Soft wearable muscle assisting device
US11883343B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2201/5084
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A soft wearable muscle assisting device has at least a wearable body interface and attached thereon elements of active and passive components, adapted to together assist a user in changing or maintaining a position of a first body part articulated to a second body part. The wearable body interface comprises at least two gar-ment portions. The active and passive components comprise at least one actively powered element. The passive components comprise at least a first passive component and a second passive component that both extend between the at least two garment components and comprise elastic material for storing energy provided by the user and/or by the at least one actively powered element. The first and a second passive components are arranged on opposite sides of a joint of the body.
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