TWI834471B - Upper limb assessment device - Google Patents

Abstract

An upper limb evaluation device includes a main unit, an operating unit, and a sensing unit installed on the main unit. The main unit includes a box defining an upwardly open application space, a cover detachably mounted on the box and having a plurality of placement slots, and a cover used to divide the application space into two left and right sections. Partitions separating operating areas. The operating unit includes a plurality of operating parts adapted for operation, moving between the operating areas, or being placed in the placement slots of the cover. By configuring the main unit as required, you can meet the testing requirements of BBT, NHPT, and MMDT, and cooperate with the sensing unit to detect the position of the operating parts during operation, so that you can operate the operations according to the user. The purpose of testing is to achieve the purpose of evaluating the upper limbs.

Description

Upper limb assessment device

The present invention relates to a physical condition assessment device, in particular to an upper limb assessment device.

Referring to Figure 1, an existing upper limb evaluation device 1 is suitable for performing "Box And Block Test (BBT)" and includes two boxes 11 that are laterally spaced apart from each other and define two placement spaces 110. A partition 12 is provided between the boxes 11 and extends longitudinally to a set height, and a plurality of building blocks 13 suitable for operation by a user. When the user performs upper limb assessment, the goal is to take the building blocks 13 first placed in one of the placement spaces 110 with the upper limb on the same side as the placement space 110, and then cross the partition 12 Then place it in another placement space 110. The status of the user's upper limbs can be evaluated by the time it takes to complete a specific number of the building blocks 13, or the number of the building blocks 13 completed within a specific time.

Referring to Figure 2, another existing upper limb assessment device 2 is suitable for performing the "Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT)" and includes a device with multiple The base plate 21 of the holes 210 and a plurality of operating posts 22 inserted into the holes 210 for operation. Although the test performed by the existing upper limb assessment equipment 2 is called the nine-hole post test, when actually performing the test, the number of the holes 210 and the operating posts 22 can also be designed according to the needs of the tester. The condition of the tester's upper limbs can be evaluated based on the time it takes for the tester to place all the operating posts 22 into the holes 210 respectively.

Referring to Figure 3, there is an existing assessment aid 3 similar to the existing upper limb assessment device 2 shown in Figure 2, suitable for performing the "Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test (MMDT)". The existing evaluation aid 3 includes a first plate 31 that defines a plurality of first circular holes 310, a second plate 32 that defines a plurality of second circular holes 320, and a plurality of operating components. The round cake pieces 33 are inserted into the first round holes 310 and the second round holes 320 . Each round cake piece 33 has two colored surfaces 331 and 332 located on opposite sides and having different colors. When a tester uses the existing assessment aid 3 to perform the Minnesota Hand Dexterity Test, the first plate 31 and the second plate 32 are first placed at intervals in the front-to-back direction of the tester, and then The round cake pieces 33 are first placed into the first round holes 310 with the colored surface 331 of the same color facing upward. The test performed by the tester must first flip each round cake piece 33 to another colored surface 332 showing a different color, and then place it into any of the second round holes 320 . Likewise, by calculating the time to completion, the condition of the subject's upper limbs can be assessed.

Although the three devices presented in Figures 1 to 3 all perform upper limb assessment, assessment, but each is designed for users in different situations and can produce different assessment effects and cannot replace each other. Therefore, for places such as occupational therapy centers that must be fully equipped with all the necessary equipment, or for patients who need to perform rehabilitation exercises or practice frequently at home, multiple sets of equipment must be available at the same time, even if Regardless of the necessary purchase cost, if frequent use is required, space for configuration and storage must be reserved, so it is difficult to universally configure it to meet usage needs.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an evaluation device that integrates multiple functions and can be conveniently configured for use on the upper limbs.

Therefore, the upper limb evaluation device of the present invention includes a main unit, an operating unit, and a sensing unit installed on the main unit.

The main unit includes a box that defines an upwardly open application space, a cover that is detachably covered with the box and has a plurality of outwardly opening placement slots, and a cover that is used to erect the application space. Space and partitions that divide the application space into two operating areas spaced left and right.

The operating unit includes a plurality of operating parts adapted for operation, moving between the operating areas, or being placed in the placement slots of the cover.

The sensing unit is used to detect the position where the operating parts are placed.

The effect of the present invention is that when the partition separates the operating areas "Box And Block Test (BBT)" can be performed by using these operating parts; and as long as it matches the form of the placement slot on the cover and uses the corresponding operating parts, it can also be performed. Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT)" and "Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test (MMDT)". Therefore, a single set of integrated equipment that is easy to configure can perform multiple upper limb assessment tests at the same time. It does have the required multi-functionality and can be used conveniently at any time.

