Rachel W Jackson

US Patent:

20120283602, Nov 8, 2012

Filed:

Apr 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/446610

Inventors:

Steven E. Irby - Houston TX, US
Dillon P. Eng - Seattle WA, US
Rachel Jackson - Springfield VA, US
Allison C. Scully - St. Louis MO, US
Jessica Scully - St. Louis MO, US
Robert Likamwa - Bellevue WA, US
Marcia K. O'Malley - Houston TX, US
Gloria R. Gogola - Houston TX, US
Avery Laurel Cate - Inez TX, US

Assignee:

Shriners Hospital for Children - Tampa FL
William Marsh Rice University - Houston TX

International Classification:

A61B 5/11

US Classification:

600595

Abstract:

An electronic pegboard setup is provided for assessing patient dexterity. In certain embodiments, the pegboard setup may be wireless and may employ pegs equipped with sensors that that allow tracking of the motion of the peg in three-dimensions and over time. In one such embodiment, a visual output of the motion path may be provided to the clinician. In such an embodiment, the device may provide quantitative data regarding motion path to assess patient dexterity.

US Patent:

20210369537, Dec 2, 2021

Filed:

Feb 24, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/184109

Inventors:

- Pittsburgh PA, US
Rachel W. Jackson - Pittsburgh PA, US
Steven H. Collins - Pittsburgh PA, US

International Classification:

A61H 3/00
A61H 1/02
A61B 5/103
F16C 1/14

Abstract:

This document describes an exoskeleton device that includes a cable, a lever that is connected to the cable, a frame comprising a strut that redirects the cable toward the lever, wherein the frame is coupled to the lever by a rotational joint; and a motor that is connected to the cable and configured to cause the cable to provide a torque about the rotational joint, wherein the cable is configured to provide the torque by exerting a first force on the lever and a second force on the frame, and wherein the cable is further configured to provide the torque in a first rotational direction and is prevented from applying the torque in an opposite rotational direction to the first rotational direction.

US Patent:

20180125738, May 10, 2018

Filed:

May 25, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/605313

Inventors:

- Pittsburgh PA, US
Rachel W. Jackson - Pittsburgh PA, US
Steven H. Collins - Pittsburgh PA, US

International Classification:

A61H 3/00
F16C 1/12
A61B 5/103
A61H 1/02

Abstract:

This document describes an exoskeleton device that includes a cable, a lever that is connected to the cable, a frame comprising a strut that redirects the cable toward the lever, wherein the frame is coupled to the lever by a rotational joint; and a motor that is connected to the cable and configured to cause the cable to provide a torque about the rotational joint, wherein the cable is configured to provide the torque by exerting a first force on the lever and a second force on the frame, and wherein the cable is further configured to provide the torque in a first rotational direction and is prevented from applying the torque in an opposite rotational direction to the first rotational direction.