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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Meghan Huber, Salem, MA (US);
James Hermus, Oregon, WI (US);
Gabrielle Enns, Boston, MA (US);
Neville Hogan, Sudbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/60 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61F 2/60 (2013.01); A61F 5/0104 (2013.01); A61H 2003/007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0196 (2013.01); A61H 2201/14 (2013.01); A61H 2201/164 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1645 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a body anchor for supporting an assistive device can include: a cuff to exert a compression force on a body part of a user; and one or more tensile elements having first ends and second ends. The first ends of the tensile elements can be configured to be attached to the assistive device. The second ends of the tensile elements can be arranged about the cuff to cause the compression force to vary in proportion to a load exerted by the assistive device.