Inventors:
Frank Salvi - Cottage Grove WI, US
John Webster - Madison WI, US
Gabriel Donatell - Madison WI, US
David Meister - Stanford CA, US
Jeremy O'Brien - Milwaukee WI, US
John Thurlow - Chicago IL, US
International Classification:
A61B005/103, A61B005/117
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for detecting, monitoring, measuring and recording the motion of a patient's spine is disclosed. The apparatus includes a vertical member attached to a belt that fits around the patient's waist. A first sensor for detecting and monitoring flexion and extension of the patient's spine in the midsagittal plane is mounted to the lower end of the vertical member. A second sensor for detecting and monitoring lateral bending and movement of the patient's spine in the frontal plane is mounted to the upper end of the vertical member.