Treadmill with integrated walking rehabilitation device

摘要

A treadmill for providing walking rehabilitation to a rehabilitee is provided. The treadmill includes a base including a belt, a motor interconnected with the belt, and a walking rehabilitation device interconnected with the base. The motor causes the belt to rotate in a first direction. The walking rehabilitation device includes a user engagement structure configured to be removably secured to one or more locations of a rehabilitee's extremities. The walking rehabilitation device further includes a transmission interconnecting the motor and the user engagement structure, the transmission transferring motion from the motor to the rehabilitee via the user engagement structure, allowing the rehabilitee to walk along the belt.

主权项

1. A treadmill for providing walking rehabilitation to a rehabilitee, comprising:
a base including a belt, the belt comprising a walking surface; a motor interconnected with the belt, the motor causing the belt to rotate in a first direction; a walking rehabilitation device interconnected with the base, the walking rehabilitation device comprising:
a user engagement structure configured to be removably secured to one or more locations of a rehabilitee's extremities;a follower assembly coupled to the user engagement structure and extending below the walking surface; anda transmission located below the walking surface and interconnecting the motor, the follower assembly, and the user engagement structure, the transmission transferring motion from the motor to the rehabilitee via a member and the user engagement structure, allowing the rehabilitee to walk along the belt.