TH18117U - Equipment for assessing skills in mobilization-based therapeutic techniques. - Google Patents

Abstract

------10/09/2020------(OCR) Device for assessing therapeutic skills using movement. It consists of a frame (1) supporting internal devices and an airbag (2) to contain air pressure from a rubber bulb (4) used as resistance to compression, and a pressure sensor (14) to measure changes in pressure values (mmHg), and on top of the airbag (2) there is a pressure sensor (3) to measure the pressure values (g/cm²) that change according to the pressure. The values from both sensors are sent to a microcontroller processor (15), which then displays the measured values on a display screen (5) and sends them to a Bluetooth transmitter (16) to send the data to a mobile phone (11). The device receives power through a power source (13) and a power cord (10). There is a switch (12) for turning the device on/off and a button (7) to change the screen to display the values measured from both sensors. A button (9) helps to set 0” (set zero / tare) of the values from the pressure sensor for easier reading at the beginning. The device has a data recording rate of 5 times per second. Mobile program (11) displays results as numbers and line graphs ------------ Page 1 of 1 page Summary of the invention Development of a device for assessing skills for the Mobilization Treatment Technique (PT-SWU-MOBI-1) The researchers used an air bag (2) with a squeeze bulb (4) as the main device to create a surface for receiving mobilization pressure and used a pressure sensor (14) (in millimeters of mercury) and a force sensor (3) (grams per square centimeter) and a Fingpress application (11) on a smartphone to receive data on changes in pressure and force while performing mobilization training. The device can be used to assess mobilization techniques in terms of pressure level and frequency.

Claims (5)

------10/09/2563------(OCR) 1. The device for assessing skills for mobilization therapy techniques consists of a frame (1) which supports various internal components. An airbag (2) is used to fill the airbag with air from a squeeze bulb to achieve the specified air pressure in the airbag, which is then used as resistance to finger pressure according to the mobilization therapy technique. Specifically, the squeeze bulb (4) is connected to the airbag (2) to inject the specified air pressure into the airbag. The airbag (4) has a pressure sensor (14) which measures the change in pressure (mmHg) as it changes with force. On top of the airbag (2) is a pressure sensor (3) which acts as the point of application of force, which measures the force (grams/square centimeter) applied to the device. The pressure sensor (14) and the pressure sensor (3) send the measured signals to a microcontroller (15) which receives and processes the data from both sensors and displays the result as the change in pressure in the airbag when force is applied (mmHg) and the force applied to the sensors per unit area. (grams/square centimeter) according to the rhythm of the press with the mobilization method of treatment on the display screen (5) at the bottom of the chassis (1). There is a Bluetooth transmitter (16) for sending the measured values from the microcontroller to a receiver on a mobile phone or tablet (Smartphone) (11). A special program developed by the inventor is used to display the measured values on the mobile phone or tablet and show the values as a line graph. The various devices inside the chassis (1) receive power from the power supply (13) which has a wire (10) for connecting to an external power source. On the chassis (1) there are the following buttons: a switch (12) for turning the instrument on/off; a button for selecting to adjust the time (6) for selecting to set a new time on the instrument so that the time is correct and is the time number used to record after the file name when recording data; a button for moving the position of the time setting and changing the screen to display the measured values from both sensors (7) for moving to select the position of the hour, minute and second, and this button, if not pressed while adjusting the time, will be used to change to the screen showing the measured values from both sensors. It has an increase button (8) and a decrease button (9) for adjusting the numerical values up and down at each position in hours, minutes, and seconds. In addition, button (9), when pressed while the measurement display is on, helps to set 0” (set zero / tare) of the measured value from the pressure sensor, so that the initial value is zero for easy reading. The device has a data recording rate of 5 times per second (5 Hz). The mobile application (11) receives data on changes in alveolar pressure (mmHg) and pressure (g/cm²) from the Mobilization Skill Assessment Device via Bluetooth (16). The received data is displayed as numbers and line graphs. ------------ Page 1 of 1 page Claim The Mobilization Skill Assessment Device (PT-SWU-MOBI-1) has the following characteristics: 1. Use airbags (2) with rubber bulbs (4) as the main components for the compression force in the mobilization process. 2. The tension of the compressed surface (2) can be adjusted by increasing the air pressure in the airbag. 3. There is a Fingpress application (11) that runs on the Android system of a smartphone. 4. It can receive and display real-time changes in pressure (mmHg) and force (grams per square centimeter) on a smartphone screen. 5. Display the change in pressure (millimeters of mercury) and force (grams per square centimeter) in the form of numbers and a line graph.