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Methods and apparatuses for rehabilitation and training

US8177732B2 · kind B2 · utility

101Cited by

70References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Motorika Limited · BM

Inventors

Omer Einav · Netanya, IL
Haim Einav · Kfar Monash, IL
Richard Mahoney · Los Altos, US
Ester Zohar · Givatayim, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 5, 2006
Grant date	May 15, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 25, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63B2225/50
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A rehabilitation apparatus with at least three degrees of freedom of motion, comprising: a plurality of brakes; a motor, wherein the motor is operationally connected to the brakes; a plurality of surfaces, wherein each of a plurality of the surfaces correlates to a brake; and, wherein when the motor is activated, the brakes are selectively advanced to make contact with the surfaces causing friction between the brakes and the surfaces and thus causing variable resistance in the three degrees of freedom to the apparatus based on the extent of advancement of the brakes.

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