LiftSuit® Textile Exoskeleton
Supports back and hip muscles lifting objects in a leaning position
Providing Support - Anytime, Anywhere
Benefits
Support for back & hip muscles
Works in a forward-leaning posture.
Reduce Workload
Relieves the back and hip muscles.
Reduce back injuries
Fosters a proper lifting posture.
Lightweight
Textile Exoeskeleton < 0.9 Kg.
Use anytime, anywhere
No movement restrictions.
What kind of work is supported?
Lifting Objects
Get additional energy that can relieve the back and hip muscles!
While lifting from below hip-level, the integrated elastic elements store energy when users bend forward, and releases the energy when objects are being lifted.
LiftSuit does not only support normal lifting, it also supports lifting and handling objects while working on the knees.
Forward-Leaning Posture
Provides support for posture while the elastic elements store the energy needed to sustain the user.
Support user standing or kneeling. Working for hours in a forward-leaning posture even without any additional weight can strain your back muscles as they carry your upper body weight.
How it Works
Like a set of additional, external muscles to unload the back and hip muscles
The solution offers an easy-to-use, small and lightweight support system that users can wear without being constrained.
No Exo Repetitive lifting of 6 kg
Heart rate [HR] = 122 bpm
Working heart rate [WHR] = 58 bpm
LiftSuit Repetitive lifting of 6 kg
Heart rate [HR] = 117 bpm (↓4 bpm)
Working heart rate [WHR ]= 54 bpm (↓7%)
Average muscle activity reduction of eight subjects‘ back muscles when lifting 6 kg from the ground and putting it back down. The red line is the average muscle activity without the LiftSuit, the blue line with LiftSuit support.
How to use LiftSuit
Users can activate, deactivate and adjust the support manually on demand.
The following video will give you a quick overview on how to put it on, activate and deactivate the support and about general use and handling of the LiftSuit.
With a little training and "getting used to" the LiftSuit is a piece of equipment that you can use very intuitively during work.
Level of support provided
Quantified level
of load reduction
Through a series of experiments in our biomechanical laboratory.
The results show that using the LiftSuit significantly reduces the load on the back and hip muscles when lifting objects or remaining in a forward-leaning posture.
LiftSuit® Textile Exoeskeleton
Providing Support - Anytime, Anywhere
Available On-line
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