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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2015
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Elizabeth T. Hsiao-Wecksler, Urbana, IL (US);
Deen Farooq, Lombard, IL (US);
Chenzhang Xiao, Champaign, IL (US);
Girish Krishnan, Champaign, IL (US);
Gaurav Singh, Urbana, IL (US);
Ye Lwin Oo, Champaign, IL (US);
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Abstract
A crutch includes a pole, a cuff, a handle, a forearm support member, and a second forearm support member. The cuff and the handle are attached to the pole. The forearm support member, comprising an actuator, is disposed between the cuff and the handle and is moveable between a constricted position and a non-constricted position. The second forearm support member is disposed within the forearm support member. The energy generating device is configured to move the forearm support member between the constricted position and the non-constricted position.