EP 3508187 A1 20190710 - AN APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR DETECTING A VARIABLE FORCE
Title (en)
AN APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR DETECTING A VARIABLE FORCE
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VERFAHREN ZUR ERKENNUNG EINER VARIABLEN KRAFT
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS DE DÉTECTION D'UNE FORCE VARIABLE
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Application
Priority
EP 18150657 A 20180108
Abstract (en)
An apparatus comprising an inflatable bladder connectable to a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor configured to detect changes in pressure within the inflatable bladder caused by a variable force applied to the inflatable bladder, wherein the inflatable bladder is configured to have an inflated volume such that the range of pressure corresponding to the variable force substantially matches a predefined range of the pressure sensor.
IPC 8 full level
A61G 7/057 (2006.01); A61H 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61H 9/0078 (2013.01); A61G 2203/34 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0142 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0149 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5005 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5071 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
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- [X] US 2014059781 A1 20140306 - LAFLECHE PATRICK [US], et al
- [X] US 2008109964 A1 20080515 - FLOCARD THIERRY [FR], et al
- [X] WO 2016055992 A1 20160414 - MEDICAL COMPRESSION SYSTEMS DBN LTD [IL]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 18150657 A 20180108