Title:
SPINAL MONITOR APPARATUS AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000035345
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for monitoring posture deficiencies in the spine and including a flexible body (30) encapsulating a flexible operating arm (31) cantilevered from a base moulding (34). The operating arm (31) is provided with upper (37) and lower (40) strain gauges bonded to the upper and lower faces respectively of the operating arm (31) at the point beyond the stiffening base moulding (34) to ensure that differential strain is experienced on deflection of the operating arm (31). Wire tails (41) are terminated as a PCB assembly (45) mounted to the printed circuit support (35), which assembly comprises a PC board bearing an LSI processor (46), rechargeable battery (47), vibrating motor (50) and inductive coil (51) selected to fulfil the functions of transmitting and receiving element, and inductive power supply for charging the battery (47), under the control of processor (46). The base moulding (34) is intended to be located in the region of L4 and L5, the flexible body (30) and base moulding (34) being secured in place by surgical adhesive.
Inventors:
CARTER MICHAEL ANTHONY (AU)
JULL GWENDOLEN ANNE (AU)
RICHARDSON CAROLYN ANNE (AU)
HAMILTON CHRISTINE (DE)
ROLL SUZANNE LOUISE (AU)
MATCHETT ROBERT STEPHEN (AU)
HILL PETER WILSON (AU)
BULL DAVID JOHN (AU)
RYAN BRADLEY PETER (AU)
SIZER GEOFFREY DAVID (AU)
MOUTZOURIS PAUL (AU)
JULL GWENDOLEN ANNE (AU)
RICHARDSON CAROLYN ANNE (AU)
HAMILTON CHRISTINE (DE)
ROLL SUZANNE LOUISE (AU)
MATCHETT ROBERT STEPHEN (AU)
HILL PETER WILSON (AU)
BULL DAVID JOHN (AU)
RYAN BRADLEY PETER (AU)
SIZER GEOFFREY DAVID (AU)
MOUTZOURIS PAUL (AU)
Application Number:
PCT/AU1999/001116
Publication Date:
April 05, 2001
Filing Date:
December 14, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SPINAL SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES LTD (NZ)
CARTER NEW ZEALAND LTD (NZ)
CARTER MICHAEL ANTHONY (AU)
JULL GWENDOLEN ANNE (AU)
RICHARDSON CAROLYN ANNE (AU)
HAMILTON CHRISTINE (DE)
ROLL SUZANNE LOUISE (AU)
MATCHETT ROBERT STEPHEN (AU)
HILL PETER WILSON (AU)
BULL DAVID JOHN (AU)
RYAN BRADLEY PETER (AU)
SIZER GEOFFREY DAVID (AU)
MOUTZOURIS PAUL (AU)
CARTER NEW ZEALAND LTD (NZ)
CARTER MICHAEL ANTHONY (AU)
JULL GWENDOLEN ANNE (AU)
RICHARDSON CAROLYN ANNE (AU)
HAMILTON CHRISTINE (DE)
ROLL SUZANNE LOUISE (AU)
MATCHETT ROBERT STEPHEN (AU)
HILL PETER WILSON (AU)
BULL DAVID JOHN (AU)
RYAN BRADLEY PETER (AU)
SIZER GEOFFREY DAVID (AU)
MOUTZOURIS PAUL (AU)
International Classes:
A61B5/107; A63B21/065; A61B5/11; A63B23/02; (IPC1-7): A61B5/11
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