Wrist and forearm exoskeleton
US10123929B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2024/0096
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An exoskeleton device and method of using the same is provided that helps rehabilitate limbs such has the lower arm. Embodiments of the exoskeleton device have multiple degrees of freedom so that a limb such as the lower arm may flex or rotate in multiple directions to establish or re-establish neural connections in the brain. With the lower arm example, a person may grasp a handle in the exoskeleton and then flex the lower arm about a pronation/supination axis, a flexion/extension axis, and/or an abductor/adductor axis. The exoskeleton device has several modes of operation where actuators can aid the person's motion, resist the person's motion, or passively allow free motion of the person's limb.
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