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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
Hocoma Ag, Volketswil, CH;
Rainer Bucher, Wettswil, CH;
Gery Colombo, Uster, CH;
Lijin Aryananda, Zurich, CH;
Andreas Koll, Zurich, CH;
Hocoma AG, Volketswil, OT, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for gait training, comprising: a movable base () comprising a drive unit () for moving the movable base (), an arm arrangement () extending from the movable base () to enable a person () to be at least partially suspended from above, a movement detector () to detect a movement of the person (), and a control unit () configured to control said drive unit () in response to movement of the person detected by the movement detector () such that the movable base () follows the person () in a predetermined distance range and in a predetermined angular range with respect to a movement direction of the person (). The apparatus may comprise a projector () configured to project a path to be taken by the person () and a securing mechanism () to secure the suspension of the person () in response to a fall or stumbling being detected by a fall detector ().