Device and method for a locomotion therapy
AssigneeBalgrist/Schweiz. Paraplegikerzentrum
InventorsVolker Dietz, Gery Colombo, Rüdiger Rupp
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus which actively moves the legs of a disabled person in a movement pattern that is similar to physiological walking. The inclination of the standing table can be adjusted between a horizontal and a vertical position as desired. The patient is fixed to the standing table by means of a belt gear. The aim of this kind of rehabilitating locomotion therapy is to activate the locomotion structures in the spinal cord in order to improve the muscular situation in a time optimal manner, to prevent the intensity of spasticity and to improve the circulatory conditions.
Claims12
Apparatus for locomotion therapy for the rehabilitation of paraparetic and hemiparetic patients, comprising a standing table adjustable in height and inclination, a fastening belt with holding devices on the standing table for the patient, a drive mechanism for the leg movement of the patient, consisting of a knee mechanism and a foot mechanism, wherein the standing table has a head portion displaceable with respect to a leg portion about a pivot point, whereby the pivot point provides an adjustable hip extension angle for which an adjusting mechanism is provided;
- and the knee portion and foot portion are displaceably arranged on rails on the leg mechanism;
- and the mechanism foot mechanism serves to establish force on the sole of the foot during knee extension;
- and a control unit is provided for controlling movement of the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.