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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Cadence Biomedical, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Glaister, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Panzenbeck, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Schoen, Seattle, WA (US);
Chie Kawahara, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Cadence Biomedical, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/60 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61F 2/604 (2013.01); A61F 5/0125 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0134 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a harness, at least one brace that may include an articulated frame coupled to the harness, a pre-tensioning device, a lower assembly coupled to the articulated frame, and an energy-transforming mechanism that may be adjusted to a user and may assist with the user's gait. The energy-transforming mechanism may include an energy storage device coupled to the pre-tensioning device via a superior exotendon and coupled to the lower assembly via an inferior exotendon.