WEARABLE POSTURAL AND MOBILITY ASSISTING DEVICE

Abstract: a mobility assisting apparatus easily arranged in configurations using elastic band assemblies to assist or resist muscles, provide feedback to the neurological systems, stabilize balance and improve movement patterns of the wearer. the apparatus consists of a chest harness, a waist belt, limb strap assemblies, varying styles of anchoring loops for elastic band attachment, elastic bands of varying difficulty or tension, and shoe attachment assemblies. the apparatus is customized for each user based on their gait or muscle asymmetries and the causes of such asymmetries. not all components are required for each user. the elastic cord assemblies assist weak muscles, correct range of motion deficits, and/or give neuromuscular feedback during use. the chest harness counteracts the downward pull of the elastic cord assemblies on the waist belt. in addition, the chest harness/waist belt assemblies encourage upright posture and neutral spine mechanics. the anchors attached to the waist belt, chest harness and limb assemblies allow the elastic band assemblies to be attached wherever needed allowing for possibilities of correction only limited by the imagination.

Inventor(s): Olugbenga Peter Adeeko, JR., Kimberly Spranger, Lynette VanWelsenaers, Chandramouli Krishnan, Edward Peter Washabaugh

CPC Classification: A61H3/00 (Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about (apparatus for helping babies to walk {; applying electrical currents by contact electrodes for stimulating motor muscles, e.g. walking assistance }))

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