Robotic device for locomotor training

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A - Human Necessities

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A61H 3/00 (2006.01) A01K 15/02 (2006.01) A61B 5/103 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2443921

A robotic system and method for locomotion assessment and training of a mammal, exemplified by a rodent. A neurologically impaired animal is suspended over a moving surface in a harness, and the animal's hindlimbs are connected to robotic arms that apply force to the hindlimbs or measure limb movement characteristics. The moving surface can be a physical or virtual surface. A single robotic mechanism comprising two robotic arms can simultaneously apply force, measure limb movement, and provide a virtual surface. Manual or automatic adjustment of load support allows the mammal to step at varying body weight loads.

L'invention concerne un système et un procédé robotisés permettant d'évaluer et d'exercer la locomotion chez un mammifère tel qu'un rongeur. Un animal présentant des déficiences neurologiques est suspendu au-dessus d'une surface mobile dans un harnais, et les membres postérieurs de l'animal sont reliés à des bras robots qui appliquent une force sur les membres postérieurs, ou qui mesurent des caractéristiques du mouvement des membres. La surface mobile peut être une surface physique ou virtuelle. Un unique mécanisme robotisé comprenant deux bras robots peut simultanément appliquer une force, mesurer le mouvement des membres, et fournir une surface virtuelle. Un réglage manuel ou automatique du support de charge permet que l'animal avance à différentes charges de poids du corps.

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