The Proceedings of Conference of Kanto Branch
Online ISSN : 2424-2691
ISSN-L : 2424-2691
2007.13
Session ID : 21114
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21115 Development of a Passive-type Walking Support Machine with Devices to Prevent Patient's Falling and Relieve Patient's Weight : Mechanical Device to Prevent Patient's Falling
Yoshihiro KAINaoki FUJIITetsuya TANIOKAKenichi SUGAWARA
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Along with the steadily rising elderly population in Japan, the number of aged persons with difficulties in walking is increasing. This paper proposes a walking support machine for assisting the gait exercises of the patients in hospitals. This walking support machine has devices to unload patient's body weight and to prevent patient's falling. These devices consist of only mechanical components without actuators, controllers and batteries. The usefulness of the devices to prevent patient's falling is experimentally examined.
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