Nexo offers a motorized wearable exoskeleton that supplies closed‑loop, torque‑controlled assistance to the hip and knee joints during gait rehabilitation. The device integrates a therapist console for multi‑patient scheduling, real‑time telemetry, and a cloud analytics platform that logs stride metrics and produces progress reports, while OTA updates and built‑in safety mechanisms ensure reliable clinical use.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Patients with neurological or musculoskeletal impairments often require intensive gait rehabilitation, but clinics face therapist fatigue, inconsistent assistance levels, and limited capacity to treat multiple patients simultaneously.
Solution
Nexo delivers a motorized wearable exoskeleton that provides precise, assisted walking cycles under closed‑loop sensor control, enabling consistent gait training across sessions. The system’s adaptive control algorithms modulate joint torque in real time based on force and position feedback, ensuring a natural, supportive motion that reduces the physical load on therapists. A therapist console lets clinicians monitor and adjust assistance parameters for several patients at once, improving throughput without sacrificing safety. Integrated data logging captures stride length, cadence, and joint angles, feeding a cloud analytics platform that generates progress reports and alerts for clinical review. The device is designed for quick donning/doffing and can be updated remotely, supporting scalable deployment in busy rehabilitation environments.
Target Audience
Primary customers are hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and outpatient physiotherapy clinics that provide gait therapy for stroke, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, or orthopedic recovery patients.
Features
- Motorized actuation with torque‑controlled hip and knee joints, driven by brushless DC motors and gear reducers for smooth gait assistance
- Closed‑loop control using embedded force, position, and inertial sensors to adapt assistance to each patient’s biomechanics in real time
- Lightweight, modular frame with quick‑release straps for rapid patient setup and removal
- Therapist console with multi‑patient scheduling, real‑time telemetry, and adjustable assistance profiles
- Cloud‑hosted analytics pipeline that aggregates gait metrics, produces longitudinal trend graphs, and exports data via HL7/FHIR APIs
- Built‑in safety suite: collision detection, emergency stop, and redundant fail‑safe brakes to meet medical device standards
- Over‑the‑air firmware and software updates through a secure OTA service, minimizing downtime