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INCENTIVE KNEE RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISE KIT AND METHOD OF USE
20220176192 · 2022-06-09 ·

A portable exercise apparatus including an exercise board with fixed indices marking progress made while exercising a knee which requires therapy consisting of controlled flexing and extending of the knee joint. A foot board or seated foot slide cooperatively engages and slides back and forth on the exercise board. An knee/ankle platform is removably attachable to the seated foot slide providing for active or passive knee extension stretching and a short-arc quad. A knee extension pad and roll is included for use with the slide and platform. Sensing means which may include a microprocessor control box or computer or smart device with a light and/or sound device for visual and/or auditory feedback are in communication with the exercise board provide a user with the results of flexing or extending the knee by a selected controlled amount to reach his/her range of motion goal of 110-120 degrees of knee flexion.

Semi-supervised intent recognition system and method
11351083 · 2022-06-07 · ·

A computer implemented method of semi-supervised intent recognition for an exoskeleton system. In one aspect, the method includes, in response to a state transition intention input, changing the exoskeleton system from operating in a first mode with sensitivity to detecting state transitions at a first sensitivity level to operating in a second mode with sensitivity to detecting state transitions at a second sensitivity level that is more sensitive than the first sensitivity level; identifying a state transition while operating in the second mode and using the second sensitivity level; and facilitating the identified state transition by actuating the exoskeleton system.

GAIT MOTION ASSISTING APPARATUS

A gait motion assisting apparatus is provided, in which a thigh phase angle calculating unit has a latest data transmission process to transmit a thigh phase angle φ(k) at sampling timing S(k) (k is an integer of 1 or more) to a gait motion timing calculating unit and store the same as a reference thigh phase angle φc. Also, a stored data transmission process transmits, instead of the thigh phase angle φ(k), a currently stored reference thigh phase angle φc to the gait motion timing calculating unit and performs the stored data transmission process only when conditions are satisfied such that a thigh phase angle at one sampling timing is smaller than the currently stored reference thigh phase angle and an absolute value of a deviation therebetween is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, and performs the latest data transmission process in other cases.

Assistance apparatus, assistance method, and recording medium

In an assistance apparatus, when assisting a user in walking with an object, a motor generates, in a gait phase of a left leg, a tension less than a second threshold value in a first wire during a fifth period other than a first period during which a tension greater than or equal to a first threshold value is generated in the first wire, and a tension greater than or equal to the second threshold value in a second wire during a sixth period other than a second period during which a tension greater than or equal to the first threshold value is generated in the second wire, and generates, in a gait phase of a right leg, a tension less than the second threshold value in a third wire during a seventh period other than a third period during which a tension greater than or equal to the first threshold value is generated in the third wire, and a tension greater than or equal to the second threshold value in a fourth wire during an eighth period other than a fourth period during which a tension greater than or equal to the first threshold value is generated in the fourth wire.

A DEVICE FOR ASSISTING WITH EXTENSION AND/OR FLEXION OF THE KNEE JOINT

A device performs a flexion process or an extension process with respect to a knee joint. The device includes a support frame extending in a longitudinal direction. A flexion system includes a foot support assembly configured to translate relative to the support frame in the longitudinal direction thereof and a flexion linear actuator configured to cause the translation of the foot support assembly. The extension system an extension pad assembly including a first expansion pad configured to engage an upper surface of the leg at a position above the knee joint and a second expansion pad configured to engage the upper surface of the leg at a position below the knee joint. An extension linear actuator is configured to translate the extension pad assembly with respect to the transverse direction. A power system is configured to selectively actuate each of the flexion linear actuator and the extension linear actuator.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING TO GENERATE TREATMENT PLANS THAT INCLUDE TAILORED DIETARY PLANS FOR USERS
20230274813 · 2023-08-31 · ·

A computer-implemented method for (1) receiving one or more characteristics of a user, wherein the one or more characteristics comprise personal information, performance information, measurement information, or some combination thereof, (2) generating, using one or more trained machine learning models, a treatment plan for the user, wherein the treatment plan is generated based on the one or more characteristics of the user, and the treatment plan comprises: (i) a dietary plan that is tailored to manage one or more medical conditions associated with the user, and (ii) an exercise plan comprises one or more exercises associated with the one or more medical conditions, and (3) presenting, via a display device, at least a portion of the treatment plan comprising the dietary plan.

DRIVE SYSTEM FOR EXOSUITS
20230270615 · 2023-08-31 ·

In some implementations, an exosuit comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a joint coupling the proximal and distal portion. The joint enables rotation of the distal portion about an axis with respect to the proximal portion. The exosuit includes a motor coupled to the proximal portion and a transmission configured to apply force from the motor to actuate the joint. The transmission includes multiple stages of reduction, including: a first stage comprising a belt that couples the motor to a drive pulley such that rotation of the motor rotates the drive pulley; and a second stage comprising (i) a winch having a spool configured to rotate with the drive pulley, and (ii) a cord that couples the spool to the distal portion such that rotation of the spool applies a force to actuate the joint.

ELECTRIC STRETCHING DEVICE
20230270614 · 2023-08-31 ·

An electric stretching device includes a body part, a mounting part formed on the body part and on which an ankle of a user is configured to be mounted thereon, a driver provided inside the body part and driven so that the mounting part performs a predetermined operation, and a controller configured to control driving of the driver. The mounting part is configured to perform a reciprocating motion repeatedly in an axial direction of the body part within a predetermined range when the driver is driven.

Physical stretching apparatus
11338166 · 2022-05-24 ·

A physical stretching apparatus having: an anchor strap, wherein the anchor strap is configured to be operable for attaching the apparatus to any stationary object; an anchor joint, the anchor joint is configured to attach the anchor strap and a rope implement; an elastic looped strap configured to secure the apparatus to various points on a user; an attachment contrivance, wherein the attachment contrivance is configured to be operable for attaching the elastic looped strap to the rope implement; a rope lock that is configured to permit the rope implement to pass in one direction when pulled and restricts the rope implement from passing in an opposite or reverse direction; a release mechanism that disables this restriction; and a sliding restrainer, wherein the sliding restrainer is configured to be operable for adjusting a size of the looped strap.

MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS

A motion assistance apparatus which may include a proximal support configured to support a proximal part of a user, a distal support configured to support a distal part of the user, a hollow actuator on the proximal support, a reducer inserted in the hollow actuator such that an input end of the reducer is connected to an output end of the hollow actuator, and a driving frame configured to connect an output end of the reducer to the distal support.