Global Patent Index - EP 3334572 A1

EP 3334572 A1 20180620 - EXOSUIT

Title (en)

EXOSUIT

Title (de)

EXOANZUG

Title (fr)

EXOSQUELETTE

Publication

EP 3334572 A1 20180620 (EN)

Application

EP 16835544 A 20160811

Priority

  • SG 10201506263R A 20150811
  • SG 2016050383 W 20160811

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017026943A1] An exosuit for facilitating movement of a limb comprising an upper segment and a lower segment pivotally connected via a joint, the exosuit comprising: a soft frame configured to be worn by a user over the limb; an actuator attached to the soft frame, the actuator comprising a spool rotatable in a first direction and in a second direction, the spool connected to a shaft of a motor configured to rotate the spool; a first cable having a part of the first cable wound about a first portion of the spool, the first cable extending from the spool along the soft frame, the first cable terminating at a front of the lower segment to cause flexion of the limb when the first cable is wound onto the spool during rotation of the spool in the first direction; a second cable having a part of the second cable wound about a second portion of the spool, the second cable extending from the spool along the soft frame, the second cable terminating at a back of the lower segment to cause extension of the limb when the second cable is wound onto the spool during rotation of the spool in the second direction.

IPC 8 full level

B25J 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A61H 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B25J 9/0006 (2013.01); B25J 9/104 (2013.01); H02P 3/14 (2013.01); H02P 3/18 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017026943 A1 20170216; CN 107921628 A 20180417; EP 3334572 A1 20180620; EP 3334572 A4 20190410; SG 10201912505Y A 20200227

DOCDB simple family (application)

SG 2016050383 W 20160811; CN 201680040372 A 20160811; EP 16835544 A 20160811; SG 10201912505Y A 20160811