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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Karl Zelik, Nashville, TN (US);
Erik Lamers, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Keaton Scherpereel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/00 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/0006 (2013.01); A61H 1/0244 (2013.01); A61H 1/0292 (2013.01); B25J 9/1045 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A moment arm extension system and method for improving the mechanical advantage of a wearable assistance device by increasing the moment arm of a force-bearing member relative to an underlying body segment of a user are disclosed. The moment arm extension system achieves this by shifting the force-bearing member to lie farther away from the body segment of the user.