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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2011
Stéphane Bédard, St-Augustin-De Desmaures, CA;
Dany Lachance, St-Etienne de Lauzon, CA;
Benoit Gilbert, Lac Beauport, CA;
Yves Roy, Beauport, CA;
Stéphane Bédard, St-Augustin-De Desmaures, CA;
Dany Lachance, St-Etienne de Lauzon, CA;
Benoit Gilbert, Lac Beauport, CA;
Yves Roy, Beauport, CA;
Other;
Abstract
A load distribution device that transfers the musculo-skeletal stress at a joint to associated body segments of a given joint-segments body structure. The device includes a proximal support element adapted to be positioned onto a proximal body segment, a distal support element adapted to be positioned onto a distal body segment, a compensating joint movably connecting the proximal and distal support elements, a control system operatively connected to the compensating joint and a power source supplying power to the control system and the compensating joint. During user executed movements, the compensating joint generates or dissipates, under the directions of the control system a preset level of biomechanical energy corresponding to a user desired musculo-skeletal stress reduction at the joint-segments structure in order to compensate the movements of the user, the biomechanical energy being redistributed onto the proximal and distal body segments via the corresponding proximal and distal support elements.