Patent ID: 8409118

Claim:
An exoskeleton comprising: a first cuff adapted to be coupled to a lower portion of a user's limb; a second cuff adapted to be coupled to an upper portion of the user's limb; a third cuff adapted to be coupled the user's body; a first motor mounted on the third cuff and having a first motor output coupled to the first cuff; a second motor mounted on the third cuff and having a second motor output coupled to the second cuff; a third motor mounted on the third cuff and having a third motor output coupled to the first cuff; and a processor operatively coupled to the first, second, and third motors and configured to transmit signals to manipulate the first cuff and the second cuff relative to the third cuff for enabling the first cuff and the second cuff to move the lower portion of the user's limb and upper portion of the user's limb, wherein the first motor and the third motor are configured to operatively pivot the lower portion of the user's limb relative to the upper portion of the user's limb about a joint.