Title:
MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSISTING MOTION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/043308
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A motion assistance apparatus which comprises: fitting parts to be fitted to
a user so as to straddle joints of the user; actuators each connected to two or more
of the fitting parts; sensors to be fitted to the user for sensing the movement
of muscles; and a control part for controlling the actuators based on the movement
of muscles sensed by the sensors.
Inventors:
UEDA KEISUKE
FUJIMOTO HIROMICHI
SHIROGAUCHI GO
FUJIMOTO HIROMICHI
SHIROGAUCHI GO
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/318824
Publication Date:
April 19, 2007
Filing Date:
September 22, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD (JP)
UEDA KEISUKE
FUJIMOTO HIROMICHI
SHIROGAUCHI GO
UEDA KEISUKE
FUJIMOTO HIROMICHI
SHIROGAUCHI GO
International Classes:
A61F2/74; A61F2/58; A61H1/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2004087033A1 | 2004-10-14 |
Foreign References:
| JP2000051289A | 2000-02-22 | |||
| JP2006000294A | 2006-01-05 | |||
| JP2003250842A | 2003-09-09 | |||
| US20040267331A1 | 2004-12-30 | |||
| JP2004008751A | 2004-01-15 | |||
| JPH11164860A | 1999-06-22 | |||
| JP2001286519A | 2001-10-16 | |||
| JP2001276101A | 2001-10-09 |
Other References:
SHINICHIRO KURIMOTO: "NOU NI MARAKASU NO AME GA FURU", 26 June 2000, KOBUNSHA PUBLISHING CO. LTD
"Example of cerebral stroke paralysis in which upper limb function improved by Constrained-induced movement therapy", JPN J REHABIL MED, vol. 40, no. 12, 2003
See also references of EP 1949873A4
"Example of cerebral stroke paralysis in which upper limb function improved by Constrained-induced movement therapy", JPN J REHABIL MED, vol. 40, no. 12, 2003
See also references of EP 1949873A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
IWAHASHI, Fumio et al. (1006, Oaza Kadom, Kadoma-shi Osaka 01, JP)
Download PDF: