First Clinical Trials of Robotic Legs Helping Patients Walk Again
From: Medical Design Technology - 05/12/2016

Expert clinicians and engineers at the University of Kent are carrying out
the first clinical trials of robotic legs for patients.

These legs are the only design available that allow people to move about
'hands-free'. This means they can use their hands for the activities of daily
life, like making a cup of tea while upright. The Kent study in the School of
Engineering and Digital Arts (EDA), will examine the impact of these simple
freedoms on the patient, both physically and mentally.

The device lifts patients from a sitting position into a robot-supported
standing position, allowing them to take part in a set of supported walking
and stretching exercises, designed by specialist physiotherapists. There are
increasing numbers of wheelchair users who cannot walk at all and sitting for
extended periods places them at risk from numerous medical complications.
Walking in the robotic legs may help reduce these risks as well as improve
quality of life.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2016/05/first-clinical-trials-robotic-legs-helping-patients-walk-again
https://www.kent.ac.uk/news/science/9734/clinical-trials-of-robotic-legs-help-patients-walk-again

Link:
School of Engineering and Digital Arts (EDA)
https://www.eda.kent.ac.uk