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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2024
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Sergei V. Sarkisian, Midvale, UT (US);
Tommaso Lenzi, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Dante Amico Bennett Archangeli, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
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.