DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DECREASING OXYGEN CONSUMPTION OF A PERSON DURING STEADY WALKING BY USE OF A LOAD-CARRYING EXOSKELETON

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EP 2 296 602 B8

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(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	19.08.2015 Bulletin 2015/34

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	08.07.2015 Bulletin 2015/28

(21)	Application number: 09807004.8

(22)	Date of filing: 19.05.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61G 15/00^(2006.01)

A61F 5/01^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2009/044520

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2010/019300 (18.02.2010 Gazette 2010/07)

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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DECREASING OXYGEN CONSUMPTION OF A PERSON DURING STEADY WALKING BY USE OF A LOAD-CARRYING EXOSKELETON

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR REDUKTION DES SAUERSTOFFVERBRAUCHS EINER PERSON BEI STETIGEM GEHEN MITHILFE EINES LASTENTRAGENDEN EXOSKELETTS

DISPOSITIF ET MÉTHODE DE RÉDUCTION DE LA CONSOMMATION D'OXYGÈNE D'UNE PERSONNE PENDANT UNE MARCHE RÉGULIÈRE AU MOYEN D'UN EXOSQUELETTE PORTEUR DE CHARGE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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 SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

20.05.2008 US 71824 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	23.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/12

(73)	Proprietors:
	The Regents of The University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 (US) Ekso Bionics, Inc. Richmond, CA 94804 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	AMUNDSON, Kurt Berkeley CA 94702 (US) ANGOLD, Russdon American Canyon CA 94503 (US) HARDING, Nathan Oakland CA 94618 (US) KAZEROONI, Homayoon Berkeley CA 94705 (US)

(74)	Representative: Price, Nigel John King
	J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

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