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US 2019/0314238 A1Published application
Extension assisting device
AssigneeINNOPHYS Co., LTD.
InventorHiroshi Kobayashi
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Abstract
An extension assisting device that can assist mobility of a joint is provided. An extension assisting device has: a thigh arm that engages with a front portion of a thigh of a user; and an artificial muscle that, by being operated, applies force toward a rear side from the thigh arm to the thigh of the user, and displaces the thigh of the user toward the rear side relative to an upper body.
Claims4
An extension assisting device comprising:
- a thigh engaging portion configured to engage with a front portion of a thigh of a user;
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- an extension force imparting portion that, by being operated, applies force toward a rear side from the thigh engaging portion to the thigh of the user, and displaces the thigh of the user toward the rear side relative to an upper body of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.