4: Main unit

41:Box

410: Application space

42: Cover

420: Placement slot

421:Top surface

428:Wide diameter groove

429: Narrow diameter groove

43:Partition

431:Basic section

432: Amplified segment

433: Positioning Department

434: Feature Film Department

44:Containment component

440:Storage space

5: Operating unit

50: Operating parts

51: First operation block

511: First color side

512: Second color side

52: Second operation block

6: Sensing unit

61: Weight sensor

62:Detector

7: Expansion unit

S: operating area

Z: Setting area

A: Additional area

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional upper limb assessment device; Figure 2 is a perspective exploded view illustrating another conventional upper limb assessment device. Upper limb assessment equipment; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an existing assessment aid; Figure 4 is a three-dimensional exploded view illustrating a first embodiment of the upper limb assessment device of the present invention; Figures 5 and 6 are both schematic diagrams, Describes a sensing unit of the first embodiment; Figure 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating the use of the first embodiment to perform testing; Figure 8 is a three-dimensional exploded view illustrating a second embodiment of the upper limb evaluation device of the present invention example; Figure 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating another implementation of a partition of the main unit of the second embodiment; Figure 10 is a perspective exploded view illustrating a third embodiment of the upper limb evaluation device of the present invention; and FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating the integration of the partition and a detector of the sensing unit in the third embodiment.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are designated with the same numbering.

Referring to Figure 4, a first embodiment of an upper limb evaluation device of the present invention is shown. This first embodiment includes a main unit 4, an operating unit 5 suitable for operation by a user, and an operating unit 5 installed on the main unit 4. Sensing unit 6, and an expansion unit 7 connected to the sensing unit 6. In this first embodiment, it is possible to perform at least the "Box And Block Test (BBT)", the "Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT)", and the "Minnesota Manual Dexterity" Test (Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test, MMDT)". However, in actual implementation, it is not limited to executing the aforementioned test types.

The main unit 4 includes a box 41 surrounding an upwardly open application space 410, a cover 42 detachably covering the box 41, and a cover for erecting the box 41. A partition 43 is provided in the application space 410 and divides the application space 410 into two left and right operating areas S, and a storage component 44 is detachably provided at the bottom of the box 41 and defines a storage space 440 . The cover 42 has a plurality of outwardly opening placement grooves 420 and a top surface 421 facing upward and defining the placement grooves 420 . The top surface 421 defines two installation areas Z that are spaced apart from each other, and forms an additional area A located on one side of the installation areas Z. Among them, the placement grooves 420 of the cover 42 have a plurality of wide-diameter grooves 428 with larger diameters and are arranged in equal numbers in the installation areas Z, and a plurality of wide-diameter grooves 428 with diameters smaller than the equal number of grooves 428. A narrow-diameter groove 429 is provided in the additional area A. In addition, the storage component 44 can be specifically a drawer, thereby providing the storage space 440 for storing objects.

The operating unit 5 includes a plurality of operating parts 50 adapted to be operated and moved between the operating areas S, or placed in the placement slots 420 of the cover 42 . Specifically, the operating parts 50 have a plurality of first operating blocks 51 in the shape of a pancake, and a plurality of second operating blocks 52 in the shape of a rod. Wherein, each first operating block 51 is used to be placed in any of the wide-diameter grooves 428, and has a first color surface 511, and a color opposite to the first color surface 511 and the color presented is the same as that of the third color surface 511. A second color rendering surface 512 with a different color rendering surface 511 . Each second operating block 52 is used to be inserted into any one of the narrow-diameter grooves 429 .

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6 in conjunction with FIG. 4 , the sensing unit 6 is used to detect the positions where the operating parts 50 are placed, and includes two sensors spaced apart from each other on the box 41 and respectively corresponding to the operating areas S. Weight sensor 61, and one is disposed in the application space 410 and The detector 62 is used to detect whether the operating parts 50 are placed in the placement slots 420 . As shown in FIG. 5 , through the weight sensed by the weight sensors 61 , the weight of the objects placed in the operation areas S can be sensed, thereby knowing that the operating parts 50 are in the operation areas S. S; as shown in Figure 6, the detector 62 preferably adopts an optical mechanism to facilitate detecting whether there are items placed in the placement slots 420, thereby knowing where the operating parts 50 are placed. In the case of these placement slots 420.

