Inventors:
Michael L. Martin - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Sai Chung Chan - Irvine CA, US
Matthew V. Waidelich - La Verne CA, US
Dipankar Ghosh - Irvine CA, US
Roberto A. Lucero - Anaheim CA, US
Oscar A. Villa - Newport Beach CA, US
John W. Berger - Laguna Niguel CA, US
Jeffery W. Barnhouse - San Dimas CA, US
Assignee:
Bio Cybernetics International, Inc. - La Verne CA
International Classification:
A61F 5/02
Abstract:
An automated orthotic device with a treatment regimen and a method for using an automated orthotic device with a treatment regimen to provide a plurality of prescribed tension settings. The orthotic device may comprise a body brace, a controller, a data storage means, and a communication means to address the problem of patients being required to visit the physician's office every time an adjustment must be made in the prescribed tension setting in their automated orthotic device. In one embodiment, a plurality of prescribed tension settings in the automated orthotic device are sorted so that as the patient's condition improves, the next prescribed tension setting in the treatment regimen may be applied. In another embodiment, the physician is allowed to edit or supplement a patient's treatment regimen remotely by connecting to the automated orthotic device over a network.
