Patents by Inventor Lihong Zhu
Lihong Zhu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11872174Abstract: A method for performing lower limb rehabilitation training comprises the steps of: (a) placing a training object's feet on a pedal in a limb rehabilitation training system, wherein the pedal comprises a pressure sensor and a location information sensor; (b) standing stably on the pedal to enable the pressure sensor on the pedal to record the body weight of the training object; and (c) sitting down on the saddle, thereby enabling: the pressure sensor on the pedal to monitor pressure variation between the training object and the pedal throughout the training of the training object, wherein the rehabilitation evaluating unit evaluates the physical status and rehabilitation status of the training object according to the physiological information and exercise information of the same collected by the sensing unit, and adjusts the exercise frequency and the exercise duration of the training object according to the physical status.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Ping Zhao, Jiaoyun Yang, Ning An, Lihong Zhu, Bing Chen, Tianjun Guan, Liang Zhang, Ping Zhang
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Publication number: 20210315761Abstract: A rehabilitation training system for lower limb rehabilitation comprises a function module comprising: a sensing unit that collects body function data comprising pedal pressure, exercise duration, and exercise mileage; and a mechanical structure module comprising: a driving unit and a linkage unit arranged on a frame; a groove plate for supporting a cam roller, a pedal for supporting the weight of the training object and driving the lower limb of the training object to move; a link for transmitting kinetic energy to the pedal; a rocker for supporting the link; a connecting bulge driving a guide shaft to rotate; a linear bearing supporting the guide shaft and an axis pin for connecting the link and the slider.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Ping ZHAO, Jiaoyun YANG, Ning AN, Lihong ZHU, Liang ZHANG, Ping ZHANG
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Publication number: 20210315760Abstract: A method for performing lower limb rehabilitation training comprises the steps of: (a) placing a training object's feet on a pedal in a limb rehabilitation training system, wherein the pedal comprises a pressure sensor and a location information sensor; (b) standing stably on the pedal to enable the pressure sensor on the pedal to record the body weight of the training object; and (c) sitting down on the saddle, thereby enabling: the pressure sensor on the pedal to monitor pressure variation between the training object and the pedal throughout the training of the training object, wherein the rehabilitation evaluating unit evaluates the physical status and rehabilitation status of the training object according to the physiological information and exercise information of the same collected by the sensing unit, and adjusts the exercise frequency and the exercise duration of the training object according to the physical status.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Ping ZHAO, Jiaoyun YANG, Ning AN, Lihong ZHU, Bing CHEN, Tianjun GUAN, Liang ZHANG, Ping ZHANG
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Patent number: 11065170Abstract: A smart medical rehabilitation device comprises a driving unit, a linkage unit, a sensing unit and a rehabilitation evaluating unit that are mounted on a frame, wherein the linkage unit comprises a link mechanism and a slide mechanism linked thereto so that the slide mechanism can be moved together with the link mechanism, wherein the slide mechanism is driven by the driving unit to slide along the groove plate, the link mechanism is linked to move with the slide mechanism thus the link mechanism moves to the corresponding position so that the slide mechanism can assist a training object in performing lower limb rehabilitation training, and the rehabilitation evaluating unit evaluates the physical status and rehabilitation status of the training object according to the physiological information and exercise information of the same collected by the sensing unit, and adjusts the exercise frequency and the exercise duration of the training object according to the physical status in real time.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Jiaoyun Yang, Ping Zhao, Lihong Zhu, Liang Zhang, Ning An, Ping Zhang
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Patent number: 10085906Abstract: A medical apparatus for standing aid comprising a backrest (4) that has at least one side thereof provided with a crank rocker mechanism that comprises a crank mechanism (1), a triangular linkage mechanism (2), and a rocker mechanism (3), the crank mechanism (1) being rotatably connected to the triangular linkage mechanism (2) such that an included angle between a second driven link (BE) of the triangular linkage mechanism (2) and the crank mechanism (1) is always smaller than 90°, and the crank mechanism (1) driving the triangular linkage mechanism (2), the rocker mechanism (3) and the backrest (4) connected to the triangular linkage mechanism (2) to perform interactive movement repeatedly along a predetermined curve trajectory in response to a driving force coming from a drive effect of a driving unit (100), so that the backrest (4) connected to the second driven link (BE) assists a trainee in standing up repeatedly by obliquely supporting the trainee's waist.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Hefei University of TechnologyInventors: Ping Zhao, Jiaoyun Yang, Lihong Zhu, Liang Zhang, Ning An, Ping Zhang, Aiguo Wang, Liuqi Jin, Xia Que
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Publication number: 20180133089Abstract: A smart medical rehabilitation device comprises a driving unit, a linkage unit, a sensing unit and a rehabilitation evaluating unit that are mounted on a frame, wherein the linkage unit comprises a link mechanism and a slide mechanism linked thereto so that the slide mechanism can be moved together with the link mechanism, wherein the slide mechanism is driven by the driving unit to slide along the groove plate, the link mechanism is linked to move with the slide mechanism thus the link mechanism moves to the corresponding position so that the slide mechanism can assist a training object in performing lower limb rehabilitation training, and the rehabilitation evaluating unit evaluates the physical status and rehabilitation status of the training object according to the physiological information and exercise information of the same collected by the sensing unit, and adjusts the exercise frequency and the exercise duration of the training object according to the physical status in real time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Jiaoyun Yang, Ping Zhao, Lihong Zhu, Liang Zhang, Ning An, Ping Zhang
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Publication number: 20170360636Abstract: A medical apparatus for standing aid comprising a backrest (4) that has at least one side thereof provided with a crank rocker mechanism that comprises a crank mechanism (1), a triangular linkage mechanism (2), and a rocker mechanism (3), the crank mechanism (1) being rotatably connected to the triangular linkage mechanism (2) such that an included angle between a second driven link (BE) of the triangular linkage mechanism (2) and the crank mechanism (1) is always smaller than 90°, and the crank mechanism (1) driving the triangular linkage mechanism (2), the rocker mechanism (3) and the backrest (4) connected to the triangular linkage mechanism (2) to perform interactive movement repeatedly along a predetermined curve trajectory in response to a driving force coming from a drive effect of a driving unit (100), so that the backrest (4) connected to the second driven link (BE) assists a trainee in standing up repeatedly by obliquely supporting the trainee's waist.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: Hefei University of TechnologyInventors: PING ZHAO, Jiaoyun Yang, Lihong Zhu, Liang Zhang, Ning An, Ping Zhang