US 12,036,044 B2
Apparatus, system and method for medical analyses of seated individual
David A. Borkholder, Canandaigua, NY (US); Nicholas J. Conn, Winston Salem, NC (US); and Masoumeh Haghpanahi, Rochester, NY (US)
Assigned to Casana Care, Inc., Rochester, NY (US)
Filed by Casana Care, Inc., Rochester, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/557,264.
Application 17/557,264 is a continuation of application No. 16/377,938, filed on Apr. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,234,651.
Application 16/377,938 is a continuation of application No. 15/190,534, filed on Jun. 23, 2016, granted, now 10,292,658.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/183,222, filed on Jun. 23, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0218286 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A47K 13/24 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/318 (2021.01); G01G 19/44 (2006.01); G01G 19/52 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2021.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/6891 (2013.01) [A47K 13/24 (2013.01); A61B 5/02028 (2013.01); A61B 5/02055 (2013.01); A61B 5/1102 (2013.01); A61B 5/318 (2021.01); A61B 5/4561 (2013.01); A61B 5/7246 (2013.01); G01G 19/44 (2013.01); G01G 19/52 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/02416 (2013.01); A61B 5/053 (2013.01); A61B 5/14551 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a seat supportable on a surface of a base, the seat including a plurality of standoffs disposed on a bottom side of the seat and configured to rest on the surface of the base;
a plurality of force sensors including a force sensor disposed at each of the plurality of standoffs, the plurality of force sensors configured to generate one or more signals based on changes in loads applied by a subject seated to a top side of the seat, the one or more signals including forward signals and back signals associated with force sensors disposed on a forward portion and a back portion of the seat, respectively;
a coupler configured to couple the seat to the base in a non-load bearing configuration such that a majority of the loads applied by the subject are transferred to the base via the plurality of standoffs, the coupler configured to allow the seat to move vertically relative to the base while preventing the seat from moving horizontally relative to the base, and
a processor operatively coupled to the plurality of force sensors and configured to:
receive information indicative of the one or more signals from the plurality of force sensors; and
determine a posture of the subject seated on the top side of the seat based on a ratio of the forward to back signals.