发明名称 |
Open Area Harness System for Providing Patient Mobility |
摘要 |
A gantry system supports a human user in a harness attached to a carriage on a track. The carriage may comprise a body defining a U-shaped or C-shaped opening sized to receive a cylindrical track, and a pair of wheels attached to the body that roll along a top portion of the track with sufficiently minimal drag to permit the user to move the carriage without assistance. Single track embodiments may have a straight or curved trajectory and may have intersecting track portions with junctions that move between the intersecting track portions. In other embodiments, the carriage traverses a perpendicular track spanning a pair of parallel tracks. The perpendicular track may traverse the parallel tracks with or without motorized assistance. A counterweight system may provide partial weight support for the user. In one embodiment, the tracks are supported by a collapsible free-standing structure. |
申请公布号 |
US2014223661(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.08.14 |
申请号 |
US201414173421 |
申请日期 |
2014.02.05 |
申请人 |
University of Delaware |
发明人 |
Galloway James Cole;Cope Ralph D.;Gopez Nanette;Cope Steven A.;Braucht Tim;Ferrara Kim |
分类号 |
A61G7/10 |
主分类号 |
A61G7/10 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A gantry system for supporting the weight of a human user, the gantry system comprising:
a first overhead track and a second overhead track spaced apart from and parallel to one another; a third overhead track perpendicular to the first and second tracks and having opposite ends, a first end comprising a first carriage configured to ride on the first track, and a second end comprising a second carriage configured to ride on the second track; a third carriage configured to ride on the third track, the third carriage having a sufficiently minimal frictional drag on the third track as to permit the user to move the third carriage along the track without assistance; and a harness attached to the third carriage by one or more harness supports and configured to be worn by the user. |
地址 |
Newark DE US |