Patent Review of Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robotic Systems by Sensors and Actuation Systems Used

CF Pană, D Popescu, VM Rădulescu - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Robotic systems for lower limb rehabilitation are essential for improving patients' physical
conditions in lower limb rehabilitation and assisting patients with various locomotor …

Elastic element exoskeleton and method of using same

HM Herr, G Elliott, A Marecki, H Briner - US Patent 9,682,005, 2017 - Google Patents
Running in a mammal, such as a human, is augmented by adaptively modulating
anticipation of maximum leg extension of a mammal when running, and actuating an …

Robotic system for simulating a wearable device and method of use

HM Herr, JY Kuan - US Patent 9,498,401, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A robotic system for simulating a wearable device actuation delivery
mechanism and the source removed from the actua tion delivery mechanism that is linked to …

Tunable actuator joint modules having energy recovering quasi-passive elastic actuators for use within a robotic system

FM Smith, MX Olivier, G Colvin - US Patent 10,765,537, 2020 - Google Patents
A tunable actuator joint module of a robotic assembly comprises an output member and an
input member, where the output member is rotatable about an axis of rotation. A primary …

Individuals differ in muscle activation patterns during early adaptation to a powered ankle exoskeleton

Y Acosta-Sojo, L Stirling - Applied Ergonomics, 2022 - Elsevier
Exoskeletons have the potential to assist users and augment physical ability. To achieve
these goals across users, individual variation in muscle activation patterns when using an …

Resistance-based joint constraint for a master robotic system

FM Smith, MX Olivier - US Patent 10,843,330, 2020 - Google Patents
A master robotic system for translating a force at a slave robotic system to the master robotic
system comprises a plurality of master brake joints rotatably coupling a plurality of robotic …

Lower-leg exoskeleton system and method

B Piercy, T Swift, G Nucci, C Lamb, P Lynn… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
(Continued)(52) US CI. CPC A61F 2/68 (2013.01); A61F 2760 (2013.01); A61H 3700
(2013.01);(Continued)(58) Field of Classification Search CPC...... A61F 2002/501; A61F …

Clutched joint modules for a robotic system

FM Smith, MX Olivier - US Patent 10,919,161, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A clutched joint module comprising an output member and an input
member rotatable relative to each other about an axis of rotation; a primary actuator …

The impact of COVID on lower-limb exoskeleton robotic system patents—A review

CF Pană, VM Rădulescu, DM Pătrașcu-Pană… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, the field of physical rehabilitation, with the help of robotic systems that aid
the population of any age with locomotor difficulties, has been evolving rapidly. Several …

The interplay of biomimetics and biomechatronics

H Witte - Biomimetics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biomechatronics is an engineering subject in which biomimetics as a method is one of its
two supporting pillars: biology for engineering, or Bio4Eng. This is contrasted with …