Abstract: An apparatus includes a harness, at least one brace that may include an articulated frame coupled to the harness, a pre-tensioning device, a lower assembly coupled to the articulated frame, and an energy-transforming mechanism that may be adjusted to a user and may assist with the user's gait. The energy-transforming mechanism may include an energy storage device coupled to the pre-tensioning device via a superior exotendon and coupled to the lower assembly via an inferior exotendon.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 10, 2015
Date of Patent:
February 26, 2019
Assignee:
Cadence Biomedical
Inventors:
Brian Glaister, Jason Panzenbeck, Jason Schoen, Chie Kawahara