MAUREEN HOLDEN
Physical Therapy in Waltham, MA

License number
Massachusetts 1870
Issued Date
Nov 18, 1971
Expiration Date
Sep 24, 2017
Type
Physical Therapist
Address
Address
Waltham, MA 02452

Professional information

Maureen Holden Photo 1

Multi-User Smartglove For Virtual Environment-Based Rehabilitation

US Patent:
2012015, Jun 21, 2012
Filed:
Jan 20, 2010
Appl. No.:
13/145436
Inventors:
Mark Sivak - Boston MA, US
Maureen K. Holden - Waltham MA, US
Constantinos Mavroidis - Arlington MA, US
Avi Bajpai - New York NY, US
Caitlyn Bintz - Brighton MA, US
Jason Chrisos - Allston MA, US
Andrew Clark - Boston MA, US
Drew Lentz - Potomac MD, US
International Classification:
A63B 24/00
US Classification:
482 4
Abstract:
A low-cost, virtual environment, rehabilitation system and a glove input device for patients suffering from stroke or other neurological impairments for independent, in-home use, to improve upper extremity motor function, including hand and finger control. The system includes a low-cost input device for tracking arm, hand, and finger movement; an open source gaming engine; and a processing device. The system is controllable to provide four types of multiple patient/user interactions: competition, cooperation, counter-operative, and mixed.


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Virtual Ankle And Balance Trainer System

US Patent:
2011025, Oct 20, 2011
Filed:
Dec 6, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/960837
Inventors:
Joseph Malack - Rochester NY, US
Rebecca Bularzik - North Andover MA, US
Nathan Willard - Somerville MA, US
Timothy Deso - Auburn MA, US
Constantinos Mavroidis - Arlington MA, US
Maureen K. Holden - Waltham MA, US
Maciej Pietrusinski - Cambridge MA, US
Ye Ding - Malden MA, US
Brian Weinberg - San Diego CA, US
International Classification:
A63B 24/00
US Classification:
482 4
Abstract:
A rehabilitation system that combines robotics and interactive gaming to facilitate performance of task-specific, repetitive exercise to enable individuals undergoing rehabilitation to improve the performance of coordinated movements of the ankle, and to practice balance activities, is disclosed. More specifically, the rehabilitation system includes at least one two degree-of-freedom robotic, haptic interface for a mammalian foot and interactive gaming hardware that is coupled to a controller, to provide a virtual reality-like environment.