Abstract: A sensing device is attached to a living subject that includes a first sensors for distinguishing lying, sitting, and standing positions. In another embodiment, sensor data is stored in a storage device as a function of time. Multiple points or multiple intervals of the time dependent data are used to direct a feedback mechanism to provide information or instruction in response to the time dependent output indicating too little activity, too much time with a joint not being moved beyond a specified range of motion, too many motions beyond a specified range of motion, or repetitive activity that can cause repetitive stress injury.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 23, 2002
Date of Patent:
December 28, 2004
Assignee:
MicroStrain, Inc.
Inventors:
Christopher P. Townsend, Steven W. Arms