公开(公告)号：US11672984B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US16938606

申请日：2020-07-24

Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY

Inventor： Gearóid Ó Laighin ,  Leo Quinlan ,  Dean Sweeney ,  Gavin Corley ,  James Feehilly ,  Patrick Browne

IPC: A61N1/36 ,  A61H3/00

CPC classification number: A61N1/36067 ,  A61H3/00 ,  A61N1/36003 ,  A61H2003/007 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/5023 ,  A61H2201/5079 ,  A61H2201/5084 ,  A61H2230/105

Abstract: A gait management apparatus applies stimulation to a user suffering from a neurological disease (such as Parkinson's Disease) gait dysfunction. Motion sensors are arranged to be worn by a patient, and electrical stimulation electrodes are on the legs for stimulation. A controller receives motion sensing signals, and processes these signals to generate stimulation signals for operation of the electrodes to stimulate limb movement upon detection of a gait abnormality. There may be a user actuator for user actuation of electrical stimulation, and the inputs may be a series of taps. The controller may provide signals to prevent occurrence of freezing of gait when it senses that a patient is walking or has an intention to walk. Also, it may apply stimulation at an intensity level which is insufficient for functional muscle stimulation but sufficiently high to trigger activation of efferent nerves.

公开(公告)号：US20180214332A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15746310

申请日：2016-07-20

Applicant: Michael S. YOUNG ,  Ritesh BHATTACHARJEE ,  Raktim BHATTACHARYA ,  Brandon FORESMAN ,  THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Inventor： Michael S. Young ,  Ritesh Shattacharjee ,  Raktim Bhattacharya ,  Brandon Foresman

IPC: A61H1/00

CPC classification number: A61H1/00 ,  A61H1/02 ,  A61H2201/1215 ,  A61H2201/1238 ,  A61H2201/1436 ,  A61H2201/149 ,  A61H2201/1604 ,  A61H2201/1607 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/1664 ,  A61H2201/1671 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5012 ,  A61H2201/5015 ,  A61H2201/5038 ,  A61H2201/5043 ,  A61H2201/5061 ,  A61H2201/5064 ,  A61H2201/5079 ,  A61H2201/5097 ,  A61H2205/026 ,  A63B21/00178 ,  A63B21/0058 ,  A63B21/008 ,  A63B21/0085 ,  A63B21/023 ,  A63B21/06 ,  A63B21/152 ,  A63B21/154 ,  A63B21/4003 ,  A63B21/4039 ,  A63B21/4047 ,  A63B23/03 ,  A63B23/032 ,  A63B24/0087 ,  A63B71/0622 ,  A63B2023/006 ,  A63B2024/0093 ,  A63B2071/0683 ,  A63B2220/10 ,  A63B2220/13 ,  A63B2220/20 ,  A63B2220/30 ,  A63B2220/52 ,  A63B2220/53 ,  A63B2225/20 ,  A63B2225/50 ,  G16H20/30 ,  G16H40/63 ,  G16H50/50

Abstract: The disclosure includes a maxillofacial rehabilitation device, comprising a frame and a dynamic actuation mechanism coupled to the frame. The frame can be configured to attach the device to the head of a user. The dynamic actuation mechanism can be configured to contact the mandible of the user, receive control signals from a controller, and move the mandible of the user in the sagittal plane and the vertical plane based on the control signals.

公开(公告)号：US20180168923A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15580867

申请日：2016-06-10

Applicant: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Weilun Quan

IPC: A61H31/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  A61B5/04

CPC classification number: A61H31/005 ,  A61B5/0006 ,  A61B5/026 ,  A61B5/04012 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  A61B5/1102 ,  A61B5/4848 ,  A61B5/7246 ,  A61B2505/01 ,  A61H31/006 ,  A61H31/007 ,  A61H2031/001 ,  A61H2031/003 ,  A61H2201/0184 ,  A61H2201/107 ,  A61H2201/1253 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5043 ,  A61H2201/5058 ,  A61H2201/5079 ,  A61H2201/5084 ,  A61H2201/5097 ,  A61H2230/04 ,  A61H2230/30 ,  A61M16/0078 ,  A61N1/37282 ,  A61N1/39044 ,  A61N1/3993

Abstract: A system for assisting with a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment being administered to a patient. In one aspect, the system includes electrodes to provide an ECG signal of the patient, one or more sensors configured to measure an intrinsic myocardial wall movement of the patient, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to perform operations including: during the CPR treatment being administered to the patient, receiving an input from the sensor(s), processing the input from the sensor(s) and the ECG signal, determining, based on processing, whether the intrinsic myocardial wall movement is indicative of a perfusion movement of the patient's heart, and providing an indication to a user of the system based on the determination.

