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US 5,662,560 AGranted
Bilateral weight unloading apparatus
AssigneeBjorn W. Svendsen
InventorsBjorn W. Svendsen, Jandane E. Christianson
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AssigneeBjorn W. Svendsen
InventorsBjorn W. Svendsen, Jandane E. Christianson
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A therapeutic bilateral weight unloading apparatus is disclosed, which suspends a user to support a selected portion of his weight while dampening both vertical and lateral forces exerted on the user during ambulation. The weight unloading apparatus includes a frame and two pivoting boom arms that are independently supported by two gas compression springs. The user is suspended between the boom arms by a body harness. The boom arms are pivotally connected to a vertically adjustable gantry frame extensibly mounted to a base frame, which allows the boom arms to be raised and lowered. Each boom arm is supported by one of the gas springs. One end of the prop is connected to a slide collar shiftably mounted to the boom arm. The slide collars can be selectively positioned along the length of the boom arms to adjust the suspension force for each boom arm.
A therapeutic weight unloading apparatus for suspending a user to support a portion of the weight of said user while standing or exercising, comprising:
A therapeutic weight unloading apparatus for suspending a user to support a portion of the weight of said user while standing or exercising, comprising:
The apparatus of claim 17 wherein each said side arm includes stop means for engaging said boom arms to prevent said user from falling while using said apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.