A lower-leg exoskeleton that includes an inflatable actuator configured to be worn over a front portion of a leg of a user and configured to be disposed directly adjacent to and surrounding a joint of the leg of the user. The inflatable actuator is configured, when worn by the user, to receive and transmit an actuator load generated by the inflatable actuator around the joint of the user to a load contact point. Inflation of the inflatable actuator generates a moment about the joint of the user to cause flexion of the leg of the user.

The present disclosure provides a device configured to be positioned within a prosthetic socket. The device includes a tether having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end of the tether is configured to be coupled to a prosthetic liner. The device also includes a spool fixed with respect to the prosthetic socket. The second end of the tether is coupled to the spool. The device also includes a motor and a battery configured to provide power to the motor. The device also includes a coupling mechanism configured to transition from a first position in which the spool is only able to rotate in a first direction to a second position in which the spool is able to rotate in the first direction and a second direction. The device also includes a release actuator positioned on an exterior of the prosthetic socket. Actuation of the release actuator causes the coupling mechanism to transition from the first position to the second position. The device also includes a tightening actuator positioned on the exterior of the prosthetic socket. Actuation of the tightening actuator causes the motor to rotate the spool in the first direction to wind the tether around the spool to thereby reduce a distance between the first end of the tether and the spool.

A system including: (a) an insole with a plurality of sensors and a plurality of adjustment mechanisms deployed thereupon at a plurality of locations, each sensor providing a data output signal; (b) a data processor receiving the data output signals from the sensors, analyzing data from the output signals and outputting a response plan; and (c) an implementation module receiving the response plan, translating the response plan to a plurality of response signals, and transmitting each response signal of the plurality of response signals to a specific one of the plurality of adjustment mechanisms Additional systems and related insoles are also disclosed.

Systems and methods for generating nitric oxide are disclosed. A nitric oxide (NO) generation system includes at least one pair of electrodes configured to generate a product gas containing NO from a flow of a reactant gas; and a controller configured to regulate the amount of nitric oxide in the product gas produced by the at least one pair of electrodes by utilizing duty cycle values of plasma pulses selected from a plurality of discrete duty cycles to produce a target rate of NO production based on an average of discrete production rates associated with each of the plurality of discrete duty cycles.

In some aspects, a non-transitory computer readable medium is disclosed that has an application stored thereon that when executed by a processor of an electronic device causes the processor to perform a process. The process can include receiving motion data from a motion sensor, the motion data being indicative of motion by a user while wearing the motion sensor. The process can also include transmitting the motion data to a server, receiving from the server a time that the motion data indicates a foot of the user experienced a loading force which risked adversely impacting an existing foot ulcer or causing a new foot ulcer, determining a geographic location of the motion sensor at the time that the foot experienced the loading force, displaying the time and the geographic location, and requesting that the user identify an activity engaged in by the user at the time and the geographic location.

A pneumatic compression boot assembly includes a sleeve having a foot portion and a leg portion that cooperate to define a boot interior that is configured to receive a user's leg and foot, and a pump associated with the foot portion of the sleeve. The sleeve includes a plurality of inflatable compartments defined therein. The pump is configured to inflate the inflatable compartments.

The Overshoe Walking Correctors (OWCs) are a medical walking device to go over a user's feet and shoes and changes the shape in the base of their current walking shoes for correcting gait. They need only be used by the obese and overweight population, who suffer limited mobility in their skeletal joints, due to the burden of weight they are carry on their bodies. The device was designed by Gail McGonigal an Occupational Therapist, who discovered the concept after falling on concrete severely bruising but not breaking her hip, due to a daily intake of oral calcium. She was only able to walk in rocker shoes containing no weightbearing capacity. Gail immediately understood how this concept will help the obese population improve their mobility in gait. She has designed the Overshoe Walking Correctors for all overweight people to wear, so they will feel no more pain in gait. The device is designed to have immediate and positive affects on their health, so the overweight population are encouraged to increase their physical mobility, while reducing the amount of sedentary sitting they perform on a daily basis. The intention is to relieve the pressure on acute medical services in all western populations, where obesity is a leading cause of chronic health issues needing constant attention by the medical practitioners in acute care hospitals.

A device can comprise a force actuation system at least partially disposed in a shoe assembly. The force actuation system can be a passive or active actuation system. The force actuation system can be configured to determine the foot pressure during use of the device. The device can further comprise a force indication system including a plurality of force sensors and a light array, each force sensor disposed in an insole assembly and the light array mounted to the person.

A lower-leg exoskeleton that includes an actuator configured to be worn about a portion a leg of a user that is below the knee of the user; and a foot structure coupled to a first actuator end of the actuator, the foot structure configured to surround a portion of the foot of the user. The foot structure includes one or more sidewalls configured to extend around the foot of the user and including one or more sidewall attachment points for connecting to a base portion, and a base portion configured to reside at a base of the foot of the user and including one or more base attachment points coupling with the one or more sidewall attachment points.

A footwear includes a base, a one-inch cushiony toe separator, and a strap. The base has a first end and a second end, and the one-inch cushiony toe separator is disposed proximate to the first end. The one-inch cushiony toe separator is adapted to dispose between a big toe of the foot and a second toe of the foot to facilitate a separation of the big toe from the second toe. Further, the one-inch cushiony toe separator includes a width of one inch. Moreover, the strap includes a lateral strap portion and a longitudinal strap portion extending from the lateral strap portion to the one-inch cushiony toe separator. The lateral strap portion and the longitudinal strap portion together are adapted to enclose at least a second bone of the big toe to facilitate an alignment of the second bone.