Referring back to FIG. 4 , the expansion unit 7 can specifically be a smart reality glasses such as HoloLens, or a relatively simplified smart phone or smart tablet. The expansion unit 7 can provide corresponding visual effects images to the user based on the data or status sensed by the sensing unit 6, thereby optimizing the richness of the test and transforming the test into an operating mechanism similar to a video game. The purpose is to increase the user's willingness to engage in testing and make the test more interesting.

Specifically, regardless of the type, the operating parts 50 can provide the user to cooperate with the operating areas S and the partition 43 to perform the "Box And Block Test (BBT)" operation. . In addition, as long as the cover 42 is placed on the box 41, the wide-diameter slots 428 of the placement slots 420 can be used to coordinate the opposite sides of the round cake-shaped pancake with different colors. Wait for the first operation block 51 to perform the "Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test (MMDT)". The narrow-diameter slots 429 of the placement slots 420 can cooperate with the generally rod-shaped second operating blocks 52 to perform the "Nine Hole Peg Test." NHPT)". In other words, the first embodiment can integrate the necessary elements for three types of tests, so only one set of equipment is needed to meet the needs of multiple tests.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 at the same time, as long as the operating parts 50 are placed in the operating area S on one side, the setting for performing the BBT test is completed. At this time, since the weight sensors 61 respectively sense the weight of the operating areas S, one of the weight sensors 61 will sense the weight of the operating parts 50 . Then, as the tester gradually moves the operating parts 50 across the partition 43 to another operating area S, the weight sensed by the other weight sensor 61 will gradually increase until the weight sensed by the weight sensor 61 is reached. The measured weight is accumulated to the weight of all the operating parts 50 , which means that the tester has completed the test. It is worth mentioning that when the user performs the test, the expansion unit 7 can provide an expanded visual effect such as an execution progress bar based on the data changes of the weight sensors 61 , or change the operations. By changing the item 50 to an augmented reality image of fruit, for example, a test situation similar to a video game can be created to increase the user's willingness to engage.

Referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 6 , when the first embodiment is used to perform NHPT and MMDT tests, the detector 62 can not only detect that the first operating blocks 51 are placed in the wide-diameter grooves 428 , but also the The second operation block 52 is placed in the narrow-diameter grooves 429. For the test of MMDT, each movement of the first operation block 51 needs to be reversed. The detector 62 can also sense the reflected wavelength through an optical mechanism. difference, thereby confirming whether the user correctly performs the operation of turning over the first operation blocks 51. Likewise When performing NHPT and MMDT tests, the expansion unit 7 (see Figure 4) can also match the sensing status of the sensing unit 6 to provide expanded visual effects, making the test more fun like a video game. , thereby increasing the user's willingness to engage.

It should be added that after the test is performed using the first embodiment, the operating parts 50 and the partition 43 can be placed in the storage space 440. In addition to being neatly stored to avoid losing the operating parts 50 , also makes the first embodiment present a box-shaped appearance that is easier to store after the cover 42 is covered with the box 41, which is more conducive to increasing the willingness to configure it in places with relevant needs.

Referring to Figure 8, a second embodiment of the upper limb evaluation device of the present invention is shown. The difference between this second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the partition 43 has a frame that exceeds the box when it is installed in the application space 410. There is a base section 431 with a set height at the top edge of 41, and an expansion section 432 optionally installed on the base section 431. This second embodiment is mainly adapted to the BBT test. If the user needs to increase the height of the partition 43 to adjust the difficulty, or to meet the needs of the user's height and body shape, etc., the expansion section 432 can be used. Increase the height of the partition 43 relative to the bottom of the box 41 .

Referring to FIG. 9 , another implementation of the second embodiment is shown. The expansion section 432 of the partition 43 is foldably pivoted to the base section 431 , thereby allowing the partition 43 to remain in place. Condition of single accessory. When you want to adjust the height, you only need to flip the amplification section 432 relative to the base section 431 until the amplification section 432 and the base section 431 extend in the same direction, and then you can adjust the height to a heightened state. Therefore, the partition 43 can play a possible role in While adjusting the function, it is also easier to store.

Referring to Figures 10 and 11, a third embodiment of the upper limb evaluation device of the present invention is shown. The difference between the third embodiment and the first embodiment is that the detector 62 of the sensing unit 6 is integrated The partition 43 of the main unit 4 has a positioning part 433 for positioning in the application space 410, and two pivots are provided on the positioning part 433 and are integrated with the detector 62 , and can extend between a separation state that commonly extends upward to separate the operating areas S, and a functional piece that pivots in a direction away from each other to move the detector 62 toward the detection state of the cover 42 Department 434.

