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Shepherd Center begins the final stage of its clinical trials for robotics-assisted walking device

Shepherd Center begins the final stage of its clinical trials for robotics-assisted walking device

Developer Parker Hannifin Corp. describes the exoskeleton device – called Indego – as a “powered orthosis worn around the waist and legs that allows individuals with spinal cord injuries to stand and walk.”

Clare Hartigan describes it as revolutionary. “People who haven’t seen it don’t believe it,” says Hartigan, PT, MPT, Shepherd Center project manager and clinical research coordinator for Indego.

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