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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2018
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Chandramouli Krishnan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Edward Peter Washabaugh, IV, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard Brent Gillespie, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stephanie Goretski, Port Austin, MI (US);
Sarah Abdulhamid, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Elizabeth Mays, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A wearable device that enables adjustable resistance to the extremity of a user using an attachment system and associated eddy current braking system. The wearable resistive device can be used for physical therapy made necessary due to weakness caused by neuromuscular diseases, such as stroke and cerebral palsy, orthopedic disorders, general disuse, or even for overall fitness.