A61H2201/1215

Portable oscillating compression system

A portable oscillating compression system including an for compressing air; an accumulator tank for receiving and storing the compressed air from the air compressor; an air pressure adjustment module for modulating pressure of the compressed air when the compressed air exits the accumulator tank; a valve body assembly attached to the accumulator tank, a plurality of inflatable cuffs connected to the valve body assemble for receiving the compressed air from the valve body assembly; a controller for controlling the valve body assembly; a power supply; and a housing for containing said system.

Vibrating massage roller with multiple motors

A massage roller assembly that includes an outer roller surface and a plurality of vibration motors positioned adjacent to the outer roller surface that are configured to transmit vibrations to the outer roller surface. The vibration motors are individually controllable such that at least first and second sets of vibration motors can be switched on and off individually.

ACTUATORS FOR ASSISTIVE WEARABLE DEVICES
20230000711 · 2023-01-05 ·

This application relates to an actuation system for assistive wearable devices such as exoskeletons designed to actuate a joint of a wearer of the device. The actuation system includes a differential pulley drum having a first drum portion and a second drum portion, the first drum portion and the second drum portion having different radii. The differential pulley drum is located at a first end of the actuator. The actuation system further includes a motor coupled to the differential pulley drum and configured to rotate the differential pulley drum, a second pulley located at a second end of the actuator, a flexible sleeve that extends between the differential pulley drum and the second pulley, and a strand that extends from the differential pulley drum to the second pulley through the flexible sleeve.

Ergonomic exoskeleton system for the upper limb

Exoskeleton kinematic chain arranged to pivotally connect a first element to a second element, said first element comprising two pivot points A.sub.1 and B.sub.1 located at a distance A.sub.1B.sub.1, said second element comprising two pivot points A.sub.2 and B.sub.2 located at a distance A.sub.2B.sub.2. The exoskeleton kinematic chain comprises a first external link pivotally connected to the first element at the pivot point A.sub.1 and a first end link pivotally connected to the first external link at a pivot point D.sub.1, said pivot point D.sub.1 being located at a distance A.sub.1D.sub.1 by the pivot point A.sub.1. The exoskeleton kinematic chain comprises then a second external link pivotally connected to the second element at the pivot point A.sub.2, and a second end link pivotally connected to the second external link at a pivot point D.sub.2, said pivot point D.sub.2 being located at a distance A.sub.2D.sub.2 by the pivot point A.sub.2. The exoskeleton kinematic chain also comprises a first intermediate link pivotally connected to the first element at the pivot point B.sub.1 and integrally connected to the second end link at a junction point C.sub.2, a second intermediate link pivotally connected to the second element at the pivot point B.sub.2 and integrally connected to the first end link at a junction point C.sub.1. The first and the second end link are pivotally connected to each other at a pivot point M. Defining custom character=custom character=θ, for any value of θ, the projections of the pivot points A.sub.1, B.sub.1, A.sub.2, B.sub.2 in a plane π, lay in a circumference K having center O and radius r=A.sub.1D.sub.1=A.sub.2D.sub.2=D.sub.1B.sub.2=MB.sub.2=D.sub.2B.sub.1=MB.sub.1, in such a way that decreasing the value of θ the first and the second element rotate with respect to each other about an axis z orthogonal to the plane π and passing through the center O in the direction for which the point A.sub.1 is overlapped to the point B.sub.2.

Compliant mechanism for improving axial load sensing in robotic actuators

An embodiment includes an exoskeleton robotic system including: a first linkage; a bearing coupled to the first linkage; a joint including a motor configured to move the first linkage along the bearing; an axial load sensor configured to sense an axial force transmitted to the axial load sensor via the joint, the axial force including one of tension or compression but not torque; a bracket including first and second bracket locations and first and second arms; and a housing that includes at least part of the joint and which couples the bracket to the bearing. The bracket couples to the housing at the first bracket location and couples to the axial load sensor at the second bracket location. The first arm couples the second arm to the first bracket location, and the second arm couples the first arm to the second bracket location.

MASSAGE MACHINE
20220409480 · 2022-12-29 ·

A massage machine includes a casing unit, a drive device, a transmission mechanism, and two massage plate units. Two ends of the transmission mechanism are linked with the massage plate units, respectively. The drive device drives the transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism and the drive device are disposed in the casing unit. The massage plate units are disposed on the casing unit. The massage machine uses a single drive device to drive the transmission mechanism, so that the transmission mechanism can link the two massage plate units to massage a user.

MASSAGE MOVEMENT AND MASSAGE CUSHION

The present disclosure provides a massage movement. The massage movement includes an upper shell, and a lower shell fixed on the upper shell; further includes: a motor, a transmission assembly, disk gears and rotating turntables. A plurality of round recesses are pre-arranged on upper shell, and are distributed on a left column and a right column; rotating turntables are mounted in round recesses; and upper shell is fixedly connected to lower shell. A massage member is in contact with a part to be massaged; a motor simultaneously drives one disk gear of two columns of disk gears to rotate through the transmission assembly; by means of meshing fit of the plurality of disk gears, all the disk gears rotate; the disk gears drive the rotating turntables to rotate through shaft pins; and the rotating turntables drive the massage member to rotate to massage the part to be massaged.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINE TO OPTIMIZE PATIENT COMPLIANCE
20220415469 · 2022-12-29 · ·

A method for optimizing at least one exercise. An exercise apparatus is configured to enable a user to perform the at least one exercise. The method includes receiving user data. The method includes generating, based on the user data, initial target data. The method includes receiving measurement data associated with one or more sensors. The method includes determining, differential data. The determining is based on one or more differences between the initial target data and the measurement data. The method includes receiving cohort data. The method includes generating, via an artificial intelligence engine and based on the differential data, a machine learning model trained to generate message data based on a difference between the differential data and the cohort data. The method includes transmitting, to an interface associated with a user, a message to the user based on the message data.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING SENSOR DATA TO IDENTIFY SECONDARY CONDITIONS OF A USER BASED ON A DETECTED JOINT MISALIGNMENT OF THE USER WHO IS USING A TREATMENT DEVICE TO PERFORM A TREATMENT PLAN
20220415471 · 2022-12-29 · ·

A method includes receiving treatment data associated with a user capable of using a treatment device to perform a treatment plan. The method also includes receiving alignment data associated with the user while the user engages in at least one activity and receiving at least one alignment characteristic associated with the user and determining, using at least the at least one alignment characteristic, whether the at least one alignment characteristic correlates with at least one secondary condition of the user. The method also includes generating secondary condition information indicating at least the secondary condition and modifying at least one aspect of the treatment plan in response to receiving, from a healthcare professional, treatment plan input. The treatment plan input includes at least one modification to the at least one aspect of the treatment plan and wherein, further, the treatment plan input is generated based on the secondary condition information.

Driving module and motion assistance apparatus including the same

A driving module including a driving source configured to generate power, a gear train including a decelerating gear set configured to receive driving power from the driving source and a ring gear attached to one side thereof, and a rotary joint including at least one planetary gear configured to rotate using power received from an output end of the decelerating gear set and to revolve along the ring gear is disclosed.