Patent ID: 11969391
Assignee: SMART GUIDER, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for assisting a person walking, comprising:
a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, a handle adapted and configured for gripping by the hand of the person and mounted to the proximal end of said shaft, said handle including a camera providing a first electronic signal;
a first wheel;
a servomotor supported by the distal end of said shaft and supporting said first wheel and adapted and configured to swivel said first wheel relative to the shaft;
an electronic controller operable connected to said camera and said servomotor;
a measurement target attached to the shaft, said electronic controller uses an image of said target taken by said camera to calibrate a distance in a different image; and
said electronic controller receives the first electronic signal and provides a corresponding command to said servomotor to swivel said first wheel.