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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2009
Wei-chih Wang, Sammamish, WA (US);
David J. Nuckley, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Per G. Reinhall, Seattle, WA (US);
David Linders, Seattle, WA (US);
Wei-Chih Wang, Sammamish, WA (US);
David J. Nuckley, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Per G. Reinhall, Seattle, WA (US);
David Linders, Seattle, WA (US);
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A clinical sensing glove system to quantify force, shear, hardness, etc., measured in manual therapies is disclosed. A sensor is disposed in a clinical glove. The sensor undergoes micro-bending, macro-bending, evanescent coupling, a change in resonance, a change in polarization, a change in phase modulation, in response to pressure/force applied. The amount of micro-bending, macro-bending, evanescent coupling, change in resonance, change in polarization, and/or change in phase modulation is proportional to the intensity of the pressure/force. A clinician can quantitatively determine the amount of pressure, force, shear, hardness, rotation, etc., applied.