Limb rehabilitation and training system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9744092-B2
Application number	US-201314082344-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2013
Priority date	May 13, 2013
Publication date	Aug 29, 2017
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017

Abstract

A limb rehabilitation and training system includes a horizontal position adjuster movably mounted at a bottom side of a base, an expansion rotary member mounted at the horizontal position adjuster, a shoulder joint traction mechanism linked to the expansion rotary member through a first arm segment robotic arm and a height adjuster, and an upper-limb rehabilitation device linked to the shoulder joint traction mechanism. The upper-limb rehabilitation device is able to rapidly be adjusted to fit the left arm or right arm through the horizontal position adjuster, the expansion rotary member, the first arm segment robotic arm and a shoulder positioning-lifting rotary member and. Further, by means of the shoulder joint traction mechanism, the user's stiffened shoulder joint can be timely moved for a separation distance, achieving the function of loosening the joint and facilitating performance of successive rehabilitation treatment or training.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A limb rehabilitation and training system, comprising:
a first arm segment robotic arm including a vertical bar and a vertical linear guide mounted at said vertical bar;
a height adjuster including a height positioning slide connected to said vertical linear guide of said first arm segment robotic arm to move along said vertical linear guide;
a shoulder joint traction mechanism having one end thereof connected to said height adjuster via a shoulder positioning-lifting rotary member having a shoulder positioning member, wherein said shoulder joint traction mechanism is thereby disposed to be angularly displaceable and linearly displaceable relative to said first arm segment robotic arm, said shoulder joint traction mechanism being linearly displaceable along both a first direction and a second direction transversely oriented in relation to the first direction, said shoulder joint traction mechanism including a traction displacement member; and
an upper-limb rehabilitation device including an upper arm positioning-lifting rotary member having one end thereof connected to said traction displacement member, and a simple support or a multi-axis robotic arm connected to an opposite end of said upper arm positioning-lifting rotary member, said upper arm positioning-lifting rotary member being linearly movable by said traction displacement member over a separation distance relative to said shoulder joint traction mechanism.

2. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said traction displacement member is selectively made in the form of a traction displacement actuator or traction displacement manual manipulator.

3. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said height adjuster further includes a shoulder joint traction positioning guide located at an extended location or back side of said height positioning slide for connecting said shoulder positioning-lifting rotary member of said shoulder joint traction mechanism and allowing said shoulder positioning-lifting rotary member to be moved or rotated on said shoulder joint traction positioning guide.

4. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a horizontal position adjuster including a horizontal linear guide and a horizontal positioning slide linked to said horizontal linear guide;
wherein said first arm segment robotic arm further includes a horizontal bar having one end thereof connected to said vertical bar, and an expansion rotary member mounted at an opposite end of said horizontal bar and connectable to said horizontal positioning slide for enabling said first arm segment robotic arm to be rotated left and right on said horizontal positioning slide.

5. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising a horizontal position adjuster, said horizontal position adjuster including a horizontal linear guide and a horizontal positioning slide linked to said horizontal linear guide;
wherein said first arm segment robotic arm further includes a horizontal bar having one end thereof connected to said vertical bar, and an expansion rotary member mounted at an opposite end of said horizontal bar and connectable to said horizontal positioning slide for enabling said first arm segment robotic arm to be rotated leftward and rightward on said horizontal positioning slide.

6. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said upper-limb rehabilitation device further includes:
a second arm segment robotic arm having one end thereof connected to said upper arm positioning-lifting rotary member and an opposite end thereof terminating in an elbow twist rotary member, said second arm segment robotic arm including an upper arm length adjuster set between said upper arm positioning-lifting rotary member and said elbow twist rotary member, said upper arm length adjuster set adapted for adjusting the length of said second arm segment robotic arm;
an elbow joint positioning link having one end thereof terminating in an upper arm link and an opposite end thereof terminating in a forearm link, said upper arm link being connectable to said elbow twist rotary member of said second arm segment robotic arm, wherein said elbow twist rotary member includes either of a guide rail or a sliding groove and said upper arm link is either a C-shaped holder member or an O-shaped holder member, and said upper arm link being movable along said guide rail or said sliding groove to be coupled to said elbow twist rotary member;
a third arm segment robotic arm having one end thereof terminating in a forearm lifting rotary member and an opposite end thereof terminating in a wrist twist rotary member, said third arm segment robotic arm including a forearm length adjuster set between said forearm lifting rotary member and said wrist twist rotary member, said forearm length adjuster set for adjusting the length of said third arm segment robotic arm, said forearm lifting rotary member being connectable to said forearm link of said elbow joint positioning link; and
a palm rehabilitation device or a hand grip connected to said wrist twist rotary member of said third arm segment robotic arm.

7. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 6 , wherein said elbow joint positioning link includes at least one arm holder.

8. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said upper arm link is mounted at said arm holder, and said elbow twist rotary member of said second arm segment robotic arm is linked to said upper arm link.

9. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said upper arm link and said arm holder are made in one piece, and said elbow twist rotary member of said second arm segment robotic arm is linked to said arm holder.

10. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising at least one localized video recorder selectively mounted at said height adjuster, said shoulder joint traction mechanism, or said upper-limb rehabilitation device.

11. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising at least one joint positioning guard, each joint positioning guard including at least one position sensing point viewable by said at least one localized video recorder or sensible by a sensor of a control system to form a component position data.

12. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein said at least one joint positioning guard is a shoulder joint positioning guard, an elbow joint positioning guard, or a wrist joint positioning guard.

13. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a control system electrically connected to said traction displacement member and adapted to control movement of said traction displacement member.

14. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 13 , wherein said control system has stored therein at least one control data or at least one rehabilitation data, said control system including at least one potentiometer, at least one force sensor, and at least one actuator, said at least one potentiometer and said at least one force sensor and said at least one actuator each selectively mounted in said first arm segment robotic arm, said height adjuster, said shoulder positioning-lifting rotary member, said upper arm positioning-lifting rotary member, or said upper-limb rehabilitation device.

15. The limb rehabilitation and training system as claimed in claim 5

Assignees

• Univ Nat Taiwan

Inventors

• Fu Li-Chen
• Lee Kai-Wen
• Liao Yi-Wen
• Wang wei-wen
• Lai Jin-Shin

Classifications

• A61H1/0277

  Elbow · CPC title

• A61H2201/1659

  Free spatial automatic movement of interface within a working area, e.g. Robot · CPC title

• A61H2201/5097

  wireless · CPC title

• A61H1/0281 Primary

  Shoulder · CPC title

• A61H2201/5007

  computer controlled · CPC title