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US 2022/0087898 A1Published application
System, device and method to aid gait and balance in ataxic users
OwnerDaniel Arthur Reynoldsinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for aiding wearers with ataxia. The system and method embodying removably positioning vibratory devices adjacent to just above each hip bone of the wearer and adjacent to each ankle of the wearer. The vibratory devices can be selectively and programmatically controlled to provide haptic signals for improving proprioception and thereby improving the gait and balance of the wearer.
Claims10
A method of aiding wearers with ataxia, the method comprising:
- positioning a vibratory device adjacent to a waist area just above each hip bone of a wearer, wherein each vibratory device outputs haptic signals for improving proprioception of the wearer, whereby improving gait and balance of the wearer.
A system for ataxia walkers, the system comprising:
- a waistband having two waist retainers;
- each waist retainer adapted to retain a vibratory device adjacent to a waist area just above a hip bone of a wearer, wherein each vibratory device outputs haptic signals improving proprioception of the wearer, whereby improving gait and balance of the wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.