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Patent No.:

US 12667472 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 28, 2022

Method and system to activate limb movement in amputees

Applicants:

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);

U.s. Govt. As Rep BY the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);

Inventors:

Matthew Justin Major, Chicago, IL (US);

Riley Marshall Knox, Mill Valley, CA (US);

Matthew Lawrence Elwin, Chicago, IL (US);

Yael Ben Shalom, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignees:

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Washington, DC (US);

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, IL (US);

Attorney:

Ballard Spahr LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jerrah Edwards

Assistant Examiner:

Maximilian Tobias Spencer

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/76 (2006.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/70 (2013.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61F 2002/701 (2013.01); A61F 2002/704 (2013.01); A61F 2002/764 (2013.01);
Abstract

A limb activation system includes a sensor configured to monitor movement of a user. The system also includes a processor operatively coupled to the sensor and configured to determine, based on the movement of the user, that the user is engaged in walking or running. The processor is also configured to generate an activation signal responsive to the determination that the user is engaged in walking or running. A data-based model integrates sensor information to drive activation and arm swing of the affected upper limb.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Major, Matthew. (2026). Method and system to activate limb movement in amputees (U.S. Patent No. 12667472). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12667472

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