Patent ID: 11883343
Assignee: ETH ZURICH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. The soft wearable muscle assisting device according to claim 1, which further comprises:
a base layer being a garment like layer comprising at least two garment elements;
the active and passive components together assist a user in changing or maintaining a position of the first body part articulated to the second body part, the active and passive components comprising elements attached to the base layer, the active components having a sheath, at least one tendon guided in the sheath, the sheath attached at least for a part of its length at the base layer and the sheath being slack;
a passive layer comprising at least a passive element that connects the at least two garment elements , the passive element comprising elastic material configured to store a portion of energy provided by at least one of the user and by the active component, the active and passive elements arranged on opposite sides of a joint adjacent the body part, stabilizing the joint in a ligament-like manner, and acting in an antagonistic manner.