Method for balancing assistance
US4760850A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/4528
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method for assisting in the maintenance of a balanced stance by a person who has lost the sense of touch in one or both feet. Load signals are generated in correspondence with body weight loads applied at forward and rearward portions of the feet. The load signals are used for creation of tactile stimuli in a spaced pattern on a sensitive skin area of the person.
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