Exoskeleton ankle robot

KY Tong, LF Yeung, CU Ockenfeld, SK Ho… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A portable electrical motor-driven exoskeleton ankle joint robot with gear transmission and
control system which is intended to provide walking assistance in different speed and …

Joint torque augmentation system and method for gait assistance

K Hollander, N Cahill, D Kinney, P Clouse… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
A joint torque augmentation system includes linkage assembly configured to couple to a
user. Linkage assembly includes a unidirectional link and a device joint. The linkage …

Portable active pneumatically powered ankle-foot orthosis

ET Hsiao-Wecksler, KA Shorter, V Gervasi… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Ltd.(57) ABSTRACT A portable active fluid-powered ankle foot orthosis. A lower leg mount
and a foot bed are pivotally coupled at or proximate to an ankle position. A fluid powered …

Portable devices for exercising muscles in the ankle, foot, and/or leg, and related methods

MA Tarkington, DG Matsuura, JA Moebius… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A portable exercise device includes a pedal pivotably connected to a pair of supports. The
pedal has a neutral position relative to a pivot axis. The pedal is configured to rotate about …

Lower limb prosthesis

JM Byars, H Quintero, J Carpenter - US Patent 10,610,384, 2020 - Google Patents
US10610384B2 - Lower limb prosthesis - Google Patents US10610384B2 - Lower limb
prosthesis - Google Patents Lower limb prosthesis Download PDF Info Publication number …

[LIBRO][B] The design and control of active ankle-foot orthoses

KA Shorter - 2011 - search.proquest.com
Ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) can be used to ameliorate the impact of impairments to the lower
limb neuromuscular motor system that affect gait. Existing AFO technologies include passive …

System and method for providing biomechanically suitable running gait in powered lower limb devices

M Goldfarb, A Shultz, B Lawson - US Patent 10,646,358, 2020 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for a running controller for a lower limb device including at
least a powered knee joint are provided. The method includes collecting real-time sensor …

Motion assistance apparatus

H Do CHOI, Y Park, ROH Se-Gon, M Lee… - US Patent App. 15 …, 2018 - Google Patents
A motion assistance apparatus including a proximal support configured to support a
proximal part of a user, a distal support configured to support a distal part of the user, a …

Portable devices for exercising muscles in the ankle, foot, and/or leg, and related methods

MA Tarkington, DG Matsuura, JA Moebius… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
A portable exercise device includes a first body and a second body. The exercise device
also includes a support structure pivotably connecting the first and second bodies. The sup …

Method and apparatus for providing economical, portable deficit-adjusted adaptive assistance during movement phases of an impaired ankle

RF Macko, A Roy - US Patent 11,337,622, 2022 - Google Patents
A method is described for providing deficit-adjusted adaptive assistance during movement
phases of an impaired ankle. The method includes determining, on the processor, a value …