A shoulder range of motion machine includes a stationary base frame and a shoulder-manipulation mechanism including a movable base frame supported on the stationary base frame for at least pivoting motion about a main vertical axis. A horizontal linear actuator is configured to drive the movable base frame in at least pivoting motion with respect to the stationary base frame about the main vertical axis. A vertical support is mounted on the movable base frame. An arm-carrier support is mounted on the vertical support for at least pivoting motion about a main horizontal axis. An arm-carrier-angle linear actuator is configured to drive the arm-carrier support in at least pivoting motion with respect to the vertical support about the main horizonal axis. An arm carrier is mounted on the arm-carrier support. A controller is operatively connected to at least one of the horizontal linear actuator or the arm-carrier-angle linear actuator.

A reduced friction massage and exercise device, which includes a base frame and at least one anchoring arrangement for anchoring a first body part of a user. A reduced friction surface is mounted onto the base frame, and includes a plurality of ball transfer units arranged such that adjacent ball transfer units engage one another. The device further includes at least one cable column including a weight stack. Each of the motion transfer balls is adapted for omnidirectional rotation relative to a corresponding housing element and independently of other the motion transfer balls. The reduced friction surface is adapted to have a second body part of the user placed thereon during performing of a physical activity applying force to the second body part, while reducing friction between the second body part and the surface.

An exoskeleton robotic equipment for tenodesis grasp and release training includes an exoskeleton mechanism and a control device. The exoskeleton mechanism includes a fixing seat worn on a forearm, an actuating device mounted to the fixing seat, and a transmission module connected to the fixing seat and pivotally connected to the actuating device and cooperating with the fixing seat and the actuating device to form a four-bar linkage mechanism. The actuating device is controlled by the control device to drive the transmission module to move relative to the fixing seat to change the transmission module into a release state and into a grasp state so as to move the index finger and the middle finger away from and toward the thumb.

Patient aid devices and an associated method of supporting an upper extremity are described and include a mobile upper extremity support for the patient. A support assembly supports a first side of an upper body of the user for movement along a first rail. The support assembly also allows motion of a second side of an upper body relative to the first side.

An automated resuscitation system is provided, which can improve the outcome of patients suffering ventricular fibrillation or the ventricular tachycardia variants of cardiac arrest. This outcome can be achieved by a device that integrates automatic mechanical or pneumatic capability with electrical countershock capability such that the probability of defibrillation or cardioversion with return of spontaneous circulation is increased.

An apparatus may include a wearable component having an interior surface and an exterior surface, with a slip-resistant material adhered to the interior surface, the wearable component separably attached to a connecting portion having a receiving element, and the receiving element separably attached to an attachment element removably affixed to an external support structure. A method of stabilization may include obtaining the apparatus, applying the wearable component to a portion of a body, attaching the attachment element to the external support structure, and separably attaching the connecting portion to the attachment element.

A textile actuator and harness system can include a harness configured to be worn with a portion extending across a wearer's joint. The harness comprises a substantially inextensible section and at least two mounting locations spaced for positioning across the joint, with at least one located along the substantially inextensible section of the harness. A textile envelope defines a chamber and is made fluid-impermeable by (a) a fluid-impermeable bladder contained in the textile envelope and/or (b) a fluid-impermeable structure incorporated into the textile envelope. The textile envelope is secured to the harness at each mounting location, and the textile envelope has a pre-determined geometry configured to produce assistance to the joint due to inflation of the textile envelope during a relative increase in pressure inside the chamber.

Systems, devices, and methods including a standing lumbar back distractor. The standing lumbar back distractor includes: a stand; a shaft comprising a lower end connected to the base and an upper end distal from the lower end; an elbow support mechanism connected to the upper end of the shaft; and a pelvic support mechanism disposed between the elbow support mechanism and the stand.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to devices for assisting joint flexion. Devices for assisting joint flexion can include a wearable component configured to fit over a user's finger, an actuator interface positioned at a joint of the user's finger, and a force sensor on a palmar side of a user's finger joint on an exterior surface of the wearable component. A force sensor measures an overall force applied to an object by a contact surface of the wearable component. Such devices can also include a motor coupled with the wearable component that provides the mechanical driving force to the actuator interface to assist with flexion of the user's finger joint.

A system for patient rehabilitation is disclosed. The system includes a first movable frame including an articulating bed, wherein the bed is configured to be selectively articulated to an inclined position, a suspension system, wherein the suspension system is disposed within the articulating bed and is selectively adjustable to accommodate varying patient height, a harness, wherein the harness is selectively engageable with the suspension system, wherein the harness is selectively adjustable to accommodate varying patient sizes, a second movable frame including a walker, wherein the walker includes a pair of legs and a motor, wherein approximation of the two movable frames permits the patient to easily utilize the walker from the bed. A method of using the system for patient rehabilitation is also disclosed.