Dec. 31st, 2003 --
Fresno, CA – Dec. 31st, 2003 /MiniSun/ – MiniSun LLC has just introduced a new portable device for detailed gait analysis and outcome validations of rehab and surgical procedures. Compared with normal gait lab, which has a size of hundreds of square feet and costs $500,000+, the new device is hand-held and costs under $5000!

“This device is what researchers have been waiting for in decades. Truly astounding!”, said Dr. Kuan Zhang of New York Obesity Research Center, Columbia University, after he completed a clinical study validating the IDEEA – Intelligent Device for Energy Expenditure and Activity. A number of other doctors nationwide and internationally had tried the IDEEA device and highly recommended its use, including Orthopedics, Worker's Comp, Rehab, Obesity, Fitness, to name a few.

Physical activity is fundamental to human life. Automation and industrialization in a short 50-year period have dramatically reduced the amount of physical activity, and completely changed our lifestyle and work environment. The U.S. government health website (http://health.gov/healthypeople/LHI) has listed physical activity as the leading health indicator for the Nation in the next 10 years. IDEEA is the only device in the world that can quantify physical activity, monitor lifestyle, or perform behavior analysis with unprecedented accuracy and versatility. It detects and reports how long and how often a person sits, stands, walks, climbs stairs, or sleeps during a day. It provides 20+ critical criteria for each gait made, and numerous indices on the duration, frequency, and intensity of these activities and their caloric consumption, every second, on 24-hour basis.

Supported by NIH grant and after 7 years of hard work, Dr. Ming Sun and his team from MiniSun have finally made the IDEEA available to the market. Small yet powerful, IDEEA can do wonders impossible by any others. The software provides details of motion and daily activity with unprecedented accuracy and sophistication, shows in-depth analysis of speed, distance traveled, energy cost of physical activity in curves, charts, and tables. It also computes power, work, and energy expenditure of physical activity and exercises, anytime, anywhere.

IDEEA design was awarded a major NIH grant (DK62587) with an outstanding score, as indicated by the reviewers from the Center for Scientific Review Panel, NIH: “A tremendous amount of information can be obtained with a minimally invasive device using extremely sophisticated technology.”

More information: www.Minisun.com
Contact: Dr. Ming Sun, 1-559-438-5371, E-Mail: Ming@MiniSun.com
Source: MiniSun LLC, 935 Millcreek Drive, Fresno, California, USA 93720
Phone: 1-559-439-4600, Fax: 1-559-439-4641