Patent 7396337 was granted and assigned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology on July, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A powered orthotic device, worn about a patient's elbow or other joint, senses relatively low level signals in the vicinity of the joint generated by a patient having spinal cord or other nerve damage. In response to the relatively low level signals, the powered orthotic device moves, causing the patient's joint to move accordingly.