Muscle strength testing method and apparatus
CA 2335869 A1 · Owner: Bouchard, Julien · Inventors: Perrad, Jacques; Bouchard, Julien
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A muscle strength testing method and apparatus allow an examiner to objectively evaluate the strength of a plurality of muscles of a patient. The, apparatus includes an actuator member releasably connected to a controller device for supporting a weight thereon. The weight is either a patient entity including at least a selected segment of the patient or an examiner entity including at least a part of the examiner supporting the segment. The segment corresponds to the specific muscle(s) to be tested. The controller successively, measures a first and second forces applied by the weight on the actuator. The first and second forces correspond to the weight with the specific muscles) in a, …
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- Filed February 9, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 9, 2021.
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