公开(公告)号：US20180098907A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15832575

申请日：2017-12-05

Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

Inventor： Gabriel AGUIRRE-OLLINGER ,  Umashankar Nagarajan ,  Ambarish Goswami

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02

CPC classification number: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/0244 ,  A61H2003/007 ,  A61H2201/1207 ,  A61H2201/1628 ,  A61H2201/164 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/1652 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5079 ,  A61H2201/5084

Abstract: The control method for lower-limb assistive exoskeletons assists human movement by producing a desired dynamic response on the human leg. Wearing the exoskeleton replaces the leg's natural admittance with the equivalent admittance of the coupled system formed by the leg and the exoskeleton. The control goal is to make the leg obey an admittance model defined by target values of natural frequency, resonant peak magnitude and zero-frequency response. The control achieves these objectives objective via positive feedback of the leg's angular position and angular acceleration. The method achieves simultaneous performance and robust stability through a constrained optimization that maximizes the system's gain margins while ensuring the desired location of its dominant poles.

公开(公告)号：US20180071167A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15816232

申请日：2017-11-17

Applicant: American Latex Corp.

Inventor： Calvin Spencer LEE

IPC: A61H19/00 ,  A61H23/02

CPC classification number: A61H19/44 ,  A61H19/34 ,  A61H19/50 ,  A61H23/00 ,  A61H23/02 ,  A61H23/0254 ,  A61H23/0263 ,  A61H2201/0153 ,  A61H2201/5028 ,  A61H2201/5058 ,  A61H2201/5061 ,  A61H2201/5079

Abstract: A vibratory massaging device having a spaced plurality of proximity sensors distributed on a massaging surface of the device, and a control circuit operative for controlling vibratory intensities in response to activation of particular ones of the sensors being close to a user's body parts being massaged. The device can be configured as a dildo, including both main and secondary vibrators, the secondary vibrator being within an arm portion that is configured for clitoral stimulation. At least one of the vibrators is automatically driven at increased intensity as penetration increases.

公开(公告)号：US20180064218A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-08

申请号：US15405733

申请日：2017-01-13

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： JUN-WON JANG

IPC: A45B9/00 ,  A61H3/02

CPC classification number: A45B9/00 ,  A45B2009/002 ,  A45B2009/007 ,  A61H1/02 ,  A61H1/0237 ,  A61H3/00 ,  A61H3/02 ,  A61H2201/1642 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/50 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5035 ,  A61H2201/5041 ,  A61H2201/5069 ,  A61H2201/5079 ,  A61H2201/5084

Abstract: Disclosed is a walking assistance method and apparatuses, wherein a walking assistance apparatus is configured to adaptively control at least one of a length or a stiffness based on a gait motion of a user to assist an upper body of the user.

公开(公告)号：US20180055709A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15797060

申请日：2017-10-30

Applicant: Ekso Bionics, Inc. ,  The Regents of the University of California

Inventor： Homayoon Kazerooni ,  Katherine Strausser ,  Adam Zoss ,  Tim Swift

IPC: A61H1/00 ,  A61H1/02 ,  A61H3/00

CPC classification number: A61H1/00 ,  A61H1/024 ,  A61H1/0244 ,  A61H3/00 ,  A61H3/02 ,  A61H2201/1215 ,  A61H2201/1616 ,  A61H2201/1642 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5028 ,  A61H2201/5069 ,  A61H2201/5079 ,  A61H2201/5084 ,  A61H2201/5092

Abstract: A system and method by which movements desired by a user of a lower extremity orthotic is determined and a control system automatically regulates the sequential operation of powered lower extremity orthotic components to enable the user, having mobility disorders, to walk, as well as perform other common mobility tasks which involve leg movements, perhaps with the use of a gait aid.

