Walking assistance devices and rehabilitation systems
US11963922B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2201/164
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Walking assistance devices and systems for rehabilitation system for reducing the knee adduction moment in a user, reducing stress on the knee, and potentially slowing deterioration of the knee associated with osteoarthritis of the knee and delaying the need for knee replacement surgery. In one embodiment the walking assistance device includes a handle or grip portion, a shaft portion, and a base portion having a rocker bottom which reduces the knee adduction moment on the stance leg of a user.
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