US 12,465,281 B2
Systems and methods for remote measurement of cervical range of motion
Sterling Denton, Lewisville, TX (US); Lena Loutfy, Lewisville, TX (US); John Lyon, Lewisville, TX (US); and Charles Conners, Lewisville, TX (US)
Assigned to Orthofix US LLC, Lewisville, TX (US)
Filed by ORTHOFIX US LLC, Lewisville, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/873,538.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/203,625, filed on Jul. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0033093 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01)
CPC A61B 5/4566 (2013.01) [A61B 5/1121 (2013.01); A61B 5/1128 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/743 (2013.01); A61B 5/7435 (2013.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for cervical range of motion monitoring, comprising:
a memory having stored thereon instructions for executing an application for unsupervised cervical range of motion monitoring; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the instructions to cause the processor to:
display an interface providing a plurality of cervical range of motion measurement options;
receive a user input selecting one cervical range of motion measurement option of the plurality of cervical range of motion measurement options;
display one or more instructions in response to the received user input, the one or more instructions indicating how to position the apparatus;
monitor a user's adjustment of the apparatus to a substantially upright position using at least a first portion of the user's body, the apparatus configured to display an alignment indicator;
in response to the apparatus being positioned substantially uprightly, continuously update the alignment indicator relative to the user's body to guide the user in positioning at least a second portion of the user's body;
in response to the apparatus being positioned substantially uprightly and at least the second portion of the user's body being positioned based on the alignment indicator, record a video including a plurality of movements of the user by a camera of the apparatus;
calculate one or more cervical range of motion measurements based on the plurality of movements in the recorded video, including a difference between a start of measurement and an end of measurement; and
display a visualization of the one or more cervical range of motion measurements.