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An orthosis includes a belt assembly, an energy storage apparatus, and an articulatable leg frame. The belt assembly is configured to be secured to a user's body. The energy storage apparatus is coupled to the belt assembly and includes a pretension adjustment device and an exotendon. The artic...

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Main Authors GLAISTER, BRIAN C, PACANOWSKY, ALEX D, VAN DEN BOGERT, ANTONIE J, WEST, ZACHARY, SCHOEN, JASON A, KAWAHARA, CHIE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 22.01.2014
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:An orthosis includes a belt assembly, an energy storage apparatus, and an articulatable leg frame. The belt assembly is configured to be secured to a user's body. The energy storage apparatus is coupled to the belt assembly and includes a pretension adjustment device and an exotendon. The articulatable leg frame is coupleable to the belt assembly. The energy storage apparatus helps move the user's leg which is coupled to the leg frame.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120712021