A61H2001/0211

REHABILITATION DEVICE PROVIDING LOCOMOTION TRAINING AND METHOD OF USE

In various embodiments, provided herein are systems, methods, processes, and devices for providing locomotive rehabilitation to a subject via one or more gait motions that substantially accurately mimic motions performed in healthy, natural gait cycles. The system may mimic natural gait motions via footplates and handles, and one or more linkage systems. In particular embodiments, the system may further include a motor unit and/or clutch for providing controlled forces assisting or resisting motions of a linkage system. Further, the system may include a tower for operating in a standing or seated position. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a body weight support system that provides offloading forces to a subject.

Motorized air walker and suspension system for paralyzed persons
10299981 · 2019-05-28 ·

A system for patient rehabilitation includes a first movable frame including an articulating bed, wherein the bed is configured to be selectively articulated to an inclined position, a suspension system, wherein the suspension system is disposed within the articulating bed and is selectively adjustable to accommodate varying patient height, a harness, wherein the harness is selectively engageable with the suspension system, wherein the harness is selectively adjustable to accommodate varying patient sizes, a second movable frame including a walker, wherein the walker includes a pair of legs and a motor, wherein approximation of the two movable frames permits the patient to easily utilize the walker from the bed.

WALK THERAPY STATION
20190105530 · 2019-04-11 ·

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a walking therapy station having multiple right linkages and multiple left linkages, where at least one of the right or left linkages is operably coupled to an actuator to transition the station from a standing mode to a walking mode. In an illustrative example, the station may have five right linkages and five left linkages, with a set of knee pads and foot pads. The station may include an actuator operably coupled to transition the station between walking and standing modes, for example. Various embodiments of the station may enable a user who is disabled or paralyzed to transition from sitting position, to a standing position, and then to a walking position, and provide the user with a very accurate gait and walking motion without putting excessive shear and pressure at the contact points between the station and the user.

System and method for restoring human motor activity

The claimed system and method relate to restoring motor activity in case of neurological disorders and musculoskeletal system diseases. The system is a robotic kinesiotherapy two-tiered exoskeleton includinga stationary three-dimensional frame skeleton (SS), anda controllable movable skeleton (CMS) of kinematically connected orthopaedic modules (OM) fastened to corresponding body parts. The system also includes a subsystem displaying a virtual reality associated with the exoskeleton, position control hardware/software (PCHS) for each OM, and feedback means, employing physiological indicator sensors (PIS), wherein each OM and PIS is connected to PCHS via SS. For restoring a patient's movement and training purposes, matrices of movement stereotypes are generated as an individual virtual motor pattern, and transmitted to the patient via a visual channel with a signal to CMS to prompt the movement of a corresponding body part. The system facilitates maintaining the patient's individual position and chosen movement direction.

Multi-Posture Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robot

The application presents a multi-posture lower limb rehabilitation robot, which includes a robot base and a training bed. The training bed comprises two sets of leg mechanisms, a seat, a seat width adjustment mechanism, a mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body, a back cushion, a weight support system and a mechanism for adjusting the back cushion angle. The robot base comprises a mechanism for adjusting the bed angle. The mechanisms for adjusting the angles of bed and back cushion can be used together to provide paralysis patients with multiple training modes of lying, sitting, and standing postures. Each leg mechanism comprises hip, knee, and ankle joints, which are driven by electric motors; angle and force sensors are installed on each joint, and can be used to identify patients' motion intention to provide patients with active and assistant training. The mechanism for adjusting the gravity center of human body, the leg mechanisms, and the weight support system can be used together to implement human natural walking gait to improve the training effect.

NON-INVASIVE MECHATRONIC DEVICE PROVIDING JOINT MOBILITY

A non-invasive mechatronic device providing joint mobility using EEG and EMG signals includes a medical device for non-invasively assisting movement of a first part of a body, the medical device comprising a stationary piece configured to be attached to a second part of the body, a movable piece configured to be attached to the first part of the body, an actuator that connects the stationary piece to the movable piece and is configured to move the movable piece relative to the stationary piece and a controller that receives an input signal and generates a control signal to control a movement of the actuator, based on the received input signal.

WALKING TRAINING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD
20180085278 · 2018-03-29 · ·

A walking training apparatus includes a first wire winding mechanism configured to pull a wire connected to a leg upward and forward, and control means. The control means performs at least one of control, in a leg-idling period, so as to make the first wire winding mechanism generate a driving force obtained by adding a second driving force for reducing a loss of the pulling force of the first wire winding mechanism caused by mechanical friction in the first wire winding mechanism to the first driving force, and control, in a leg-standing period, so as to make the first wire winding mechanism generate a driving force obtained by subtracting the second driving force for reducing the loss of the pulling force of the first wire winding mechanism caused by the mechanical friction in the first wire winding mechanism from the first driving force.