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Lower-leg exoskeleton system and method

US11213417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

ROAM ROBOTICS INC. · US

Inventors

Brenton Piercy · San Francisco, US
Tim Swift · Walnut Creek, US
Giancarlo Nucci · San Francisco, US
Callum Lamb · San Bruno, US
Pete Lynn · Oakland, US
Saul Griffith · San Francisco, US
Leanne Luce · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 9, 2019
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 20, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61H2230/60
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A lower-leg exoskeleton that includes an inflatable actuator configured to be worn over a front portion of a leg of a user and configured to be disposed directly adjacent to and surrounding a joint of the leg of the user. The inflatable actuator is configured, when worn by the user, to receive and transmit an actuator load generated by the inflatable actuator around the joint of the user to a load contact point. Inflation of the inflatable actuator generates a moment about the joint of the user to cause flexion of the leg of the user.

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