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Title: Brain-controlled body movement assistance devices and methods

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1338956

Methods, devices, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for brain-controlled body movement assistance devices. In one aspect, a device includes a brain-controlled body movement assistance device with a brain-computer interface (BCI) component adapted to be mounted to a user, a body movement assistance component operably connected to the BCI component and adapted to be worn by the user, and a feedback mechanism provided in connection with at least one of the BCI component and the body movement assistance component, the feedback mechanism being configured to output information relating to a usage session of the brain-controlled body movement assistance device.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
Neurolutions, Inc. (Clayton, MO
Patent Number(s):
9,539,118
Application Number:
13/842,749
OSTI ID:
1338956
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Mar 15
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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