Patent ID: 8608675

Claim:
An apparatus for rehabilitation of patients with motor disorders, particularly patients suffering motor dysfunction in the legs, the apparatus comprising: a left and right walking bars connected to motor means for moving up and down and back and forth along a closed movement loop; a left and a right foot retaining means comprising a left and a right foot plate assemblies pivotally connected to the left and right walking bars respectively, for moving with the walking bars along a step distance path; a patient's supporting means for supporting the patient; fastening means in the left and right foot plate assemblies for retaining the feet of a patient during a treatment; a front guide stop in each walking bar, at a front end of the step distance path, and a rear guide stop in each walking bar, at a rear end of the step distance path, to cause the foot plate assemblies move up and down in the ends of the step distance path; wherein each foot plate assembly comprises a lower foot plate having a front edge hinged to the walking bar and a rear edge hinged to a rear edge of an upper foot plate, forming a rear hinged connection, the upper foot plate having a front curved edge to slidably move onto the front guide stop.