Apparatus and method for monitoring contact pressure
CA 2109804 C · Owner: Moore, Paul J. Jr. · Inventors: Moore, Paul J. Jr.; Rincoe, Richard G.; Moore, Paul J. Jr.
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An apparatus (10) and method for monitoring pressure between the surface of a body part and a contact surface employ a plurality of pressure sensors (20) disposed in a matrix array between the contact surface and the body part. The sensors (20) produce analog force signals proportional to pressure and a, monitor receives the analog signals. A computer processor receives the output signals from the monitor to create a force profile for the sensor array. This monitoring apparatus (10) and method is used, for example, to fit prothetics to monitor , bed-ridden and wheelchair-bound patients to reduce pain and sores, caused by uneven distribution of pressure and to monitor pressure between a …
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- Filed May 21, 1992 and granted August 15, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 21, 2012.
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