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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2015
Applicants:
Ismet Handzic, Lutz, FL (US);
Kyle B. Reed, Tampa, FL (US);
Inventors:
Ismet Handzic, Lutz, FL (US);
Kyle B. Reed, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/02 (2006.01); A45B 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/02 (2013.01); A45B 9/04 (2013.01); A61H 3/0288 (2013.01); A61H 2003/0211 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a walking assistance device includes a support member adapted to support a user of the device and a curved tip mounted to the support member, the curved tip including a curved outer surface adapted to contact the ground or a floor surface during use of the device, the curved outer surface having a non-constant radius that changes as a function of angular position along the curved outer surface.