Patent ID: 7648441
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Self-contained, portable, real-time gait therapy device attachable to the body of a user or to clothing or accessories worn by the user for self-use by the user comprising: a) gait sensor for sensing the impact or form of successive steps of the user; b) real-time actuator in communication with the gait sensor for determining the real-time differences between left step and right step duration, left step and right step impact force, or left step and right step form; c) output element in communication with the real-time actuator for providing a real-time output signal to the user based upon the real-time differences between left step and right step duration, left step and right step impact force, or left step and right step form; d) one or more power supplies, the gait sensor, the real-time actuator, and the output element respectively being connected to one or more of the power supplies; and e) component case attachable to the body of the user or to clothing or accessories worn by the user, the component case housing the gait sensor, the real-time actuator, the output element, and the power supplies.