Walking assistance device

Details Walking assistance device Walking assistance device

2008-10-08

2011-12-27

Bianco, Patricia (Department: 3772)

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

C602S018000, C602S016000, C601S005000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08083702

ABSTRACT:
A walking assistance device has a leg link formed by connecting a first link member and a second link member through a third joint assembly. A force generated at the leg link by driving the third joint assembly is transmitted to the body of a user. The walking assistance device enables the user to deeply squat by making the third joint assembly highly bendable. The third joint assembly has with a joint link member, a first joint which connects the joint link member and a first link member, and a second joint which connects the joint link member and the second link member. The walking assistance device is further equipped with a drive source which imparts a torque in a stretching direction to the first joint, and an elastic member which elastically holds the second joint in a predetermined stretched state until a predetermined value or more acts thereon.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5020790 (1991-06-01), Beard et al.
patent: 4-501227 (1992-03-01), None
patent: 2007-020909 (2007-02-01), None

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