Here are five takeaways:
1. Patients at the physical therapy center use the Kickstart device for walking assistance.
2. Brian Glaister, president and CEO of Seattle-based Cadence Biomedical, invented the device. He designed it as a lighter exoskeleton device at a lower cost.
3. About 20 clinics use the Kickstart device, and about 100 patients have individually bought the $2,500 device.
4. The device weighs seven pounds and is belted around a person’s waist. The technology acts as another tendon, with a spring that stores and releases energy to push a leg into a walking motion.
5. Clinical studies on Kickstart have demonstrated positive results, such as increased walking speed and endurance.
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