1. Co-Walker
Redisigning the way of assisting people with mobility problems, which make walking difficult. Aiming at the continuous gait of the user, ensuing better breathing patterns, natural breathing and healthier oxygen flow. While protecting all patients as it ensures constant support due to the independent movement of its sides and the wide base of its legs. When the patient walks, he always has 3 points of support.
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Value Proposition
These are the phases of a gait cycle as viewed from above. Suppose we symbolize with X the injured leg and with red bullets the points were more force is exerted.
The sequence is as follows: move the right side of the walker, then the right (injured) leg, then bring the left side of the walker in line and finally move the left (healthy) leg. We concluded that the injured leg during this procedure does not receive load, unlike with a conventional walker.In later stages of recovery the patient may be able to walk continuously. Co-Walker enables this need. The process is the same as interrupted walking with the main difference being that neither the legs nor the sides of the walker are aligned, but pass each other as in natural walking.
Studio 7b / Group Project / Winter Semester 2021 / University of the Aegean