A few years ago, we heard that the military was building an exoskeleton suit, weighing roughly 48 lbs, that would help soldiers carry heavy objects for long distances. The mechanical suit is strapped on to the legs and is controlled by the arms. While it looks like the person is walking normally, the suit is actually doing allthe work.
Now comes word that the same suit is being used to help patients withspinal cord injuriesto walk again. Several patients, including Robert Woo who wasparalyzedin 2007 during a crane collapse in Manhattan, has been testing the new suit.
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Los Angeles County's hospital of miracles has acquired two exoskeleton robot devices that will enable patients with lower-limb paralysis to walk again.
Rancho is the first hospital in the Western United States to acquire the ReWalks, and one of only four hospitals in the entire nation to have this technology.
One of the devices was demonstrated today by Agnes Fejerdy, who was injured seven-years ago, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. This device is going to change the lives of our patients at Rancho.
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