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AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Michigan
InventorsAustin Carr, Christopher Colón, Matthew Rudy, John Ike Smith, Alex Turk, Elliott J. Rouse, William Grundfest, Zachary Grundfest
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The present disclosure provides an exoskeleton mechanism for supporting a joint. The exoskeleton mechanism includes a brace having a first arm and a support arm, the support arm pivotably connected to the first arm. The exoskeleton mechanism further includes a spring secured to the first arm, the spring having a first length at an equilibrium position and a second length at a displaced position, a spring force generated by the spring when the spring is in the displaced position. Additionally, the exoskeleton mechanism has a cable having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the support arm and the second end coupled to the spring such that rotation of the support arm relative to the first arm causes the spring to move to the displaced position and the spring force is transferred to the support arm.
An exoskeleton mechanism for supporting a joint, comprising:
A method of operating a joint exoskeleton mechanism, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.