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Gait training device

a training device and gait technology, applied in the field of gait training devices, can solve the problems of inability to adapt to conventional treadmills, difficulty in following a regular and continuous walking rhythm, and difficulty for patients with walking disorders

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-07-16
ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HOPITAUX DE PARIS
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The patent describes a gait training device that includes a rolling belt that envelops a central core, cage, and plurality of balls. The rolling belt allows for smooth movement on the treadmill and can be moved in all directions. The device also includes positioning balls or rollers on either side of the rolling belt to contribute to its fluid movement. Additionally, the device includes an outer structure and a tilt system that can simulate a sloping ground and help train users to walk on a slope. The technical effects of this device include improved training for users with gait issues and improved simulation of real-life situations for training purposes.

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Conventional treadmills have a drawback in terms of adaptability.
Yet, certain patients, notably those having walking disorders, have difficulties following a regular and continuous walking rhythm.

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[0038]An exemplary embodiment of a gait training device in which the running rhythm of the rolling belt adapts to the user is described in detail hereafter, with reference to the appended drawings. This example illustrates the characteristics and advantages of the invention. It is however recalled that the invention is not limited to this example.

[0039]In the figures, identical elements are marked by identical references. For reasons of legibility of the figures, the size scales between represented elements are not respected.

[0040]FIGS. 2A and 2B represent a side view and a perspective view of the gait training device according to certain embodiments of the invention. This training device 100 comprises a treadmill 120 mounted in a frame 130 laid on the ground or on any other flat surface intended to receive the training device 100. The treadmill 120 is suited to be driven in movement by a patient or any other user, in walking position on said treadmill.

[0041]The frame 130 is a rigid...

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Abstract

A gait training device includes a treadmill including a belt and rolling parts, and a frame on which the treadmill is mounted, the rolling parts including: a plurality of balls distributed around a central core, and a cage enclosing the plurality of balls in order to keep the balls on the central core while allowing them to be movable relative to the central core, the belt being able to slide over the balls and rotate the balls on the central core.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a gait training device, notably for the rehabilitation of patients having injuries or walking disorders or for the training of sportsmen. The invention finds applications in the medical field, for example for rehabilitation in traumatology, rheumatology and neurology, or in the sports field for walking or running training or instead in the field of simulators and video games for simulating the movements of a user.PRIOR ART[0002]Treadmills are known, both in the medical field and in the sports field, for training a patient, a sportsman or any other user to walk or to run. These treadmills enable a repetition of the number of steps at different speeds, or even slopes.[0003]Numerous medical studies have demonstrated the interest of these treadmills for the rehabilitation of patients having injuries or rheumatological or neurological affections or for elderly patients for gait training. Indeed, it has been demonstrated that the use o...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B22/02
CPCA63B71/0054A63B22/0285A63B22/0221A63B22/02A63B24/0062A63B2022/002A63B2022/0028A63B2022/0271A63B2071/0072
Inventor SALICIO CASTILLO, DAVIDCHOUPIN, OPHÉLIECAMARA DIT PINTO, STÉLIANLE CLECH, MAËVA
Owner ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HOPITAUX DE PARIS
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