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motorknee

Artificial external muscle strap
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Over the kneecap is a protective layer that allows a strap to pull over it, enhancing the quadriceps muscle contraction, pushing the leg out.

The small motors sit on the strap itself, causing the strap to become a sort of external artificial muscle.

The contraction starts when you start pushing your leg out. and stops at a given maximum. This can easily be adjusted by changing the length of the strap.

pashute, Feb 19 2023

could better knee brace prevent replacement surgery https://www.massdev...eplacement-surgery/
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       Yes please! Save my knees by adding a secondary support
Voice, Feb 19 2023
  

       [a1] that link is interesting: there are no photos of anyone actually wearing/using the completed device. Maybe they ran out of funds?
neutrinos_shadow, Feb 20 2023
  
      
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