02-02-2017 дата публикации
Номер: US20170027735A1
Автор:
Conor James Walsh,
Alan T. Asbeck,
Matthew W. Yarri,
Jillian Christine Lee,
Stefano Marco Maria De Rossi,
WALSH CONOR JAMES,
ASBECK ALAN T,
YARRI MATTHEW W,
LEE JILLIAN CHRISTINE,
DE ROSSI STEFANO MARCO MARIA,
Walsh Conor James,
Asbeck Alan T.,
Yarri Matthew W.,
Lee Jillian Christine,
De Rossi Stefano Marco Maria
Принадлежит:
Orthopedic devices are provided that include rigid members for coupling to portions of a limb that includes a joint, and a cable that couples to the rigid members and extends up to a powered element. The orthopedic devices are configured to produce beneficial forces using the rigid member and the cable, which beneficial forces are translated to the wearer. The orthopedic devices include control systems that generate control signals for controlling the powered element. 1. An orthopedic device comprising: a base portion having a rigid first end, a rigid second end, and a central region;', 'the central region of the base portion for positioning proximate to an axis of rotation of a joint of the body, wherein the central region comprises a series of at least three links that each enable rotation of the rigid first end with respect to the rigid second end within at least one quadrant and that each prevent rotation of the rigid first end with respect to the rigid second end within at least two other quadrants; and', 'a first anterior protrusion extending from the first end of the base portion, proximate to the central region, toward an anterior side of the axis of rotation of the joint to a first pivot point;', 'a second anterior protrusion extending from the second end of the base portion, proximate to the central region, toward an anterior side of the axis of rotation of the joint to a second pivot point; and', 'a cable coupled to the first pivot point and the second pivot point;, 'a pair of base mechanisms for positioning along opposite sides of a body, each base mechanism comprisinga control system that receives input from at least one sensor indicating an occurrence of at least one event in a movement of a wearer of the orthopedic device and generates a responsive control signal; andat least one powered element that receives the responsive control signal from the control system and, in response, controls a tensile force through the cable between the first pivot point ...
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