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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2012
Zhixiu Han, Acton, MA (US);
Christopher E. Barnhart, Carlisle, MA (US);
Hugh M. Herr, Somerville, MA (US);
Christopher Williams, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jeff A. Weber, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard J. Casler, Jr., Lowell, MA (US);
Zhixiu Han, Acton, MA (US);
Christopher E. Barnhart, Carlisle, MA (US);
Hugh M. Herr, Somerville, MA (US);
Christopher Williams, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jeff A. Weber, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard J. Casler, Jr., Lowell, MA (US);
BIONX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
A powered device augments a joint function of a human during a gait cycle using a powered actuator that supplies an augmentation torque, an impedance, or both to a joint, and a controller that modulates the augmentation torque, the impedance, and a joint equilibrium according to a phase of the gait cycle to provide at least a biomimetic response. Accordingly, the device is capable of normalizing or augmenting human biomechanical function, responsive to a wearer's activity, regardless of speed and terrain.