公开(公告)号：US09868204B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US15000638

申请日：2016-01-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Keehong Seo ,  Jusuk Lee ,  Bokman Lim

IPC: B25J9/00 ,  A61H3/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  G05B19/042 ,  A61H1/02

CPC classification number: B25J9/0006 ,  A61B5/112 ,  A61H1/0244 ,  A61H3/00 ,  A61H2201/1215 ,  A61H2201/1628 ,  A61H2201/164 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/501 ,  A61H2201/5061 ,  A61H2201/5064 ,  A61H2201/5069 ,  A61H2201/5079 ,  A61H2201/5084 ,  A61H2201/5097 ,  A61H2230/085 ,  A61H2230/605 ,  A61H2230/625 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/36435 ,  G05B2219/40305 ,  Y10S901/09

Abstract: A method and apparatus for calculating a torque of a walking assistance device, the method including receiving a measured joint angle, obtaining a gait parameter with respect to a transition among a predetermined number of gait states based on the joint angle, obtaining a gait cycle based on the joint angle, and obtaining an output torque based on the gait cycle and the gait parameter, is provided.

公开(公告)号：US09833376B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US14953620

申请日：2015-11-30

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Byung-Kwon Choi ,  Tae Sin Ha ,  Kee Hong Seo ,  Chang Hyun Roh ,  Young Bo Shim ,  Joon-Kee Cho

IPC: A63B24/00 ,  A61H3/00 ,  A63B23/04 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/08

CPC classification number: A61H3/00 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/0816 ,  A61B5/112 ,  A61B5/14542 ,  A61B5/14546 ,  A61B5/4266 ,  A61B2505/09 ,  A61F5/0102 ,  A61F2005/0155 ,  A61F2250/0074 ,  A61H1/0244 ,  A61H2201/1215 ,  A61H2201/164 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/5005 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5048 ,  A61H2201/5058 ,  A61H2201/5061 ,  A61H2201/5069 ,  A61H2201/5079 ,  A61H2201/5084 ,  A61H2201/5097 ,  A61H2230/06 ,  A61H2230/08 ,  A61H2230/40 ,  A61H2230/42 ,  A61H2230/60 ,  A61H2230/605 ,  A61H2230/65 ,  A63B23/04 ,  A63B24/0087 ,  B25J9/0006 ,  B25J13/088

Abstract: A walking assistance method may include: computing an amount of exercise of a user based on a biosignal of the user; adjusting a pattern of an assist parameter based on the amount of exercise; and/or generating a force corresponding to the amount of exercise, based on the adjusted pattern. A walking assistance apparatus may include: a pattern adjuster configured to compute an amount of exercise of a user based on a biosignal of the user; and/or a driver configured to generate a force corresponding to the amount of exercise based on a pattern of an assist parameter based on the amount of exercise.

公开(公告)号：US20170273852A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15449515

申请日：2017-03-03

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： ISSEI NAKASHIMA

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H23/02 ,  A61F2/60

CPC classification number: A61H3/00 ,  A61F2/60 ,  A61H1/024 ,  A61H1/0244 ,  A61H1/0266 ,  A61H3/008 ,  A61H23/02 ,  A61H2201/0173 ,  A61H2201/0176 ,  A61H2201/0192 ,  A61H2201/1215 ,  A61H2201/1261 ,  A61H2201/14 ,  A61H2201/1463 ,  A61H2201/1481 ,  A61H2201/1621 ,  A61H2201/163 ,  A61H2201/164 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/1676 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5043 ,  A61H2201/5048 ,  A61H2201/5061 ,  A61H2201/5069 ,  A61H2201/5071 ,  A61H2201/5079 ,  A61H2230/80 ,  A63B21/00181 ,  A63B21/4007 ,  A63B21/4009 ,  A63B21/4011 ,  A63B22/0235 ,  A63B24/0087 ,  A63B69/0057 ,  A63B71/0622 ,  A63B2024/0093 ,  A63B2071/0081 ,  A63B2071/0625 ,  A63B2071/0647 ,  A63B2071/065 ,  A63B2207/02 ,  A63B2220/13 ,  A63B2220/34 ,  A63B2220/50 ,  A63B2220/56 ,  A63B2220/806 ,  A63B2220/807 ,  A63B2220/833 ,  A63B2220/836 ,  A63B2230/01 ,  G09B5/02 ,  G09B19/003 ,  G09B19/0038

Abstract: A walking assistance apparatus includes stimulus applying means for applying a stimulus to a leg part on which a walking assistance apparatus is mounted and state detection means for detecting a supporting leg condition and a lifted leg condition of the leg part on which the walking assistance apparatus is mounted. The stimulus applying means applies a first stimulus to the leg part when the state detection means has detected that the leg part on which the walking assistance apparatus is mounted is in the lifted leg condition, and the stimulus applying means does not apply a stimulus to the leg part or applies a second stimulus that is weaker than the first stimulus when the state detection means has detected that the leg part on which the walking assistance apparatus is mounted is in the supporting leg condition.