US 11,749,409 B2
Systems and methods for post-operative outcome monitoring
Randal Schulhauser, Phoenix, AZ (US); Richard L. Brown, Mesa, AZ (US); Jeff R. Justis, Germantown, TN (US); Matthew M. Morrison, Cordova, TN (US); and Jeff M. Cherry, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/474,506.
Application 17/474,506 is a continuation of application No. 16/548,109, filed on Aug. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,145,415.
Application 16/548,109 is a continuation of application No. 14/945,167, filed on Nov. 18, 2015, granted, now 10,445,466, issued on Oct. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0407688 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 50/30 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 50/30 (2018.01) [G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A spinal kinematics system for measuring vertebral motion, the system comprising:
at least one imaging sensor configured for imaging and measuring vertebral displacement;
at least one motion sensor configured for detecting motion of a patient; and
a monitoring device having a processor and memory storing computer executable instructions that when executed cause the processor to:
process information received from the at least one imaging sensor and the at least one motion sensor;
determine an activity score, based on the vertebral displacement measured by the at least one imaging sensor and the motion detected by the at least one motion sensor, that measures a rest-activity cycle of the patient for at least one activity period;
determine a cumulative activity score by summing weighted daily averages of a plurality of activity scores across a plurality of activity periods; and
determine a combined score calculated using the cumulative activity score.