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ReWalk Exoskeleton - Walk Again Aug 15, 2013 6:54:09 GMT -8

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A few of you might already know if this product but if not, check it out!

The ReWalk™ Personal System was designed for everyday use in a range of environments. It can be used at home, work, or other locations. It functions outdoors and on different surfaces or terrains. The ReWalk can sit, stand, allows turning and has the ability to climb and descend stairs. The batteries that supply power are intended for all day use and are recharged overnight. It is customized and sized for each individual user. It is available after meeting requirements from a medical examination and successful completion of the required training program. The company also offers a comprehensive maintenance and warranty program for the system once you take it home.

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ReWalk Exoskeleton - Walk Again Aug 15, 2013 7:56:22 GMT -8

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Thanks for posting this DJ president Obama also commented on the rewalk device too here is a link.
www.google.com.mt/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDgQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DwxzbQIVbhTM&ei=BPQMUoW6HoiJhQf60YGoAg&usg=AFQjCNE3AXfgsYFr-pJ8OnWaPjl4rpwTRw&bvm=bv.50723672,d.bGE.

Considering how much a stealth fighter jet costs God knows what can be created with such finance for paralyzed war soldiers.

My personal comments.
The wheelchair has been the only solution for over 200 hundred years and yes we need a more updated device.
I don't believe that there will be any biological breakthrough neither in efficacy nor a cure for SCI in my lifetime. Current scenario in cell technology is that stem cells as of 15/8/13 have not been proven to do anything whatsoever in treating the SCI condition so yes robotic technology is something more realistic for me to eye in mobility improvement.
Rewalk has two versions of the device one for rehab and one for personal use they are currently working on a model for quads.
Rewalk can be tried out at rehab centres in the UK, europe and America
The devise enables a wheelchair user to a crutch user which for some is a big leap in life quality.
The current price is sky high but sources say it may go down, new models will cost more and older ones less.
Argo tech has embarked on an aggressive marketing campaign, yes the device looks good in videos but i would like to see how one does sanitary needs in that suit if to be worn all day.
I would also like to see how a person could drive or enter a car wearing that suit too. none of the above are shown in argo tech ltd videos. i would also very much like to try it out myself for further comment too.
The Rewalk device is FDA approved which is an excellent certification for the device
I do think the model can be further improved to be less bulky, less noisy and also worn under clothing.
I also believe that by reducing the current price Argo will sell more and make more profits too. It is the money they want after all
You will never know Mr Golfer might even end up getting a nobel prize for his invention too.

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ReWalk Exoskeleton - Walk Again Aug 15, 2013 8:18:17 GMT -8

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Here is more
i really like the upright posture of paralyzed people although i do not know what level of injury the people in video have.
The walk gait is also very good and close to that a normal person.
Yes by all means i am impressed.
Still i would love to try it out myself for further comment.

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delboy Advanced Member Posts: 967 Post Likes Received: 796 Date Joined: July 2013 Member is: Offline Send PM	ReWalk Exoskeleton - Walk Again Aug 15, 2013 8:47:40 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by delboy on Aug 15, 2013 8:47:40 GMT -8 I think Joe Monte has tried it out, i think he is a member of this forum too if i am not mistaken.

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ReWalk Exoskeleton - Walk Again Aug 15, 2013 12:05:17 GMT -8

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DJ...great vid....will be real helpful to some....no doubt..

I will help many to improve their walking gait..it has taken me 2.5 years to walk more upright..i used to walk with my butt out and shoulders forward..not a good look lol

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ReWalk Exoskeleton - Walk Again Sept 17, 2013 7:54:50 GMT -8

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If anyone is willing to try out a 1 hr free session using the rewalk device here are the contact centres
phone up for appointment details

ReWalk Locations

Therapy Centers
FRANCE

Centre Mutualiste de Rééducation et de Réadaptation Fonctionnelle de Kerpape
BP 78 LORIENT, 56275 Ploemeur Cedex
France

Phone: +33 2 97 82 60 60
Fax : +33 297 82 74 90
Website: www.kerpape.mutualite56.fr/page_uk/index_uk.htm

GERMANY

ASKLEPIOS Neurologische Klinik Falkenstein
Asklepiosweg 15, 61462 Falkenstein
Deutschland

Contact Person: PD Dr. med. Karsten Krakow

Phone: +49 6174 906040
Fax: +49 6174 906014
Email: v.schmidt@asklepios.com
Web Site: www.asklepios.com/klinik/default.aspx?cid=712&pc=01

BDH-Klinik Greifswald – Neurologisches Rehabilitationszentrum und Querschnittgelähmtenzentrum
An-Institut der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Deutschland
Karl-Liebknecht-Ring 26a
17491 Greifswald
Deutschland

Contact Person: Prof. Dr.med. Thomas Platz, Chefarzt und Ärztlicher Direktor

Phone: +49 (0) 3834 871 201
Fax: +49-3834-871-302
Email: sekretariataed@bdh-klinik-greifswald.de
Web Site: bdh-klinik-greifswald.de

ISRAEL

Tzadim Clinic, Sheba Medical Center
2 Sheba road
Ramat Gan, Israel

Contact Person: Boaz Shamir

Tel/Fax: 03-5305366
Email: boaz.shamir@sheba.health.gov.il
Web Site: rehabilitation.sheba.co.il/Rehabilitation_technology_center/Tzadim_Clinic/

