Shoe Based Assistive Device for Monoplegia Patients

Paralysis is a disease where muscles lose its functionality. Few patients are affected with partial paralysis, where a single limb functions while the other doesn’t function. The developed lower leg assistive device serves as a comfortable, low cost, and compatible and can be used in all physiotherapy and rehabilitation purposes. This particular kind of assistive device can also be effective for accident prone patients, patients with low muscle and bone strength and foot drop patients. Gait movements are analyzed for proper walking pattern, movement is triggered by dynamic electromyography where the action potentials are received. Myoelectrical signals in turn measures the membrane muscle potential. Signals are amplified and are fed to the motor to run, the movement is generated in all the three joints (hip joint, knee joint, ankle joint). Knee stability is balanced by braces which holds and supports from bending into wrong sides. Timer circuit controls the speed, distance and time.