Abstract: A sensory system (10, 100) for improving and/or restoring sensation to a foot or hand of a patient. The system (10, 100) includes at least one force sensor (12, 102) implanted subcutaneously within a finger or palm of a hand or on a plantar surface of a foot of a patient and a base unit (18, 104) that is worn externally by the patient or is implanted subcutaneously in the patient. The force sensor (12, 102) is configured to transmit wireless communication signals to the base unit (18, 104) in response to and concerning forces sensed by the force sensor, and base unit (18, 104) is configured to apply peripheral nerve stimulation based on the wireless communication signals received from the force sensor (12) or to transmit the sensory data to a separate neural implant (106). The force sensor (12, 102) transmits the wireless communication signals to the base unit (18, 104) by magnetic human body communication (mHBC).

Abstract: A cargo blocker is disclosed for preventing displacement of palletized cargo in a moving vehicle. The cargo blocker includes a footplate adapted to be received under one edge of a loaded cargo pallet and a resilient brace attached to and extending generally upwardly from the footplate. The brace and the footplate form, in an unstressed condition, an acute angle of slightly less than 90.degree.. When the footplate is confined under a loaded cargo pallet, the vertical brace will be flexed with respect to the footplate. The resulting torque will exert a compressive force on the cargo contained on the pallet, to prevent dislodgement of the cargo.