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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/00 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A61H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/0006 (2013.01); A61H 1/0281 (2013.01); A61H 3/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/003 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0192 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1215 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1616 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1635 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1673 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5069 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5071 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5097 (2013.01); A61H 2205/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implementations described and claimed herein involve a shoulder exoskeleton having a spherical parallel manipulator with a plurality of parallel linear actuators connected to a base coupled to a user's arm. A passive slip mechanism is operatively coupled to the spherical parallel manipulator as well as being coupled to the user's arm. The slip mechanism increases system mobility and prevents joint misalignment caused by the translational motion of the user's glenohumeral joint from introducing mechanical interference.