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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
James L. Patton, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael A. Peshkin, Chicago, IL (US);
James S. Sulzer, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A63B 21/00 (2006.01); F16H 19/06 (2006.01); A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A63B 21/005 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0102 (2013.01); A61F 5/0125 (2013.01); A61H 1/0237 (2013.01); A61H 1/0274 (2013.01); A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A63B 21/155 (2013.01); F16H 19/06 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1215 (2013.01); A61H 2201/163 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1635 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1642 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1676 (2013.01); A63B 21/0058 (2013.01); A63B 2220/17 (2013.01); A63B 2220/51 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20402 (2015.01);
Abstract
A cable driven actuator and actuator method involve a movable link that is movable about a path by a cable connected to the link, and a movable support member having a cable routing element. The support member is movable in a manner to change a moment arm of the cable acting on the link to control torque applied to the joint.