Patent classifications
A61H2201/0173
SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR GUIDING AND DETECTING MOTIONS OF 3-DOF ROTATIONAL TARGET JOINT
Examples of a device for guiding and detecting a motion of a target joints and a motion assistance system such motion guiding devices are described. The motion guiding and detecting device comprises a motion generator and a motion transfer and target interfacing unit to transfer the motion generated by the motion generator to the target joint. The system further includes a motion detection and feedback unit that interfaces with the target, and a controller that interfaces with both the feedback unit and the motion generator to control and coordinate the motion of the motion generator and the target joint.
MONITORING A SUBJECT
Presented are concepts for monitoring walker usage by a subject. One such concept obtains movement data comprising values of detected movement of an arm of the subject for a first time period during which the subject is determined to have transferred between first and second locations the first time period. It is determined if the subject used a walker during the first time period based on a measure of variance in the values of detected movement of the subject's arm during the first time period.
HIP EXOSKELETON
An exoskeleton wearable on a body of a human having two legs, the exoskeleton comprising a first HAA joint and a second HAA joint to assist the human with leg abduction and adduction movements that are parallel to a frontal plane, each of the first and the second HAA joints having an actuator, each actuator including a motor and a clutch. The exoskeleton further comprises a sensor system for measuring a combined center of mass of the human and the exoskeleton in the frontal plane and a step width of the human in the frontal plane. The exoskeleton further comprises a controller that outputs adjustment angles for each of the first and the second HAA joints based on the center of mass and the step width. The first and the second HAA joints are respectively rotated based on the respective output adjustment angles.
KIT, TOOLS, AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF FACIAL INJURIES AND DISORDERS
The present invention includes an intraoral tool, including one or more selected solid or inflatable inserts targeted to provide a low load prolonged stretch to orofacial musculature that may be coupled to tool handle or tool mounting bracket, wherein the intraoral tool is configured for a delivery of intraoral treatment, such as a stretch to a patient's facial injury or disorder and configured to permit manipulation of the insert in the patient's mouth.
Device for testicle stimulation
Disclosed herein is a device that compresses the testicles between two ergonomically-shaped plates in order to produce a sexual response. The plates are ergonomically sculpted to fit flush against the contours of the wearer's crotch, thereby reducing negative affects of the device on the wearer's mobility and comfort.
The ergonomic plates are connected together to form the testicle vice by means of an integrated quick-disconnect hinge. The hinge is a slip-joint style hinge whose components are incorporated into the design of the plates, i.e. no additional hardware is required to form the hinge.
The plates are compressed together by means of a single tensioner. The tensioner is an adjustment screw which is threaded into a pivoting nut on the base plate (also referred to herein as the “stationary jaw”). The head of the screw acts as the latch, which is secured onto the top plate (also referred to herein as the “moveable jaw”) by means of a catch plate. The adjustment screw acts as the vise's slide, whereto the moveable jaw travels along the slide's axis. The screw can pivot around the pivoting nut's axis, retracting away from the latch's receptacle (herein referred to as the “catch plate”), thereby allowing a quick release of the vice's pressure.
An orifice in the base plate is large enough to insert both the penis and testicles. A smaller orifice in the top place prevents insertion of the testicles but allows insertion of the penis, thereby isolating the testicles within the vice's jaws. A vertical ridge in the middle of the stationary jaw divides the testicles into two separate compartments (also referred to herein as “testicle cups”), aligning the testes parallel to the vice's jaws.
COMPRESSION BELT ASSEMBLY FOR A CHEST COMPRESSION DEVICE
A chest compression device with a chest compression belt assembly including guards and sensors operable with a control system to control operation of the system depending on detection of proper installation of the guards.
EXOSUIT SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an exosuit support system, comprising first and second orthotic interfaces, first and second members, and first and second actuators. The first and second orthotic interfaces can be configured to attach to left and right legs of a user, respectively. The first member can comprise a first end connected to the first orthotic interface and a second end connected to a portion of the system configured to be positioned proximate a right shoulder of the user. The second member can comprise a first end connected to the second orthotic interface and a second end connected to a portion of the system configured to be positioned proximate a left shoulder of the user. The first actuator can be configured to apply a first tension to the first member. The second actuator can be configured to apply a second tension to the second member.
CHAIR, PRESSING DEVICE
The invention relates to a chair for accommodating a person. The chair includes an upper body section having an upper body contact surface adapted or adaptable to at least parts of a front of a torso or a rear of a torso of a person placed on the chair, and a lower body section having a lower body contact surface adapted or adaptable to at least parts of at least a front of a thigh of the person, wherein the upper body section and the lower body section are arranged or arrangeable and fixable in a position relative to each other such that the upper body contact surface and the lower body contact surface cause a hyperextension posture of the hip joint of the person with a predetermined hyperextension angle. By forming the hyperextension angle of the hip on the chair, shortening of the anterior thigh and hip muscles can be counteracted. Also disclosed are a pressing device for application to the human body, which is adapted for use on a chair and which includes one or more pressure units each having at least one pressure head adapted to apply local or point pressure at a predetermined pressure location on the body of a person accommodated on the chair, and a chair having such a pressing device.
Method for Sensor Suite Discrepancy Detection and Safe Operation of a Robotic Exoskeleton
An exoskeleton comprising a plurality of support structures, and a plurality of joint mechanisms each joint mechanism rotatably coupling at least two of the plurality of support structures. A sensor suite discrepancy detection system can be operable to interrogate the suite of sensors within the exoskeleton, and can comprise a plurality of sensor groups, each associated with a respective joint mechanism, and each comprising a plurality of sensors from a suite of sensors. A controller can be configured to recruit at least one substitute sensor from a first sensor group of based on an identified discrepancy between the sensor output data of at least two sensors within the first sensor group and a target sensor within the first sensor group, and to execute a remedial measure associated with a safety mode of the exoskeleton for safe operation of the exoskeleton.
CPR chest compression machine
Embodiments of a Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (“CPR”) device are disclosed. A CPR device can include a compression mechanism configured to perform successive CPR compressions on a chest of a patient, the compression mechanism including a support portion configured to be placed underneath a patient, a piston, and a contact surface configured to make contact with the chest at a first orientation with respect to the support portion; and a controller communicatively coupled with the compression mechanism. The controller can be configured to receive at least one input and determine whether the first orientation of the contact surface should be adjusted based on the at least one input. The controller can further, responsive to a determination that the first orientation of the contact surface should be adjusted, cause the contact surface to move so that the contact surface makes contact with the chest at a second orientation with respect to the support portion.