A wading staff is provided herein that is configured to provide stability for an angler that is standing in a body of water. The wading staff includes a staff portion defining a first end and a second end, a handle disposed proximate the first end of the staff portion, and a sonar transducer disposed at least partially within the staff portion. The sonar transducer is configured to transmit a sonar beam into an underwater environment. The sonar transducer is positioned and oriented within the staff portion such that the sonar transducer is configured to transmit the sonar beam into a portion of the underwater environment when the staff is at least partially submerged. A display may be mounted to the wading staff or located remotely to display corresponding sonar images.

Provided herein are patient mobility assessment devices having a mobility assistance device with an incorporated distance tracker for use in assessing the ambulation of a recovering medical patient. The distance tracker can be integrated into or removably attached to the mobility assistance device. The information obtained may be displayed on the mobility assistance device and/or at a nurse's station or other remote location for convenient monitoring of patient ambulation. Also provided herein are methods for evaluating patient ambulation using the mobility assessment device and optionally, provision of therapeutic ambulation protocols to a display on the device to assist with patient physical therapy and recovery.

Methods, systems, and products estimate distances to aid a visually impaired user of a mobile device. As the user carries the mobile device, a camera in the mobile device captures images of a walking cane. The images of the walking cane are analyzed to infer a distance between a tip of the walking cane and the mobile device. The distance may then be used by navigational tools to aid the visually impaired user.

Examples described herein include mobility devices that may include a variety of enhanced features. For example, mobility devices are described which may more accurately assess a fall of a user by determining if a user is in proximity to a portion of the mobility device after a fall of the mobility device is detected. Examples of wall mounted chargers for mobility devices are also described. Moreover, examples of mechanisms for detaching and attaching tips to mobility devices (e.g. canes) are described which may facilitate swapping of different tips for different situations.

A package (200) for a selectively separable quad cane assembly can include an enclosed rectangular box (500), with a front face (201) defining an aperture (224) that is centrally located along a height (225) of the front face and offset from a medial line (227) defined by the front face. An upper face (205) can define a two-sided aperture (222) at a corner of the upper face, while a lower face (206) defines a peninsular aperture (221) that is centrally located along an edge (223) of the lower face. In the package, the aperture can concentrically circumscribe an a cane-receiving conduit (125) of a quadspider (221) of the cane, while an apex (501) of a gooseneck (108) of the cane is aligned with the two-sided aperture of the upper face and the lower leg is aligned with the peninsular aperture of the lower face.

A pick-up aid on a shaft-like object which can be a crutch or a tool. The pick-up aid is mounted on a shaft of the crutch or on a handle of the tool so as to be pivotable about a bearing axis and to extend along the shaft or handle and comprises an auxiliary grip part with a disc head and a finger arm. The shaft-like object has a preferred direction of falling over, and the pick-up aid is mounted to the shaft-like object such that when it falls over, the disc head will hit the ground and the finger arm will thereby be erected relative to the shaft or handle.

Disclosed is an assembly that comprises a user mobility device and a display package. The user mobility device comprises a handle region covered by a handle cover. The display package provided with a hanging panel having a hang tab region that extends past the handle region of the user mobility device and having a hanging aperture and a boundary that defines an open region proximal to handle region of the user mobility device to permit manual grasping of the handle region without the necessity to remove the user mobility device from the display package.

A motorized walking cane operated by a rechargeable battery powered linear actuator that assists a person to rise from a sitting position to a standing position and to lower from a standing position to a sitting position. The speed of the linear actuator can be adjusted with the use of a variable speed controller. The motorized lift cane can include an interface for receiving additional accessories.

The present invention relates to a cold protection cover for a walking stick and, more particularly, to a cold protection cover for a walking stick, which is mounted on a walking stick to surround the handle of the walking stick and thereby allow an easy grip on the walking stick even in the bitter cold. The cold protection cover for a walking stick according to the present invention comprises: a body having an inner space in which the handle of a walking stick is accommodated; a top open portion provided at the top of the body; an grip insertion slit provided on one side of the body and forming an insertion port into which the walking stick is inserted; a bottom open portion which is provided at the bottom of the body and through which the body of the walking stick passes; a first opening/closing means for opening and closing the grip insertion slit; and a second opening/closing means for opening and closing the bottom open portion.

Examples described herein include mobility devices that may include a variety of enhanced features. For example, mobility devices are described which may more accurately assess a fall of a user by determining if a user is in proximity to a portion of the mobility device after a fall of the mobility device is detected. Examples of wall mounted chargers for mobility devices are also described. Moreover, examples of mechanisms for detaching and attaching tips to mobility devices (e.g. canes) are described which may facilitate swapping of different tips for different situations.