Patent ID: 6440046
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: A61G,A61H,A63B

Abstract:
A disabled user support system for lifting, positioning and providing therapeutic exercise for a user, the user having a plurality of user members, comprising:a base structure; a plurality of articulatable and adjustable elements operably coupled to and supported by the base structure; and a plurality of pressure surfaces disposed to bear the weight of a certain user member, the certain user member being in contact with a selected pressure surface, for selectively providing ergonomic support and physical exercise options to the user in cooperation with the base structure and the plurality of articulatable and adjustable elements; lift structure operably coupled to the base structure; and an exerciser/stabilizer structure, the exerciser/stabilizer structure comprising a portion of the plurality of articulatable and adjustable elements and of the plurality of pressure surfaces, the exerciser/stabilizer structure being operably coupled to the base structure and acting in cooperation with the base structure and the lift structure to stabilize the user in an ambulatory disposition and to enable the user to exercise via a walking motion.