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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2019
United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
Christopher E. Beck, Houston, TX (US);
Eduardo Herrera, Houston, TX (US);
Austin Lovan, Houston, TX (US);
Jairo Sanchez, Houston, TX (US);
Andrew S. Donnan, Houston, TX (US);
Roger Rovekamp, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Briana Luthman, Houston, TX (US);
Edward B. Behan, Shirley, NY (US);
Richard M. Prince, Shirley, NY (US);
Arthur J. Lekstutis, Shirley, NY (US);
Abstract
A portable system for dynamometry, exercise, and rehabilitation comprises a base, a detachable servomotor assembly, an embedded control system, and a physical human-machine interface for securing a human limb into a stabilized position for use in a repeatable and ambidextrous manner. In another embodiment, the portable system includes a power source and a user interface subsystem for selecting operative modes and input parameters and for real-time processing, display, and storage of the values collected by the system during operation. In another embodiment, a method for determining strength of an isolated muscle group of a human joint is disclosed. The method includes the steps of mounting and securing a detachable servomotor assembly of a portable dynamometer upon a surface and securing the human joint to be tested into a stable position with an adjustable, ambidextrous distal limb attachment assembly for use of the portable dynamometer in a readily repeatable manner.