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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2018
Nicoló Sala, Gazzaniga, IT;
Francesco Rusnati, Bussero, IT;
Manuel Rocco, Paderno Dugnano, IT;
Nicoló Sala, Gazzaniga, IT;
Francesco Rusnati, Bussero, IT;
Manuel Rocco, Paderno Dugnano, IT;
Davide Russo, Florence, IT;
Christian Spreafico, Dalmine, IT;
Antonio Caputi, Florence, IT;
Paolo Carrara, Val Brembo, IT;
Other;
Abstract
An ambulation assistance wearable device, and related method, includes a support to be removably attached to the body of a person; a power supply anchored to the support; a light source mounted on the support and electrically connected to the power supply, which is configured to emit a beam of visible light toward the ground; a front stepping point where the person moves the foot to generate a bright spot in that point and move forward along an ambulation direction; a sensor that detects at least one control parameter identifying the ambulation condition; and a processing unit connected to the power supply, the light source and the sensor, which controls the activation-deactivation of the light source as a function of the at least one control parameter. The control parameter corresponds to an angle or a displacement measurement related to the instant position of a part of the body during ambulation.