Exercise devices – Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof – Occupant suspended from above for foot travel
Patent
1994-06-10
1996-10-29
Apley, Richard J.
Exercise devices
Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof
Occupant suspended from above for foot travel
602 36, 135 67, A61H 304
Patent
active
055691293
ABSTRACT:
A small, transportable, and rollable device for lifting and supporting patients undergoing partial weight bearing gait training (over treadmill or over ground) is provided. The carriage underlying this device is "U"-shaped with a pair of low horizontal rails making up the arms of the "U" and the lifting equipment being mounted at the closed end of the "U". Low profile for movement through doors and in low-ceiling rooms is achieved by a vertically telescoping height adjustment to the top of which is connected a horizontal "Y"-shaped connection to provide two connection points at the ends of the "Y" (and above and between the rails) for a patient harness. The harness construction provides sufficient adjustability for a therapist to achieve equal division of support among groin, abdominal, and chest areas, while permitting full leg extension of the patient. The low rails enable unobstructed access to the patient's legs during gait training.
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D'Luzansky Stephen C.
Dilli David L.
Herman Richard M.
Seif-Naraghi Amir
Apley Richard J.
Clark Jeanne M.
Mobility Research L.L.C.
Moy Jeffrey D.
Weiss Harry M.
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