In order to further simplify the components of the third embodiment, since the partition 43 required for performing the BBT test is not required for performing the NHPT and MMDT tests, it is considered that the sensing unit 6 is The detector 62 is integrated in the partition 43 . When performing the BBT test, the partition 43 can be adjusted to the separated state in which the functional piece portions 434 jointly extend upward from the positioning portion 433, thereby meeting the need to separate the application space 410 into the operating areas S. . When performing NHPT and MMDT tests, the partition 43 can be adjusted to the detection state so that the functional piece portions 434 face the cover 42 to exert the required detection function.

In summary, the upper limb evaluation device of the present invention can integrate the equipment required to perform BBT, NHPT, and MMDT testing. In addition to being integrated into a single set of equipment to facilitate configuration and storage, it can also meet the multi-functional testing requirements. , can also provide additional multimedia effects through the expansion unit 7, optimize the tester's willingness to use photography When convenient. Therefore, the purpose of the present invention can indeed be achieved.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made based on the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. Within the scope covered by the patent of this invention.

4: Main unit

41:Box

410: Application space

42: Cover

420: Placement slot

421:Top surface

428:Wide diameter groove

429: Narrow diameter groove

43:Partition

44:Containment component

440:Storage space

5: Operating unit

50: Operating parts

51: First operation block

511: First color side

512: Second color side

52: Second operation block

6: Sensing unit

61: Weight sensor

7: Expansion unit

Z: Setting area

A: Additional area

S: operating area

Claims (14)

An upper limb evaluation device includes: a main unit, including a box surrounding an upwardly open application space, and a cover that is detachably covered with the box and has a plurality of outwardly opening placement slots. , and a partition used to erect in the application space and divide the application space into two left and right operating areas; an operating unit including a plurality of operating areas suitable for operation and moving between the operating areas, or Operating parts placed in the placement slots of the cover; and a sensing unit installed on the main unit and used to detect the placement positions of the operating parts. The upper limb evaluation device of claim 1, wherein the placement slots of the cover of the main unit have a plurality of wide-diameter slots with larger apertures, and a plurality of narrow-diameter apertures smaller than the wide-diameter slots. groove. The upper limb evaluation device of claim 2, wherein the cover of the main unit also has a top surface facing upward and distinguishing two setting areas spaced apart from each other, and the equal-width grooves are provided in equal numbers respectively. in these settings areas. The upper limb evaluation device according to claim 3, wherein the top surface of the cover of the main unit also forms an additional area located on one side of the setting areas, and the narrow-diameter grooves are provided in the additional area. middle. The upper limb evaluation device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the operating parts of the operating unit have a plurality of first operating blocks, and each of the first operating blocks is used to be placed on any of the wide diameter groove, and has a first color surface, and a color opposite to the first color surface and the color presented is different from the first color surface. The same second color side. The upper limb evaluation device according to claim 4, wherein the operating parts of the operating unit have a plurality of second operating blocks, and each of the second operating blocks is in the shape of a rod and is used to be inserted into any of the narrow diameter groove. The upper limb evaluation device according to claim 1, wherein the sensing unit includes two weight sensors spaced apart from each other on the box and respectively corresponding to the operating areas. The upper limb evaluation device according to claim 1 or 7, wherein the sensing unit includes a detector disposed in the application space and used to detect whether the operating parts are placed in the placement slots. The upper limb evaluation device of claim 8, wherein the detector of the sensing unit is integrated into the partition of the main unit. The upper limb evaluation device of claim 9, wherein the partition of the main unit has a positioning part for positioning in the application space, and two pivots are provided on the positioning part and are integrated with the detector. , and can extend between a separation state that commonly extends upward to separate the operating areas, and a functional piece that pivots in a direction away from each other to move the detector toward the detection state of the cover. The upper limb evaluation device of claim 1, wherein the partition of the main unit has a base section that exceeds the top edge of the box by a set height when installed in the application space, and a base section that is optionally erected on the Amplified segment on base segment. The upper limb evaluation device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the expansion section of the partition is foldably pivoted on the base section. The upper limb evaluation device as described in claim 1 further includes an expansion unit connected to the sensing unit and used to present an amplification effect according to the positions of the operating components. The upper limb evaluation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main unit further includes a spacer detachably disposed at the bottom of the box and surrounding a storage space for accommodating the partition and the operating parts. Containment components.

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