Therapy and physical training device

Inventors

Orr, Eran

Assignees

XR Health IL Ltd

Abstract

A therapy and physical training system, comprising one or more movement sensors each of which positioned on a corresponding body part of a user, a first computer on a processor of which an application is running and a head mounted housing which is configured with a display on which images generated by the first computer are visible to the user. The application is configured to receive inputs from each of the sensors or from a second computer in data communication with each of the sensors, the application also configured to generate, in response to a real-time disposition of each of the corresponding body parts during performance of an exercise related body movement, a virtual reality object viewable by the user, the object being indicative of an additional body movement to be made by the user in order to conform with a user-specific exercise program.

Core Innovation

The patent describes a cost-effective therapy and physical training system for a neck therapy device that uses a head harness and a head mounted display. The system includes a first computer that generates images visible to the user on a head mounted housing, where the images are a function of a real-time disposition of corresponding body parts during performance of an exercise related body movement.

The generated content includes a virtual reality object viewable by the user that is indicative of an additional body movement to be made by the user to conform with a user-specific exercise program. To drive the additional body movement, the system uses one or more movement sensors and one or more bio-feedback sensors.

The one or more bio-feedback sensors output a signal indicative of a pain intensity level experienced by the user during performance of the body movement and of additional body movement, and the movement sensors output a signal indicative of a level of user-specific impairment including a starting position and an ending position. Based on these inputs, the first computer generates, in response to real-time disposition, the virtual reality object viewable by the user and encourages continuing motion beyond the ending position when the pain intensity level is not above a predetermined intensity.

The patent also describes a method in which the processor and the movement sensors determine a starting position and an ending position for a selected neck region and transmit signals indicative of these positions to a computerized device in data communication with the display. The processor and the bio-feedback sensors determine a pain intensity level and transmit a signal indicative of the pain intensity level to the computerized device. The computerized device then generates additional images to urge the patient in continuing the head motion beyond the ending position if the pain intensity level is below a predetermined threshold.

Claims Coverage

The document provides two independent claims, a system claim and a method claim, each defining a core loop of sensing, determining starting and ending positions and pain intensity, and generating corrective virtual reality images. Across these independent claims, the coverage includes real-time disposition-based virtual reality object generation and conditional encouragement to continue motion based on a predetermined pain intensity threshold.

Overall, the independent claims cover a VR-based neck exercise and therapy system and method that use movement sensors and bio-feedback sensors to derive a starting position, an ending position, and a pain intensity level, and that generate virtual reality object and additional images intended to urge additional motion only when pain intensity is below, or not above, a predetermined threshold.

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