We have helped thousands of patients take over 130 million Ekso-aided steps
At Ekso Bionics, we develop disruptive wearable robotics to tackle loss of mobility. In doing so, we have helped thousands of patients with lower extremity disabilities take over 130 million Ekso-aided steps and have inspired an entirely new medical device industry. We are rethinking rehabilitation with assistive technology, but we still have the same goal: helping people regain their full functional mobility.
MISSION
A Brief History of Ekso and Health
Our bionic exoskeleton was initially meant for spinal cord injured (SCI) patients. Many people who have an injury to their spinal cord experience some extent of paralysis. In many cases, paraplegics are told that they’ll never walk again, but our medical exoskeleton has been proving that notion wrong.
Our bionic suits are now being used to treat people with strokes and those with acquired brain injuries. Such patients often suffer lower limb disability and loss of movement, but with the help of a wearable exoskeleton, they can begin to get out of their wheelchairs, balance with the use of an assistive device, and learn to walk again.
EKSONR
A wearable exoskeleton that provides power to the legs.
Designed to help patients stand and walk during rehabilitation, EksoNR works with clinicians to give the necessary support to the spine, trunk, and legs including hip, knee, and ankle joints promoting correct movement patterns in all phases of physical rehabilitation and challenging patients as they progress towards walking out of the EksoNR rehabilitation setting and back into their communities.
EksoNR is an improved version of our EksoGT model that addresses gait inefficiencies and has become our new standard as the first exoskeleton cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for medical applications in treating patients with strokes, brain injuries and SCI.
EksoNR Quick Overview
EksoNR is a lower extremity exoskeleton that supports upright posture and teaches the wearer how to walk again and regain their natural gait. With postural trunk support as well as support at the knee, hip, and ankle, this device amplifies ambulation ability and allows for extended therapy sessions without fatigue. Sensors automatically detect if patients are leaning, and the exoskeleton will provide feedback to their therapist to help improve their gait.
Benefits
Robotic powered movement can provide total support and trajectory assistance for patients with paralysis of lower limbs or patient-initiated movement can be used to encourage muscle activity in the lower body. Adaptive gait training monitors leg joints and movements to keep patients from compensating and helps them restore their natural gait without discomfort.
Technology
This lower limb exoskeleton even comes with touch screen controls which help clinicians set goals and alter assistance levels for patients of all different functional levels. Physical therapists can also easily access the medical device’s database to analyze complex movement patterns and record patient progress. We constantly explore new technology to continue providing rehabilitative devices in North America and beyond for the benefit of humanity.
EKSOUE
An upper-body exoskeleton that assists the arm and shoulder.
Why We Made EksoUE
This device offers 180 degrees of motion, and as a spring powered exoskeleton, it can keep up clinical use all day without needing a power source. Its lightweight and compact nature means it’s easy to set up and can be adapted for a wide variety of patient goals. EksoUE is also mobile which means it can be used in a wheelchair, sitting, standing walking, and during activities of daily living (ADLs).
Benefits
Our upper body wearables have even been used beyond the medical field in recent years. We believe that every workplace injury is preventable. Our exo vests are being used by industrial workers in the construction industry, the manufacturing industry, logistics, and other industrial settings with high energy demand to promote efficiency and occupational safety.
Results
Overexertion is a common issue at construction sites and similar areas, and there are plenty of hazards that can lead to lacerations, pressure sores, fractures, and even injuries to the spinal cord. With our vest wearable device, workers can lift heavy objects, carry heavy loads, perform repetitive movements, and generally boost their work capacity for long periods of time. Our exoskeletons have even had military applications for heavy equipment and have been used by the United States Navy and DARPA because of these enhancements.
TESTIMONIALS
“We’re finding that patients are progressing far beyond what we’ve ever been able to get them to because we have this means to get people up earlier.”
TESTIMONIALS
“EksoNR is the most advanced neuro-rehabilitative exoskeleton available and provides benefits to the largest number of patients recovering from a stroke, spinal cord injury, or acquired brain injury. At Shirley Ryan, we have studied Ekso since the inception and now also use it clinically in our inpatient and outpatient programs.”
TESTIMONIALS
“From my own experience, either therapists are physically carrying these patients across the gym at great expense to their own bodies or they’re just not able to mobilize these patients; so many of our patients are very weak and the therapists absorb much because of the burden. The therapists I work with are now able to do so much more using Ekso.”
TESTIMONIALS
We have the opportunity to have under control the fine-tuning of the Ekso system and the body of the patient at the same time because we are able to change the power that you are using, to change the velocity that you would like to use, the step length. We like that we have a lot of improvements using Ekso to perform gait training.
TESTIMONIALS
“This equipment enables me and the therapy team to give patients more of a chance to live a better quality of life and reduce their long term disability.”
TESTIMONIALS
“Our reason for choosing to purchase Ekso specifically was to meet the need of being a leader in NeuroRehab in central Ohio. Ekso presented a value proposition to our neurorehab program with a ROI of reducing length of stay, increasing patient satisfaction, and improving outcomes.”
TESTIMONIALS
The decision for the Ekso was not difficult for me due to the clinical evidence. We already had the first AHA effects during the introduction of the device. Patients showed significant progress and mobilization within a short period of time and this was a decisive experience for me which has contributed immensely to the decision for the Ekso.
TESTIMONIALS
“Ekso helps us get patients up, out of bed, and ambulatory as soon as possible.”
TESTIMONIALS
“To take my hands off of a patient and allow them to be a little bit more functional without me, it’s giving them empowerment.”
TESTIMONIALS
“We went from taking 20 steps with three physical therapists to taking hundreds of steps in a session with one.”
TESTIMONIALS
“You can change the parameters within Ekso allowing for more, less, or no resistance… it is revolutionary.”
TESTIMONIALS
Ekso, if qualified, is a more efficient intervention than the body-weight supported treadmill that we do for ABI patients. In terms of logistical manpower, the control of the quality of the gait pattern and repetition for motor relearning. I do think that Ekso is a good intervention for early mobilization, tapping into neuroplasticity expediently and more successfully.
