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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1997
Donald D Maurer, Marine on St. Croix, MN (US);
Michael L Kalm, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Alexander Kipnis, New Hope, MN (US);
Poonam Agarwala, New Brighton, MN (US);
Empi, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An electronic pain feedback system for use by a patient in determining the effectiveness of a pain treatment. The system includes an input device connected to a memory device. The input device includes a scale on which the patient enters perceived pain level data to initiate the pain treatment. The input device signals this data to the memory device where it is recorded. The electronic pain feedback system can alternatively include a clock and intensity sensor for recording a treatment session duration and intensity. The data received and recorded can be used by the electronic pain feedback system to evaluate the effectiveness of the pain treatment.