Patent ID: 6945926

Claim:
A muscle energy converter for a patient comprising: a casing having a fluid port; a bellows disposed in the casing adapted to contain fluid; an actuator arm in sliding relationship with the casing, the actuator arm having an attachment zone adapted to attach to a tendon of a muscle of the patient; a bushing and spring loaded lipseal attached to the casing and engaged with the actuator arm, the actuator arm having an original position and a compressed position; a roller bearing/cam follower mechanism in contact with the bellows, the bellows disposed between the fluid port and the roller bearing/cam follower mechanism; and a cam disposed on the actuator arm which moves against the roller bearing/cam follower mechanism when the actuator arm moves from the original position to the compressed position and compresses the bellows and forces fluid out the fluid port when the muscle pulls the actuator arm, the bearing guiding the actuator arm and the bellows restoring the actuator arm to the original position from the compressed position.