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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 12, 2024
Applicant:

University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Inventors:

Sergei V. Sarkisian, Midvale, UT (US);

Tommaso Lenzi, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Dante Amico Bennett Archangeli, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Assignee:

University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61H 1/024 (2013.01); A61H 1/0244 (2013.01); B25J 9/0006 (2013.01); A61H 2003/007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/123 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1436 (2013.01); A61H 2201/164 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1673 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exoskeleton device that includes an artificial joint and a frame member extending from the artificial joint. The frame member is configured for extension over a limb of a user. The exoskeleton device also includes a self-aligning mechanism connected to the frame member. The self-aligning mechanism includes three passive degrees of freedom (pDOF) provided in a prismatic-revolute-revolute (PRR) configuration. The self-aligning mechanism also includes a limb attachment member configured for mechanically coupling to a portion of the limb of the user.


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