EP-4736831-A2 - INTELLIGENCE ENGINE SYSTEM AND METHOD

EP4736831A2EP 4736831 A2EP4736831 A2EP 4736831A2EP-4736831-A2

Abstract

A percussive therapy system comprises a percussive massage device comprising a network interface; an intelligence engine configured to receive manual capture data and real-time tracking data from the percussive massage device, receive remote data inputs from at least one remote data source, generate recommendation data comprising a recommended protocol to be performed by the percussive massage device; wherein the recommendation data is generated from at least one of demographic data, activity data comprising prior use of the percussive massage device, temporal data comprising timing of use of the percussive massage device, analytics data corresponding to use of the percussive massage device, and biometric data, received from the manual capture data, the real-time tracking data, and the remote data inputs.

Inventors

The designation of the inventor has not yet been filed

Assignees

Therabody, Inc.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260506
Application Date: 20201008

Claims (14)

A percussive therapy system comprising: a percussive massage device comprising a network interface; an intelligence engine configured to receive manual capture data and real-time tracking data from the percussive massage device, receive remote data inputs from at least one remote data source, generate recommendation data comprising a recommended protocol to be performed by the percussive massage device; wherein the recommendation data is generated from at least one of demographic data, activity data comprising prior use of the percussive massage device, temporal data comprising timing of use of the percussive massage device, analytics data corresponding to use of the percussive massage device, and biometric data, received from the manual capture data, the real-time tracking data, and the remote data inputs.
The percussive therapy system of claim 1, wherein the intelligence engine is configured to generate, based on the manual capture data and real-time tracking data, a weighted score including a recovery determination for a user; and wherein the recommended protocol comprises a routine comprising steps to guide application of a percussive massage device to areas of the user's body, and wherein the percussive therapy system is configured to modify steps within the routine to improve the weighted score.
The percussive therapy system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the recommendation data is provided to the percussive massage device.
The percussive therapy system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein each of the steps within the routine includes an area of application and a duration of application to that area.
The percussive therapy system of claim 4, wherein each of the steps within the routine further comprises a force applied during application, an attachment used during application, or a frequency setting used during application.
The percussive therapy system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the recommendation data is generated based at least in part on aggregated data from at least one of the demographic data, the activity data, the temporal data, the analytics data, and the biometric data of a user stored on a remote server.
The percussive therapy system of claim 6, wherein the percussive therapy system is configured to modify steps among the series of steps to improve the weighted score based on the aggregated data.
The percussive therapy system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the activity data comprises at least one of a type of exercise activity, a volume of the exercise activity, an intensity of the exercise activity, and a trend in activity parameters over time.
The percussive therapy system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the temporal data comprises at least one of an absolute time of an exercise routine of a user and a relative time of the exercise routine to a predetermined event.
The percussive therapy system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the analytics data comprises at least one of a duration of use, a frequency of use, a force of use, and an attachment use of the percussive massage device.
The percussive therapy system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the biometric data comprises at least one of a heart rate of a user, a heart rate variation of the user, sleep metrics of the user, a temperature of the user, and imaging data comprising at least one of a thermographic image of a user, an ultrasound of the user, and an x-ray image of the user.
The percussive therapy system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the weighted score further includes a wellness determination or a behavior determination.
The percussive therapy system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the recommendation data further includes at least a second percussive massage device routine.
The percussive therapy system of claim 1 or claim 2, comprising a library of protocols, wherein the percussive therapy system is configured to generate the recommendation data in a manner that comprises obtaining the protocol from the library of protocols.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application No. 16/869,389, filed May 7, 2020, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application No. 16/796,143, filed February 20, 2020, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/912,392, filed October 8, 2019, U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/899,098, filed September 11, 2019 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/844,424, filed May 7, 2019. This application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application No. 16/675,772, filed November 6, 2019, now U.S. Patent No. 10,702,448, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/785,151, filed on December 26, 2018. All applications listed above are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to a system related to percussive massage devices. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The background description disclosed anywhere in this patent application includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art. SUMMARY OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a percussive therapy system that includes a percussive massage device that includes a network interface, and an intelligence engine. The intelligence engine is configured to receive manual capture data and real-time tracking data from the percussive massage device, receive remote data from a remote data source, and generate recommendation data comprising a recommended protocol to be performed by the percussive massage device. The recommendation data is generated from demographic, activity, temporal, analytics, and biometric data, received from the manual capture data, the real-time tracking data, and the remote data inputs. The recommendation data may then be provided to the percussive massage device. The recommendation data may be generated based at least in part on aggregated data from the manual capture data, the real-time tracking data, and the remote data inputs. The recommended protocol may include at least one step of a recommended routine, and may be particularized to a user of the device. The recommended protocol is configured to be particularized to a user of the percussive massage device based on demographic, activity, temporal, biometric, and imaging data. The recommended protocol may be modified by these data sources and may include a modification of steps in an exercise routine, inclusion or exclusion of a body part of a user in the exercise routine, duration of the routine, and frequency, force, and attachments utilized by the percussive massage device. The recommendation data may include a behavior modification recommendation and a wellness insight, and may include a user notification of the recommended protocol, a change to the recommended protocol, and a behavior recommendation, and may be generated from a weighted scoring determination including a recovery determination score, a wellness determination score, and a behavior determination score. The recovery determination score may identify a measure of time before a user's heart rate has recovered from an exercise routine. The wellness determination score may assess sleep metrics and patterns of a user for a predetermined time period. The demographic data may include a biological parameter of a user, an age of the user, a height of the user, and a weight of the user. The activity data may include a type of exercise activity, a volume of the exercise activity, an intensity of the exercise activity, and a trend in activity parameters over time. The volume of the exercise activity may include a distance, a time, and a number of repetitions. The intensity of the exercise activity may include a pace of the exercise activity or a load associated with the exercise activity. The temporal data may include an absolute time of an exercise routine of a user and a relative time of the exercise routine to a predetermined event. The analytics data may include a duration of use, a frequency of use, a force of use, and an attachment use of the percussive massage device. The analytics data may be particularized to a body part of a user. The biometric data may include a heart rate of a user, a heart rate variation of the user, sleep metrics of the user, and a temperature of the user. The biometric data may include a thermographic image of a user, an ultrasound of the user, and an x-ray image of the user. A method of providing therapeutic effect using a percussive massage device includes receiving manual capture data and real-time tracking data of the percussive massage device, receiving remote data inputs from at least one remote data source, aggregating th