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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Ozer Unluhisarcikli, Allston, MA (US);
Constantinos Mavroidis, Arlington, MA (US);
Paolo Bonato, Somerville, MA (US);
Maciej Pietrusisnki, Cambridge, MA (US);
Brian Weinberg, San Diego, CA (US);
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA (US);
SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CORPORATION, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The Active Knee Rehabilitation Orthotic System (ANdROS) is a wearable and portable assistive tool for gait rehabilitation and monitoring of people with motor control deficits due to a neurological ailment, such as stroke. ANdROS reinforces a desired gait pattern by continually applying a corrective torque around the knee joint, commanded by a impedance controller. A sensorized yet unactuated brace worn on the unimpaired leg is used to synchronize the playback of the desired trajectory based on the user's intent. The device is mechanically grounded through two ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) rigidly attached to the main structure, which helps reduce the weight perceived by the user.