Walking assisting apparatus
US6666796B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02G2280/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus to assist human walking, incorporating in combination first and second longitudinally extending strut members that are relatively movable, longitudinally, and adapted to transmit body associated loading; the first strut member or members operatively connected to a rack and/or to the user's body; the second strut member or members slaved, i.e. operatively connected to the user's foot or feet, ankles or shoes, to move therewith; and a control that responds to step-by-step treading to control relative movement of the strut members. Such loading is controllably transferred back and forth between left and right pairs of strut members, in response to treading.
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