Patents Assigned to Balgrist/Schweiz. Paraplegikerzentrum
  • Patent number: 6685658
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus which actively moves the legs of a disabled person in a movement pattern that is similar to physiological walking. The inclination of the standing table can be adjusted between a horizontal and a vertical position as desired. The patient is fixed to the standing table by means of a belt gear. The aim of this kind of rehabilitating locomotion therapy is to activate the locomotion structures in the spinal cord in order to improve the muscular situation in a time optimal manner, to prevent the intensity of spasticity and to improve the circulatory conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Balgrist/Schweiz. Paraplegikerzentrum
    Inventors: Volker Dietz, Gery Colombo, RĂ¼diger Rupp