A human interface device is configured to be coupled to a trunk of a person and comprises a frame, a fabric coupled to said frame configurable to be under tensile forces, and a belt configured to be coupled to two side edges of said frame wherein when said belt is worn by said person, an area of said fabric will be pushed against the person's lower back conforming to the shape of the lower back of said person. In operation when said human interface device is worn by said person, the weight of any load coupled to or supported by said frame will be partially supported by the friction force between the area of said fabric which is pushed against the person's lower back, and the person's lower back allowing said person to carry said load.

The present invention relates to a tensioning strap comprising a strap-shaped base body that is compressible and/or extensible in the longitudinal direction, and comprising at least one pull cable, wherein the pull cable runs at least once along the longitudinal direction of the base body, and wherein the pull cable is deflected at at least one end of the base body. The present invention also relates to various possible applications of the tensioning strap according to the invention—in particular, in the field of medical aids, orthopedic aids, or sports aids.

A tensioning system for articles of footwear and articles of apparel is disclosed. The tensioning system includes a tensioning member that is tightened or loosened using a motorized tensioning device for winding and unwinding the tensioning member on a spool. The tensioning system may be used with various sensors to determine how the motorized tensioning device should be controlled.

An assist device control system is provided. The control system includes an improvement effect data storing unit that stores improvement effect data, which represents a correlation between an improvement effect and an assist force, for each target item for every reference unit period for a plurality of types of target items, a data recognizing unit that recognizes the improvement effect data for each of a plurality of target items, and a schedule determining unit that compares the recognized improvement effect data, determines a target item to be prioritized for every reference unit period, and determines the assist force to be generated for every reference unit period on the basis of the improvement effect data of the target item to be prioritized.

An exoskeleton system includes a body interface and connects to a power supply. The body interface and the power supply include a quick lock connection mechanism arranged to adjust to the height and width of a user. The body interface includes a connection frame that defines at least two anchoring slots at different heights for connecting to corresponding anchors extending from the power supply. The power supply includes a removable locking element for securing the anchors to the anchoring slots at a selected height position. The power supply may have transmission arms driven by a drive system, and an assistive system for connection to a user. The transmission arms may be slidably connected to the drive system and have a locking part to secure the power supply in a plurality of predetermined width positions.

A system for registering operating space includes a back bracing, a computer system and a robotic arm. The back bracing includes positioning marks which can be imaged in a computer tomography (CT) image, and the back bracing is used to be worn by a patient. The computer system computes image coordinates of the positioning marks in an image space. A base of the robotic arm is connected to the back bracing in an operating space after the CT image is generated. The robotic arm contacts the positioning marks in the operating space and meanwhile the computer system obtains arm coordinates of the robotic arm in an arm space. The computer system generates conversion models among the image space, the operating space, and the robot arm space according to the image coordinates and the arm coordinates.

An orthopaedic brace includes two rigid valves hinge-coupled to one another and each having a respective pelvic section and a respective supporting shell. The pelvic sections are rigidly coupled to the supporting shells of the respective valves and are made of a thermoformable polymeric material having a softening point between 45° C. and 80° C.

An Apparatus for realigning and improving the posture of the user. The Apparatus targets specific areas of the body, lifts up those areas, and then cause other specific areas of the body with the help of gravity, to adjust and modify, and facilitate the loosening and releasing of targeted fascia tissue, connective tissue, muscles, without the use or creation of force or tension, facilitating realignment, resulting in improving posture. The Apparatus is comprised of Holding Areas (e.g. pockets, grooves, etc.) configured to run up and down the apparatus the length of the spine of the human body. The Holding Areas (e.g. pockets, grooves, etc.) are an integral part of the apparatus and/or a separate attachable unit to the apparatus. The Apparatus's Holding Areas (e.g. pockets, grooves, etc.) are of adjustable materials, and are filled, empty, or selectively filled with a choice of different types of fillers, inserts. The Apparatus is used on a flat surface or bed, or configured to be worn as a garment on a person. The Apparatus is utilized by the person in a lying down position, resting, or sleeping position.

A body trunk supporter provided with: a belt-like lower band section that is adapted to be wrapped around and positioned at the pelvis of a user; an X-shaped stretchable middle band section that has a pair of lower end parts joined to the lower band section and that presses areas of the lumbar region of the user; and a pair of upper band sections that are jointed to a pair of upper end parts of the middle band section and that are adapted to be wrapped around and positioned at the chest of the user, wherein the pair of lower end parts of the middle band section are configured to be joined to areas ranging from positions that are immediately lateral to the pelvis of the user to adjacent anterior positions thereof in the lower band section; and the pair of upper band sections are configured to be separated from each other and to extend in bilaterally opposite directions in an unfolded state, and are configured to be wrapped around and positioned near fifth to tenth ribs of the chest of the user.

A back brace includes: a back plate; left and right cord plates each slidably mounted to left and right sides of the back plate, respectively, and to which first and second flexible belt members are respectively secured; and a cord guide arrangement for each plate to particularly direct first and second cords. Each of the left and right cord plates include a pair of concentric cord guides, each of which are formed of a circular segment that is 180 degrees or less. The first cord is selectively wound around the pair of concentric cord guides on the upper portions of the left and right cord plates, while the second cord is selectively wound around the pair of concentric cord guides on the lower portion of the cord plates, so pulling on the cords provides a mechanical advantage to buckle the plate to exert a compressive force on the patient's torso.