公开(公告)号：US20170087361A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15261728

申请日：2016-09-09

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： SHINOBU ADACHI ,  SOUKSAKHONE BOUNYONG ,  JUN OZAWA

IPC: A61N1/36 ,  A61N1/04 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61N1/36003 ,  A61B5/0476 ,  A61B5/1118 ,  A61B5/4812 ,  A61B5/4836 ,  A61B2505/09 ,  A61N1/0452 ,  A61N1/36014

Abstract: An electrical stimulation apparatus includes a sleep depth determiner that determines a sleep depth by using biological information of a user who is sleeping; an electrical muscular stimulation intensity determiner that determines an electrical muscular stimulation intensity on basis of the sleep depth; and an output that output electrical muscular stimulation by using electrodes arranged on a skin of the user at the electrical muscular stimulation intensity determined by the electrical muscular stimulation intensity determiner.

公开(公告)号：US20190125610A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US16158350

申请日：2018-10-12

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KENTA MURAKAMI ,  STEPHEN WILLIAM JOHN ,  HIROKI TAKEUCHI ,  SHINOBU ADACHI

IPC: A61H1/02 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/11

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes a first wire and a second wire that couple an upper-body belt and a left knee belt to each other on or above a front part and back part of the body of a user, respectively, a third wire and a fourth wire that couple the upper-body belt and a right knee belt to each other on or above the front part and back part of the body of the user, respectively, a motor, a left sensor on the left hand of the user, and a right sensor on the right hand of the user. When a force is applied to the left sensor and no force is applied to the right sensor, the motor makes the tension of the second wire and the third wire greater than the tension of the first wire and the fourth wire. When a force is applied to the right sensor and no force is applied to the left sensor, the motor makes the tension of the first wire and the fourth wire greater than the tension of the second wire and the third wire.

公开(公告)号：US20190110943A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16152456

申请日：2018-10-05

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KENTA MURAKAMI ,  STEPHEN WILLIAM JOHN ,  HIROKI TAKEUCHI ,  SHINOBU ADACHI

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02 ,  A61B5/11

Abstract: In an assistance apparatus, when assisting a user in walking with an object, a motor generates, in a gait phase of a left leg, a tension less than a second threshold value in a first wire during a fifth period other than a first period during which a tension greater than or equal to a first threshold value is generated in the first wire, and a tension greater than or equal to the second threshold value in a second wire during a sixth period other than a second period during which a tension greater than or equal to the first threshold value is generated in the second wire, and generates, in a gait phase of a right leg, a tension less than the second threshold value in a third wire during a seventh period other than a third period during which a tension greater than or equal to the first threshold value is generated in the third wire, and a tension greater than or equal to the second threshold value in a fourth wire during an eighth period other than a fourth period during which a tension greater than or equal to the first threshold value is generated in the fourth wire.

公开(公告)号：US20160198971A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-14

申请号：US14965597

申请日：2015-12-10

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd.

Inventor： SHINOBU ADACHI ,  JUN OZAWA

IPC: A61B5/0478 ,  A61H1/02 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/0478 ,  A61B5/048 ,  A61B5/6817 ,  A61B5/7275 ,  A61B2505/09 ,  A61H1/0266 ,  A61H1/0285 ,  A61H2201/1207 ,  A61H2201/1635 ,  A61H2201/164 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2230/045 ,  A61H2230/105 ,  G16H20/30 ,  G16H40/63

Abstract: A determination system includes a head electrode that is located on a left head portion of a user when an intention of the user to move a portion on a right side of a body of the user is detected and that is located on a right head portion of the user when an intention of the user to move a portion on a left side of the body of the user is detected; an ear hole electrode that is located in an ear hole of the user; an electroencephalogram signal measurer that obtains a voltage between the head electrode and the ear hole electrode; and a determiner that determines whether or not a change in the voltage includes the intention to move the portion on the right side of the body or the intention to move the portion on the left side of the body.

Abstract translation: 确定系统包括当用户移动用户的身体的右侧的部分的意图被检测到位于用户的左头部的头电极，并且位于右头部的 检测用户何时移动用户身体的左侧的部分的意图; 耳孔电极，其位于使用者的耳孔中; 获取头电极和耳孔电极之间的电压的脑波信号测量器; 以及决定器，其确定电压的变化是否包括使身体右侧的部分移动的意图或移动身体左侧的部分的意图。

公开(公告)号：US20190125614A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US16155914

申请日：2018-10-10

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KENTA MURAKAMI ,  STEPHEN WILLIAM JOHN ,  HIROKI TAKEUCHI ,  SHINOBU ADACHI

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes wires, each of which couples an upper-body belt and one of left and right knee belts to each other, and a motor. To promote implementation of first assistance for a user in walking while carrying an object, the motor generates a tension greater than or equal to a third threshold value in a second wire and a fourth wire, a tension greater than or equal to the third threshold value in the second wire and a third wire, and a tension greater than or equal to the third threshold value in a first wire and the fourth wire. During execution of the operation described above, upon receipt of determination of implementation, to indicate that implementation of the first assistance is determined, the motor generates a tension greater than or equal to a fourth threshold value in the second wire and the fourth wire, a tension greater than or equal to the fourth threshold value in the second wire and the third wire, and a tension greater than or equal to the fourth threshold value in the first wire and the fourth wire.

