AVITAL FAST
Medical Practice at Brookville Rd, Muttontown, NY

License number
DC MD9590
Issued Date
Nov 19, 1976
Expiration Date
Apr 30, 1997
Category
MEDICINE
Type
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Address
Address
162 Brookville Rd, Muttontown, NY 11545
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Method And Apparatus For Gait Measurement

US Patent:
5511571, Apr 30, 1996
Filed:
Nov 5, 1993
Appl. No.:
8/149214
Inventors:
Ronald S. Adrezin - Pocono Summit PA
Marc A. Cordaro - Sudbury MA
Fikre S. Wang - Wheaton MD
Avital Fast - Brookville NY
International Classification:
A61H 300
US Classification:
135 66
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for gait measurement in which a walking aid such as a walker, cane, or crutch is instrumented with load sensors to measure the loads in the aid as it is being used. The measured loads are used to analyze the user's gait to insure proper selection and sizing of a walking aid, stability of the user, and proper limb loading. In a preferred embodiment, strain gauges are mounted on the legs of a walker and connected through a signal processing interface to a computer for data analysis and display. The gauges are mounted, calibrated, and connected to the signal processing interface so as to permit measurement of the axial, bending, and torsional forces in each leg of the walker as it is being used. This data is then used for qualitative and quantitative assessment of the user's gait.