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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2023
Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Austin Carr, Lisle, IL (US);
Christopher Colón, New York, NY (US);
Matthew Rudy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Ike Smith, Washington, NJ (US);
Alex Turk, Canton, MI (US);
Elliott J. Rouse, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William Grundfest, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Zachary Grundfest, Los Angeles, CA (US);
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an exoskeleton mechanism for supporting a joint. The exoskeleton mechanism includes a brace having a first arm and a support arm, the support arm pivotably connected to the first arm. The exoskeleton mechanism further includes a spring secured to the first arm, the spring having a first length at an equilibrium position and a second length at a displaced position, a spring force generated by the spring when the spring is in the displaced position. Additionally, the exoskeleton mechanism has a cable having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the support arm and the second end coupled to the spring such that rotation of the support arm relative to the first arm causes the spring to move to the displaced position and the spring force is transferred to the support arm.