Wireless Movement Disorder Monitor

描述（由申请人提供）：目标是设计，制造和临床评估用于监测和记录运动障碍的无线设备。具体来说，该设备将用于评估帕金森病的治疗效果。帕金森病导致残疾的三个主要症状包括震颤、运动迟缓和僵硬。目前的治疗方法，如药物干预和深部脑刺激侧重于减轻这些症状，以提高生活质量。客观地量化这些症状将有助于评估这些干预措施的效果。该项目将集成硬件并开发软件算法，以分析、量化并向临床医生提供定量数据。定量数据将与目前的评估标准有关，即联合帕金森病评定量表。该设备将包括临床医生和研究人员的接口。这种无线设备可以在家中或在活动期间（如步态）对帕金森病患者进行实时监测。最后一种设备将允许在家里对帕金森患者进行研究。在家里监测帕金森的症状可以让医生捕捉到在办公室就诊时看不到的症状的复杂波动模式。该设备将从病人家中收集的数据下载到医生办公室的电脑上。这将允许医生适当地改变治疗方案。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess a wireless device for monitoring and recording movement disorders. Specifically, the device will be developed for evaluating the efficacy of treatments for Parkinson's disease. Three major symptoms of Parkinson's disease that lead to disability include tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity. Current treatments such as pharmaceutical interventions and deep brain stimulation focus on alleviating these symptoms to improve quality of life. Objectively quantifying these symptoms will aid in evaluating the efficacy of these interventions. The project will integrate hardware and develop software algorithms to analyze, quantify, and present quantitative data to clinicians. The quantitative data will be related to the current standard for evaluation, the United Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale. The device will include clinician and research interfaces. The wireless device could provide real-time monitoring of Parkinson's at home or during activities such as gait. The final device will allow at-home studies of Parkinson's patients. Monitoring Parkinson's symptoms at home would allow physicians to capture complex fluctuation patterns of the symptoms not seen during an office visit. The device would download data collect at a patient's home to a computer at the physician's office. This will allow physicians to change treatment protocols appropriately.