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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2003
Thomas Zambrano, Long Beach, CA (US);
Taras Kiceniuk, Jr., Santa Paula, CA (US);
Ronald Vandenbrink, Pasadena, CA (US);
Thomas Zambrano, Long Beach, CA (US);
Taras Kiceniuk, Jr., Santa Paula, CA (US);
Ronald Vandenbrink, Pasadena, CA (US);
Aerovironment, Inc., Monrovia, CA (US);
City of Hope, Duarte, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved cane to assist walking, comprising a shaft, a base and an articulated connection allowing the base to pivot relative to the shaft, depending upon the slope of the surface below the base, the connection characterized in that articulation capability decreases as downward loading on the shaft is increased, and articulation capability increases as downward loading on the shaft is decreased. Articulation capacity may have a path of resistance that guides the user into selected patterns of therapeutic motion.