US 12,324,914 B2
Structural integration and enhanced control of functional electrical stimulation in an exoskeleton device
Spencer Murray, Aurora, OH (US); Don Truex, Murfreesboro, TN (US); Michael Goldfarb, Franklin, TN (US); Scott Morrison, Mount Pleasant, MI (US); and Ryan Farris, Mechanicsburg, PA (US)
Assigned to Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., San Rafael, CA (US)
Filed by Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., San Rafael, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/045,956.
Application 18/045,956 is a continuation of application No. 16/770,104, granted, now 11,654,280, previously published as PCT/US2018/017936, filed on Feb. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0075154 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61H 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36003 (2013.01) [A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/36031 (2017.08); A61H 2201/10 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5097 (2013.01); A61H 2205/088 (2013.01); A61H 2230/605 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An integrated functional electrical stimulation (FES) system comprising:
a hip component of a legged mobility exoskeleton device that includes the hip component, a left leg component, and a right leg component; and
an FES system comprising an FES stimulator that is embedded within the hip component of the legged mobility exoskeleton device, and a plurality of FES jacks that are electrically connected to the FES stimulator and are located on the hip component of the legged mobility exoskeleton device;
wherein the FES jacks are configured to receive a plurality of FES electrodes, and an electrical stimulation output from the FES stimulator is conducted through the FES jacks to the FES electrodes.