A63B69/0064

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT SYSTEM

A body weight support system includes a trolley, a powered conductor operatively coupled to a power supply, and a patient attachment mechanism. The trolley can include a drive system, a control system, and a patient support system. The drive system is movably coupled to a support rail. At least a portion of the control system is physically and electrically coupled to the powered conductor. The patient support mechanism is at least temporarily coupled to the patient attachment mechanism. The control system can control at least a portion of the patient support mechanism based at least in part on a force applied to the patient attachment mechanism.

Craning Exercise Harness Assembly And Method
20240042295 · 2024-02-08 ·

A craning exercise harness assembly and method for hoisting a torso of a user above a treadmill includes a frame being positioned upon a treadmill machine. The frame has a pair of feet where a pair of beams protrudes out from. Each of the beams has an end where a support is positioned. In addition, the support is positioned perpendicular relative to the pair of beams. A harness enwraps a torso of the user. The harness includes a top edge, a bottom edge, a first end, a second end, an interior surface, and an exterior surface. A pair of belts is enwrapped upon the exterior surface of the harness thus securing the harness around the torso of the user. A pair of straps is positioned upon the support of the frame. Each of the straps has a pair of ends being coupled to the top edge of the harness.

CLIMBING-WALL AND PENDULUM-FALL, SWING APPARATUS AND METHOD
20190366141 · 2019-12-05 ·

A climbing wall defines vertical, transverse (horizontally in-and-out, toward-and-away-from wall) and lateral (horizontally sideways) directions, mutually orthogonal. A surface treatment simulates rock by texture, holds, or both. A line (rope, cable) extends from a belay anchor, spaced away from the wall, to a climber at the wall. Line distance is controlled to eliminate slack to start, and continuously if the wall is increasingly steep and possibly curving sideways (laterally). When climbing ends, the climber swings transversely (and, optionally, laterally sideways) away from the wall in a pendulum fall, swinging (oscillating) about the belay anchor for multiple cycles and clear of contact with the wall. The fall may be intentional (the climber releasing a grip on the wall), accidental (falling from own weight), or due to line tension initiated by an automated timer or operator intervention.

Cantilevered unweighting systems
10493309 · 2019-12-03 · ·

An unweighting system includes a frame having a pair of upright bars, and a cantilevered arm assembly, and a pair of resilient members. The frame is configured to connect to or at least partially encircle an exercise device. The cantilevered arm assembly includes a pair of cantilevers. Each cantilever is attached to one of the upright bars, and the pair of cantilevers is configured to receive and couple to the user to unload a portion of the user's weight as the user exercises on the exercise device while coupled to the pair of cantilevers.

Apparatus and system for limb rehabilitation

A robotic limb rehabilitation apparatus and system for a lower limb in a human being is disclosed. The apparatus comprises of a mobile-frame, dynamic weight unloading mechanism and lower extremity exoskeleton device. The mobile-frame structure is constructed using first and second vertical structural support members connected by a horizontal cross bar/beam to which a boom arm assembly is attached. During the rehabilitation exercises the user is secured with a harness and lower extremity exoskeleton device for safe movements. An intelligent algorithm, embedded onto a dedicated processor, actuates various motors to execute the prescribed exercises, while the sensors provide dynamic feedback for corrective measures to control the exercise routine.

Exercise assembly
10493320 · 2019-12-03 ·

An exercise assembly for physical therapy and rehabilitation includes a bicycle and a treadmill. The bicycle has a pair of front forks. The treadmill has a belt that is configured to rotate. A coupler is coupled to the treadmill. The coupler is configured to couple to the front forks. The coupler is positioned to reversibly couple to the front forks to couple the bicycle to the treadmill such that a rear wheel of the bicycle is positioned on the belt. The belt is positioned to rotate the rear wheel such that rotary motion is transferred through a pair of pedals of the bicycle to legs of a user who is positioned on the bicycle.

Suspension Device for Balancing a Weight
20190336384 · 2019-11-07 ·

A suspension device for balancing a weight, especially a suspension device allowing a patient or a limb of a patient to be at least partially supported in a predetermined direction, includes a frame, a direction guide for the supportive movement, a lever for pivotal connection between the direction guide and the frame around a first axis and at least one spring assembly connecting the lever with the frame. The lever has a second pivotal axis in a distance from the connection between the first pivotal axis and the attachment of the direction guide. The at least one spring assembly is pivotally attached between that second pivotal axis and a fourth pivotal axis connected with the frame.

Cross-Training Treadmill
20190336818 · 2019-11-07 ·

An apparatus used for cardiovascular workouts and strength training workouts contains a treadmill, a first weight-engaging pulley mechanism, a second weight-engaging pulley mechanism, a first guide channel, and a second guide channel. The treadmill is used to complete the cardiovascular workouts. The first weight-engaging pulley mechanism and the second weight-engaging pulley mechanism are used for strength training. Since the weight arrangement of the apparatus is movable along the first guide channel and the second guide channel, the user can complete a wide variety of strength training workouts. The apparatus also contains an incline-adjustment mechanism, which orients the treadmill belt track to simulate an incline or a decline. A belt direction-reversing mechanism of the apparatus helps change the direction a belt that is layered along the treadmill belt track.

DIFFERENTIAL AIR PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING AND CALIBRATING SUCH SYSTEMS FOR MOBILITY IMPAIRED USERS

Described herein are various embodiments of differential air pressure systems and methods of using and calibration such systems for individuals with impaired mobility. The differential air pressure systems may include an access assist device configured to help a mobility impaired user to stand in a pressure chamber configured to apply a positive pressure on a portion of the user's body in the sealed pressure chamber. The system may also include load sensors configured to measure the user's weight exerted inside and outside the chamber. The system may be calibrated by determining a relationship between the actual weight of the user and the pressure in the chamber, where the actual weight of the user may be measured by more than one load sensor and at least one load sensor is not in the pressure chamber.

High density epidural stimulation for facilitation of locomotion, posture, voluntary movement, and recovery of autonomic, sexual, vasomotor, and cognitive function after neurological injury

Methods of enabling locomotor control, postural control, voluntary control of body movements (e.g., in non-weight bearing conditions), and/or autonomic functions in a human subject having a spinal cord injury, a brain injury, or a neurological neuromotor disease are described.