公开(公告)号：US20180370020A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US15982118

申请日：2018-05-17

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KENTA MURAKAMI ,  STEPHEN JOHN ,  MAYUMI KOMATSU ,  SHINOBU ADACHI

IPC: B25J9/00 ,  A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02 ,  H04W4/02

CPC classification number: B25J9/0006 ,  A61H1/0244 ,  A61H1/0262 ,  A61H3/00 ,  A61H3/008 ,  A61H2003/007 ,  A61H2201/0192 ,  A61H2201/1207 ,  A61H2201/14 ,  A61H2201/1621 ,  A61H2201/1642 ,  A61H2201/1652 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5046 ,  A61H2201/5048 ,  A61H2201/5058 ,  A61H2201/5061 ,  A61H2201/5084 ,  A61H2201/5097 ,  H04W4/026

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes first to eighth wires that couple an upper body belt to be worn on an upper body of a user to a first knee belt and a second knee belt to be worn above a left knee and a right knee of the user, respectively, and a motor. In a case of assisting the user in turning left, the motor generates, when a right leg of the user is in a stance phase, a tension larger than or equal to a first threshold in each of the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth wires at an identical timing. In a case of assisting the user in turning right, the motor generates, when a left leg of the user is in a stance phase, a tension larger than or equal to the first threshold in each of the first, third, fifth, and seventh wires at an identical timing.

公开(公告)号：US20170136299A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-18

申请号：US15297408

申请日：2016-10-19

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： SOUKSAKHONE BOUNYONG ,  SHINOBU ADACHI ,  JUN OZAWA

IPC: A63B24/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A63B23/04 ,  A61B5/11

CPC classification number: A63B24/0062 ,  A61B5/1107 ,  A61B5/1118 ,  A61B5/1127 ,  A61B5/1128 ,  A61B5/4519 ,  A63B23/0476 ,  A63B2220/807 ,  A63B2220/836 ,  A63B2230/60 ,  G09B19/0038

Abstract: A muscle activity amount determining device includes a shape obtainer that obtains a shape of a muscle of a user when the user is doing certain exercise; a position identifying unit that identifies a position of the muscle of the user when the user is doing the exercise; a determination circuit that refers to a determination reference that indicates a corresponding relationship between the position and shape of the muscle and an activity amount of the muscle, and determines the activity amount of the muscle using the position of the muscle identified by the position identifying unit and the shape of the muscle obtained by the shape obtainer; and an outputter that outputs the activity amount, determined by the determination circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20190029912A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US16034343

申请日：2018-07-12

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KENTA MURAKAMI ,  STEPHEN JOHN ,  MAYUMI KOMATSU ,  SHINOBU ADACHI

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes first to eighth wires that couple an upper body belt to be worn on an upper body of a user to a first knee belt and a second knee belt to be worn above a left knee and a right knee of the user, respectively, and a motor. When the assistance apparatus assists the user in turning left, the motor generates a tension larger than or equal to a first threshold in each of the second wire, the fourth wire, the sixth wire, and the eighth wire. When the fourth wire or the second wire is broken, the motor changes the wire in which a tension is generated.

公开(公告)号：US20190008714A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US16009508

申请日：2018-06-15

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KENTA MURAKAMI ,  STEPHEN JOHN ,  MAYUMI KOMATSU ,  SHINOBU ADACHI

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes first to eighth wires that couple an upper body belt to be worn on an upper body of a user to a first knee belt and a second knee belt to be worn above a left knee and a right knee of the user, respectively, and a motor. In a case of assisting the user in turning left, the motor generates, when a left leg is in a swing phase and a right leg is in a stance phase, a tension in each of the second, third, sixth, and seventh wires at an identical timing. In a case of assisting the user in turning right, the motor generates, when the left leg is in a stance phase and the right leg is in a swing phase, a tension in each of the second, third, sixth, and seventh wires at an identical timing.

公开(公告)号：US20170196483A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US15392907

申请日：2016-12-28

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： SOUKSAKHONE BOUNYONG ,  SHINOBU ADACHI ,  JUN OZAWA ,  MISAKA KIMURA ,  YUYA WATANABE ,  KEIICHI YOKOYAMA

IPC: A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/0492 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/1117 ,  A61B5/002 ,  A61B5/0492 ,  A61B5/112 ,  A61B5/7264 ,  A61B5/7275 ,  A61B5/7405 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  G16H50/20 ,  G16H50/30

Abstract: A risk-of-falling determination apparatus includes a walk information obtainer that obtains walk information of a user, a myoelectric sensor that measures a first myoelectric potential difference on an anterior surface of a thigh of the user and a second myoelectric potential difference on a posterior surface of the thigh, a control circuit that identifies an interval of a stance phase by using the walk information, calculates a degree of co-contraction at a corresponding leg of the user on the basis of the first and second myoelectric potential differences for the stance phase, and determines whether the degree of co-contraction is greater than or equal to a first threshold, and an outputter that outputs a signal indicating that the user has a high risk of falling if the degree of co-contraction is greater than or equal to the first threshold.