Patent ID: 9616282
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61G,A61H,A61N,A63B

Claim:
1. A natural-gait therapy device comprising: a support member; a knee-position control system comprising: a natural-gait user support module pivotably suspended by the lower-leg control member, the natural-gait user support module configured to support a user throughout the cycle of the natural gait; and a stand-to-walk transmission system having a standing mode and a walking mode, wherein the natural-gait user support module has a forefoot-engagement surface and a heel-engagement surface, wherein an angle between a normal vector of the forefoot-engagement surface and a normal vector of a floor surface forms a forefoot angle, and wherein an angle between a normal vector of the heel-engagement surface and the normal vector to the floor surface forms a heel angle, wherein the heel angle is greater than the forefoot angle during a first portion of the cycle of the natural gait, and the heel angle is substantially equal to the forefoot angle during a second portion of the cycle of the natural gait.