Method and apparatus for rehabilitation of disabled patients

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What I claim is: 1.
An apparatus for the rehabilitation of patients comprising: at least one patient station comprising: means for selectively soliciting a contact from said patient, said means for soliciting being a light; means for receiving said contact from said patient and generating a signal; means for selectively moving said means for receiving to a predetermined position; said means for selectively moving having a robotic arm operable to selectively position said means for receiving to a predetermined position within a predetermined three dimensional area; and a central processing unit communicating with said at least one patient station, said central processing unit having means for receiving said signal from said means for receiving.
2.
The rehabilitation apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for receiving comprises a contact switch.
3.
The rehabilitation apparatus of claim 1 wherein said patient station comprises a home switch which is connected to said central processing unit, said home switch movable for positioning adjacent to said patient.
4.
A rehabilitation system for a patient said system comprising: a central CPU for controlling the operation of said system; at least one robotic arm having an end effector, said end effector having means for soliciting contact from said patient and means for receiving contact from said patient, said robotic arm selectively operable to position said end effector in at least one predetermined position within a predetermined three dimensional area, said end effector having a remote CPU and means for interconnecting said remote CPU with said means for soliciting and said means for receiving, said remote CPU controlling the operation of said means for soliciting and said means for receiving said remote CPU producing a signal when said means for receiving is contacted by said patient; means for controlling the position of said robotic arm, in response to a command from said central CPU; and means for delivering said signal to said central CPU from said remote CPU; and means for receiving and storing said first and second signals whereby said signals may be accessed for analysis