Patent ID: 7481782
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: A61F,A61H,A63B

Abstract:
1. A movement device comprising movement facilitation devices capable of being coupled to a patient, so as to facilitate independent movement of at least two joints of a limb or digit, said movement device comprising: a) at least a first and a second movement facilitation device, the first movement facilitation device being disposed so as to facilitate a first movement of a corresponding first joint of said limb or digit, the second movement facilitation device being disposed so as to facilitate a second movement of a corresponding second joint of said limb or digit, wherein the first movement can be performed independently of the second movement, and each of the movement facilitation devices comprising: b) controlling means capable of providing an input signal to one of the operating means for controlling said operating means; wherein each sensor is capable of providing the corresponding feedback signal to means selected from the corresponding operating means and the controlling means so as to affect the operation of one of the actuators, wherein each sensor comprises a force-position transducer for generating the corresponding feedback signal, and wherein the transducer comprises: