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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ming Wu, Wilmette, IL (US);
Brian D. Schmit, Brookfield, WI (US);
T. George Hornby, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/11 (2013.01); A61B 5/112 (2013.01); A61B 5/221 (2013.01); A61B 5/1121 (2013.01); A61B 5/6829 (2013.01); A61B 2505/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for targeted training of a person walking on a powered backward moving surface. Kinematic information of motor performance, such as ankle position and velocity, is measured throughout one or more phases of a gait cycle with a detector. The gait phase is determined, and a resistive/assistive force is applied to the leg that differs depending upon the gait phase and the measured kinematic information.