CYCLE AND LOAD MEASUREMENT DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006052765
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present application relates to a sensing system for an medical device, the sensing system having at least one sensor for measuring movement of the medical device and a recording device for storing movement data from the at least one sensor. The application also relates to a method for evaluating a patient's compliance with a healing regimen, the patient provided with a medical device, the method having the steps of a) collecting movement data relating to movement of a sensing system affixed within, to, or near the medical device; b) retrieving the movement data from the sensing system; and c) analyzing the movement data and comparing the movement data to standard movement data to evaluate the patient's compliance with the healing regimen.
Inventors:
JAMES ANTHONY (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/040052
Publication Date:
August 10, 2006
Filing Date:
November 04, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SMITH & NEPHEW INC (US)
JAMES ANTHONY (US)
JAMES ANTHONY (US)
International Classes:
A61B5/11; A61B5/00; A61B5/07; G01P15/08
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