1988-09-02
1990-11-27
Apley, Richard J.
Undertaking
5 83, 128 25R, 272DIG6, A63B 2304
Patent
active
049730444
ABSTRACT:
A convalescent aid utilized to allow a patient to continuously walk in a circular walkway while being supported from above. The support includes a support arm rotatably mounted on a central column, with a hoist attached adjacent one end of the support arm and a harness suspended from the hoist at the opposite end of the support arm. The aid further includes a brake to control the relative pivotal movement between the support arm and the central column, as well as a counterbalance positioned between the arm and column to suspend a portion of the weight of a patient in the harness. In addition, the device includes a load detecting structure capable a determining the load exerted by the patient on the harness. The entire device is controlled by a programmable machine.
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Apley Richard J.
Flaxman H.
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