A locomotion therapy and rehabilitation device

A locomotion therapy and rehabilitation device, developed for a patient whose locomotion function is either lost or declined due to spinal disorders, orthopaedic surgeries and central nervous system disorders to redevelop and improve the patient's walking ability, comprising:

• an upper body in a form of two vertical towers, which allows carrying the patient by slinging in order to support a portion of patient's weight, further comprising a back support slide mounting profile per tower which connects a sling and carrying system to the upper body at a top section of upper body towers;
• a weight balancing module that reduces the patient's weight at a predefined rate and is positioned in a chassis, comprising,
• at least one weight piece to be used as a counterweight in order to reduce the patient's weight at the predefined rate,
• a first threaded rod along which the at least one weight piece moves forward-backward,
• a lever arm that moves the at least one weight piece,
• a mounting apparatus that connects a first electric motor to the lever arm,
• two hinge bases that connect the lever arm to a chassis of the weight balancing module,
• a first main shaft that connects the lever arm to the two hinge bases,
• an orienting motor and an orienting lever that allow a relative forward-backward movement of a large wheel and a small wheel,
• at least one main electric motor that provides a drive force required for a winding wire on the large wheel and the small wheel,
• an orientation bushing and an orientation ring that separate shafts of the at least one main electric motor and the small wheel,
• a first connector that connects the orienting motor and the orienting lever to each other and also to the chassis of the weight balancing module,
• a second connector that connects the at least one main electric motor, the large wheel, the small wheel to each other and also to the chassis of the weight balancing module,
• a shaft bearing connector of the weight balancing module,
• wherein the large wheel and the small wheel on which a carrier wire is wound connect a sling apparatus attached to the patient's body to the weight balancing module,
• the sling and carrying system that extends above a horizontal base on the top section of the upper body to provide an adequate support to the patient's back, comprising,
• two back supports,
• at least two back support slides along which the back supports move according to the patient's position,
• at least two back support slide carriages that allow a movement of the back supports on the back support slides, and
• at least one second electric motor for the at least two back support slide carriages for providing a drive force required to move the two back supports,
• two independent leg support mechanisms including a two-piece upper leg and a two-piece lower leg part in order to balance uncontrolled leg movements during the patient's therapy oriented movements and prevent the uncontrolled leg movements, bendable in a knee region, controllable independently, positioned with two separated lifting mechanisms controlled by a vertically moving rack or a helical gear or a belt system, comprising,
• a main plate which houses all following components of the leg support mechanisms,
• at least one motor for providing a vertical movement according to the patient's waist height, a second threaded rod connected to the at least one motor for providing the vertical movement according to the patient's waist height, a bushing located on the second threaded rod connected to the motor for providing the vertical movement according to the patient's waist height,
• a second main shaft rotatable axially in the bushing,
• a main mounting piece that is housed on the second main shaft and connects a rear support arm and the second main shaft,
• a hinge that is located on the main mounting piece, connects the rear support arm and the main mounting piece, and allows a upward-downward movement of the rear support arm along an axis that is perpendicular to the main mounting piece's rotational axis,
• a small flange and a large flange that fix the second main shaft in a manner so that the second main shaft is axially rotatable in the bushing,
• a left retainer and a right retainer that fasten a left support arm and a right support arm onto the main mounting piece,
• a lower shaft that connects the left support arm and the right support arm to a support piston,
• a small shaft that connects the support piston to the rear support arm,
• the support piston that carries weights of support pieces in line with the patient's movements during a walking motion and prevents an exertion of the weights on the patient's body,
• a front support arm that connects to the rear support arm in a telescopically operable manner in order to make lengths of the front support arm and the rear support arm adjusted according to the patient's position,
• a front shaft that is attached to the front support arm to rotate on an axis of the front shaft and a hip mounting piece,
• an upper leg support piece that supports a thigh along a leg on the hip mounting piece and an upper intermediate piece extending telescopically thereon,
• a lower leg intermediate piece attached to the upper intermediate piece and a lower leg support extending telescopically thereon,
• two independent walking mechanisms that are provided in a carrying module which is located in the horizontal base in order to actuate the patient's legs to teach the patient the walking motion, independently movable, bendable on a line on which metatarsal bones are located in order to make the patient feel a momentum and a grip strength generated in toes while walking, able to lift the toes and a forefoot owing to an upward-downward motion of linear lifting arms to which the walking mechanisms are attached, comprising,
• a front base, which is fastened by means of a plurality of straps,
• two linear lifting arms on which the front base is housed with the help of a front base mounting rod and a plurality of first bearings,
• a toe piece which is adjustable for different foot sizes with the help of a telescopically extendable piece located at an end of the toe piece,
• a mounting rod that connects the front base and the toe piece and wherein the front base rotates around an axis of the mounting rod on the mounting rod,
• a left side support and a right side support for keeping the toe piece parallel to ground by means of a plurality of pins located on the toe piece,
• a heel base that moves forward-backward on an inner socket which is linearly movable forward-backward within a bottom cap located under the front base,
• an upper shaft and a lifting profile bearing that fasten the heel base to a left lifting profile and a right lifting profile,
• a motion shaft and large bearings for housing a forefoot lifting module on the bottom support connector,
• a reducer outlet coupling connecting the forefoot lifting module to the motion shaft,
• a front mounting flange for connecting a third electric motor to a butt section of the reducer outlet coupling,
• an intermediate link plate for fastening a bottom support and the front mounting flange on a mounting bracket,
• two horizontal lifting arms for fastening the forefoot lifting module to the motion shaft,
• a plurality of lower connection housing bearings and a plurality of bearing mounting pins that connect the two horizontal lifting arms to the lower connection housing and are located inside a groove provided on the arms,
• a plurality of medium bearings and a plurality of mounting pins that connect the two linear lifting arms through a centre of the lower connection housing,
• at least four small bearings and a plurality of bearing pins that linearly house the two linear lifting arms on right and left sections onto the left side support and the right side support and that are located inside the groove provided on the two linear lifting arms,
• a bottom support connector for mounting the left side support and the right side support on the mounting bracket,
• a mounting flange for connecting the third electric motor to the butt section of the reducer outlet coupling,
• a mounting block for fastening the mounting flange on a bottom motion plate,
• at least two linear carriages to which the bottom motion plate is fastened,
• two linear rails on which the at least two linear carriages move,
• two housings and two second bearings, one housing and one second bearing located on the right while an other housing and an other second bearing located on the left, to fasten the reducer outlet coupling of a main motion shaft to the bottom motion plate along an axis of the main motion shaft,
• a lifting arm fastened on the main motion shaft,
• the left lifting profile and the right lifting profile connected onto the lifting arm with the help of the lifting profile bearing and a lifting module lower shaft,
• the heel base connected to the left lifting profile and the right lifting profile with the help of the upper shaft and the lifting profile bearing,
• a left side support and a right side support located on the mounting bracket,
• a plurality of carriages that connect the mounting bracket to the main plate and a plurality of slides accommodating the plurality of carriages,
• an electric motor mounting flange, a shaft bearing, a third threaded rod, and a fourth electric motor that control motions of the mounting bracket on the main plate.