System to assess amputee patient function

摘要

A pedometer that records the number of steps over a defined period of time and a moment sensor that records the moments experienced by a prosthesis are used in a networked computer environment to assess the functional activity level and instability of a lower limb amputee. The networked environment may include a user computer and a server computer in communication through the Internet. Both the user computer and the server computer include a functional assessment tool and a stability assessment tool. The tools on the user computer and server computer cooperate in assessing the activity level and the instability of a lower limb amputee. The server computer may further host a Website and a secure online database that provides support to the user including the managing of clients and their medical records.

主权项

1. A system for assessing the activity level of prescribing the components of a prosthesis to a lower limb amputee, comprising:
a pedometer comprising a sensor to determine a step, a clock to keep track of the time period that the pedometer is recording steps and a memory to record the steps and time; a user computer connected to a network in communication with a server computer, wherein the user computer comprises a local functional assessment tool that configures the pedometer to record step data and receives recorded step data from the pedometer; and a server computer in communication with the user computer through a communication network, wherein the server computer comprises a remote functional assessment tool that receives the step data from the user computer and processes the data to provide a value determinative of a functional ability of the amputee, wherein the value of the functional ability is an average derived from a value representing cadence variability, a value representing potential to ambulate, a value representing ambulation requirement, and a value representing a clinical observation.