A hand-held massage device includes a housing, a first turning plate, a second turning plate, an output rod, and a driving assembly. The housing includes an opening. The first turning plate is accommodated in the housing. The first turning plate has a concave-convex surface. The second turning plate is disposed between the opening and the first turning plate. The output rod is inserted in the second turning plate and rotated with the second turning plate. One end of the output rod is inserted to the opening and another end is abutted to the concave-convex surface. The driving assembly is connected to the first turning plate and the second turning plate. The driving assembly drives the first turning plate to rotate, drives the second turning plate to rotate or simultaneously drives the first turning plate and the second turning plate to rotate.

A hand-held massage gun and conversion mechanism thereof are disclosed. The hand-held massage gun includes a massage gun body and a conversion mechanism. The massage gun body includes an output rod. The conversion mechanism includes a hollow shell, a movable block and return springs. The hollow shell is detachably connected to the massage gun body, and two ends of the hollow shell are provided with an opening and a long hole. The movable block is accommodated in the hollow shell. The movable block has an inclined surface, an abutting portion and a linkage rod inserted in the long hole. The output rod is inserted in the opening and abutted against the inclined surface. The return springs are elastically supported between the hollow shell and the abutting portion.

A walking training apparatus includes a walking assistance apparatus attached to a leg of a user, a first pulling mechanism to pull the leg upward and forward, a controller configured to control the first pulling mechanism so that a vertically-upward component of a pulling force applied by the first pulling mechanism reduces a weight of the walking assistance apparatus, and a joint angle detector disposed in the walking assistance apparatus or an image pickup device to take an image of the leg of the user. The controller is configured to make the first pulling mechanism generate an additional pulling force in addition to the pulling force at a start of forward swinging of the leg or during a swinging period of the leg in a walking motion of the user, by using information detected by at least one of the joint angle detector and the image pickup device.

A personal massage device includes a front end and a back end, and may also include a third end. A curved shaft is enclosed in both the front end and the back end. A sliding component is placed on one end of the curved shaft. The design of the curved shaft and sliding component enables the front end to bend toward and away from the back end. If included, the third end can be attached to the back end. The device further includes a motor enclosed in each end. The motors in the front and third ends are adapted for creating vibration at various frequencies and amplitudes, while the motor in the back end rotates the curved shaft to generate the bending motion. To enhance the massaging effect of the device, the device is capable of simultaneously bending and vibrating, and simultaneously stimulating different areas of the body.

A robotic exoskeleton comprising a back portion providing at least two degrees of freedom, two shoulder portions, each shoulder portion providing at least five degrees of freedom, two elbow portions, each elbow portion providing at least one degree of freedom, and two forearm portions, each forearm portion providing at least one degree of freedom. Associated robotic forearm joints and robotic shoulder joints are also addressed.

A system, device, and method for therapeutic deep tissue massage is disclosed. The therapeutic deep tissue massage device includes an apparatus for use in therapeutic massage applications in which forces are provided to an outer surface of a user's, whether human or animal, body and subcutaneously within the user's tissues.

The present invention relates to a robotic system useful to unload an object/person from its weight. The robotic system is useful in locomotor rehabilitation programs and allows the manipulation of forces in a three-dimensional space with far lower actuator requirements and a much higher precision than prior-art systems. The apparatus combines passive and active elements to minimize actuation requirements while still keeping inertia to a minimum and control precision to a maximum. It requires minimal actuators and at the same time has a low inertia.

A personal massage device includes a front end and a back end, and may also include a third end. A curved shaft is enclosed in both the front end and the back end. A sliding component is placed on one end of the curved shaft. The design of the curved shaft and sliding component enables the front end to bend toward and away from the back end. If included, the third end can be attached to the back end. The device further includes a motor enclosed in each end. The motors in the front and third ends are adapted for creating vibration at various frequencies and amplitudes, while the motor in the back end rotates the curved shaft to generate the bending motion. To enhance the massaging effect of the device, the device is capable of simultaneously bending and vibrating, and simultaneously stimulating different areas of the body.

An actuator system for an orthotic device includes an actuator assembly and a driven joint member. The driven joint member is connected remotely from the actuator assembly by flexible cabling to permit flexibility in positioning the driven joint member relative to the actuator assembly. The actuator system may include an actuator assembly having a motor and a first portion of a transmission assembly that provides a speed reduction of a motor speed to an output speed, and a driven joint member having an output portion of the transmission assembly and a connector component for connecting the driven joint member to a brace component of the orthotic device. The driven joint member including the output portion of the transmission assembly is connected remotely from the actuator assembly by flexible cabling that runs between the actuator assembly and the driven joint component, to permit flexibility in positioning the driven joint member relative to the actuator assembly.

A robotic exoskeleton comprising a back portion providing at least two degrees of freedom, two shoulder portions, each shoulder portion providing at least five degrees of freedom, two elbow portions, each elbow portion providing at least one degree of freedom, and two forearm portions, each forearm portion providing at least one degree of freedom. Associated robotic forearm joints and robotic shoulder joints are also addressed.