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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2018
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Homayoon Kazerooni, Berkeley, CA (US);
Mimi Parker, Berkeley, CA (US);
Lace Co Ting Keh, La Crescenta, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A fall prevention device configured to be coupled to a person and comprising a mechanical torso configured to be coupled to the person's torso and a mechanical structure configurable to be coupled to the mechanical torso from its first end. The mechanical structure and mechanical torso resist forces at least along one direction to maintain their posture relative to each other. In operation the second end of the mechanical structure is positioned behind the person and substantially close to the ground. When the second end of the mechanical structure contacts the ground, contact points of legs of the person on the ground and contact points of the second end of the mechanical structure outline a multi-sided polygon on the ground. If the vertical projection of the center of gravity of the person to the ground intersects the ground within the multi-sided polygon, the person and fall prevention device remain stable.