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AssigneeParker-Hannifin Corporation
InventorsSpencer MURRAY, Don TRUEX, Michael GOLDFARB, Scott MORRISON, Ryan FARRIS
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An integrated functional electrical stimulation (FES) system includes a component of a mobility assistance device, and an FES system mounted within the component. The FES system includes an FES stimulator that is embedded within the component, and a plurality of FES jacks that are electrically connected to the FES stimulator and are located on the component. The FES jacks are configured to receive a plurality of FES electrodes, and an electrical stimulation output from the FES stimulator is conducted through the FES jacks to the FES electrodes. In a wireless embodiment, the FES stimulator is configured to wirelessly transmit a control signal for applying an electrical stimulation output to the plurality of FES electrodes, and the FES jacks are eliminated. The FES stimulator may be embedded within a back portion of the hip component of an exoskeleton device, and in the wired embodiment the FES jacks are located on wing portions of the hip component.
An integrated functional electrical stimulation (FES) system comprising:
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A control method of controlling a mobility assistance device having a plurality of mobility assistance device components including at least one actuator component that drives at least one joint component, the control method comprising the steps of:
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.