Patent ID: 6330888
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: A61H,Y10S

Abstract:
A visual stimulation cane, comprisinga shaft which can be carried by a user and having an upper end and a lower end;a flat, flexible elongated visual indicator bar disposed at the lower end of the shaft for selectively providing, along a walking surface, a visible line which the user can step over as a visual stimulation for overcoming a freezing episode, said visual indicator bar being movable between a withdrawn position and an extended position, wherein in the extended position the visible indicator bar lies straight and flat against the walking surface, so that the user can visualize a line on the walking surface and step over it; andan actuator disposed at the lower end of said shaft for permitting the user using one hand at the upper end of the shaft to selectively move said visual indicator between its withdrawn and its extended positions.