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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2013
Bioness Inc., Valencia, CA (US);
Joel Behnke, Valencia, CA (US);
Todd Cushman, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Erol Erturk, Cardiff, CA (US);
Arkady Glukhovsky, Valencia, CA (US);
Kelvin J. Hasseler, Murrieta, CA (US);
Keith McBride, Ventura, CA (US);
Moshe Olim, San Diego, CA (US);
Perry Payne, Saugus, CA (US);
Kenneth A. Regas, Poway, CA (US);
William H. Schwiebert, Escondido, CA (US);
Daniel Scott Weinstein, San Diego, CA (US);
Bioness, Inc., Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
A body weight support system includes a trolley, a powered conductor operative coupled to a power supply, and a patient attachment mechanism. The trolley can include a drive system, a control system, and a patient support system. The drive system is movably coupled to a support rail. At least a portion of the control system is physically and electrically coupled to the powered conductor. The patient support mechanism is at least temporarily coupled to the patient attachment mechanism. The control system can control at least a portion of the patient support mechanism based at least in part on a force applied to the patient attachment mechanism.