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Balance disorder diagnostic or training apparatus

a technology for diagnosing or training equipment for balance disorders, applied in the field of balance disorder diagnostic or training equipment, can solve the problems of not being stable enough to use, patients falling off, and not being able to use seriously

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-09-01
GEHRIS JR CLARENCE W
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"The present invention provides a diagnostic or training apparatus for patients with balance disorders. It includes a controller, a balance pad, and a patient support. The patient support helps stabilize the patient while using the balance pad for diagnosis and treatment of balance disorders. The apparatus can be used with patients who are not stable enough to use gaming apparatus. The method involves directing the patient to step on the balance pad and providing the patient support to prevent the patient from falling off the pad during the diagnosis or treatment."

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The Wii Fit and other gaming apparati have the disadvantage that they are not sufficient for use with patients having serious balance disorders.
Patients can fall off, or are not stable enough to actually use the gaming apparati.

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[0020]FIG. 1 shows a controller 100, a balance pad 120 (shown schematically by dotted lines and smaller for clarity) and a patient support 10. Controller 100 and balance pad 120 may, for example, be a Wii and Wii Fit available commercially from Nintendo, and be provided with balance diagnosis software or gaming software such as yoga or other commercially available software which a physician may find useful for diagnosis balance disorders. Balance pad 120 may communicate with controller 100 wirelessly or via a wire link.

[0021]Patient support 10 in the preferred embodiment includes a base 20, a hand rail 30 and handle rail supports 40, 42, 44, 46. Base 20 may be, for example, of plastic construction with sand or metal or other weighty material surrounded by the plastic material, and may for example be constructed using similar technology used in the construction of weights used in weight-lifting. Base 20 may have a space 22 for the balance pad 120, and preferably has a space dimension...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a diagnostic or training apparatus including a controller, a balance pad connected to the controller and receiving information from the controller, and a patient support, the balance pad being located within the patient support. A patient support and method are also provided.

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[0001]This claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 132,348, filed Jun. 28, 2008 and hereby incorporated by reference herein.[0002]The present invention relates to the diagnosis and treatment of balance disorders.BACKGROUND[0003]Dizziness and other balance disorders affect millions of patients world-wide, arising from injury, infection, stroke, metabolic and inflammatory disorders. Diagnosis of these disorders is initiated by the primary care physician and is refined by otolaryngologists, neurologists, audiologists, physical therapists, and sports medicine specialists. To arrive at an exact diagnosis, an accurate history and physical examination is required and the initial assessment must often be supplemented with audiologic tests, vestibular function testing, blood tests, and imaging studies. Evaluations of vision, cardiovascular function, hormonal levels, and function of the nerves in the feet and spinal column add to the information sometimes required to arrive at ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B26/00
CPCG09B19/003G09B19/00G09B9/00A61B5/4023G16H20/30
Inventor GEHRIS, JR., CLARENCE W
Owner GEHRIS JR CLARENCE W
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