Computer-aided physiotherapeutic stair and gait system

摘要

A computer-aided physiotherapeutic stair & gait system has a set of at least three horizontal tread surfaces and an associated drive system for adjusting a rise height between adjacent of the tread surfaces to form a set of stairs with uniform pitch for a range of different rise heights. A sensor set measures parameters related to physiotherapy performed using the set of stairs and provides an output to a computer system. The sensors include one or more of: a rise height sensor for sensing the pitch of the stairs, a heart rate sensor, a handrail grip position sensor, and load cells for analyzing the distribution of the weight of a patient during use of the system.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
(a) a set of at least three horizontal tread surfaces; (b) a drive system mechanically linked to said set of tread surfaces and configured to displace at least two of said tread surfaces vertically so as to adjust a rise height between adjacent of said tread surfaces in such a manner as to form a set of stairs with uniform pitch for a range of different rise heights; (c) a sensor set comprising at least one sensor deployed for measuring a parameter related to physiotherapy performed using said set of stairs; and (d) a computer system comprising at least one processor and a non-volatile data storage medium, said computer system being associated with said sensor set so as to receive said at least one parameter,wherein said at least one sensor comprises a sensor deployed to measure a parameter indicative of a current rise height between adjacent of said tread surfaces.