ITALY

Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Units
Piazza S. Onofrio
4 – 00165 Rome
Italy

Contact Person: Enrico Castelli, MD

Tel/Fax: +39 06 68593377
Email: progettorewalk@opbg.net
Web Site: www.ospedalebambinogesu.it

Casa di Cura Domus Salutis
Via Lazzaretto n°3
25123 Brescia
Italy

Contact Person: Dr Luciano Bissolotti

Tel: +39-030-3709837
Email: luciano.bissolotti@ancelle.it
Web Site: www.domussalutis.it

INAIL – Centro Protesi
Via Rabuina 14
40054 Vigorso di Budrio (Bo)
Italy

Contact Person: Dr. Amedeo Amoresano

Tel: +39-051-6936375
Email: a.amoresano@inail.it
Web Site: www.inail.it/, www.inail-ricerca.it/

Villa Melitta
Via Col di Lana 6
I-39100 Bolzano

Contact person: Andreas Waldner

Tel +39 (0)471 471471
Fax +39 (0)471 471400
Website : www.villamelitta.it
Email: Please use the contact form at www.villamelitta.it/it/kontakt/

UK

Cyclone Plus Training Center
Orchard House
Sunk Island Road
HU12 ODX Ottringham Hull
United Kingdom

Contact Person: Dave Hawkins

Tel: +44-01964-623-881
Email: info@cyclonemobility.com
Web Site: www.cyclonemobility.com/cyclone-plus

USA

CORE – Center for Recovery and Exercise
1905 W. State Road 434
Longwood, FL 32750
USA

Contact Person: Melodie Patton

Tel: +1-321-418-3050
Web Site: www.coreflorida.com

MossRehab, Einstein Healthcare Network
Outpatient Services
60 Township Line Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
USA

Contact Person: Susan Miller, PT

Tel: +1-215-663-6310
Email: Millers@einstein.edu
Web Site: www.mossrehab.com

United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County (UCPN), Inc.
380 Washington Avenue
Roosevelt, New York 11575-1899
USA

Contact Person: Ellen Naidus

Tel: +1-516-378-2000 x285
Email: ReWalk@ucpn.org
Web Site: www.ucpn.org

University of Michigan Health Center
Outpatient Therapy Department
355 Briarwood Circle, Building 4
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
USA

Contact Person: Paula Kartje

Tel: +1-734-998-7888
Email: kartje@med.umich.edu
Web Site: www.med.umich.edu/pmr/divisions/pt/index.htm

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Outpatient Rehabilitation
1200 N. Stonewall
Oklahoma City, OK 17117
USA

Contact Person: Stephanie

Tel: +1-405-271-2131
Web Site: www.oumedicine.com/oumedicalcenter/medical-services-and-departments/rehabilitation-services

Miami Physical Therapy Associates, Inc.
2869 SW 27 Ave
Miami, FL 33133
USA

Tel: +1-305-444-0074
Fax: +1305-444-8503
Email: customerservice@miamipta.com
Web Site: www.miamipta.com

Carolinas Rehabilitation
1100 Blythe Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28201-5814
USA

Contact Person: Kanika Cook

Tel: +1-704-355-9741
Web Site: www.carolinashealthcare.org/rehabilitation

Precision Rehabilitation
3294 E Spring St Long Beach
CA 90806
USA

Contact Person: Christy Malonzo

Tel: +1-562-988-3570
Cell: +1-562-544-431
Email: christymalonzo_pt@yahoo.com
Web Site: www.precisionrehabilitation.com/s221293212.onlinehome.us/HOME.html

Clinical Trial Sites
ITALY

Villa Beretta Rehabilitation Center, Valduce Hospital
Valduce Hospital
Via N. Sauro 17
23845 Costa Masnaga LC
Italy

Website: valduce.it/villaberetta

USA

VA RR&D National Center of Excellence for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury
James J. Peters VA Medical Center
130 West Kingsbridge Road, 7A-13
Bronx, NY 10468
USA

Trial Info: clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
7601 E. Imperial Highway
Downey, CA. 90242
USA

Contact Person: Eirik Blydt-Hansen, PT

Tel: +1-562- 401-6847
Email: eblydt-hansen@dhs.lacounty.gov
Web Site: www.Rancho.org

Distributors
AUSTRIA
Re-Mobility –
Website: www.re-mobility.at

ITALY
ATID Ltd. -
Website: www.atidtech.com

SPAIN & PORTUGAL
MAPE Vertical -
Website: www.mapevertical.com

UK
Cyclone –
Website: www.cyclonemobility.com

USA
Bionics Research Inc. (Mid-Atlantic) -
Website: www.bionicsresearch.com/

Innovative Neurotronics, Inc. (Ohio, Florida, Michigan and Texas) -
Email: info@inic.us

BTW the current price for a rewalk suit designed for personal use is €52,000

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ReWalk Exoskeleton - Walk Again Sept 17, 2013 23:06:47 GMT -8

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Yes i would like to try it out personally and they are willing to let me for an hour for free, however i must travel to Italy or Austria to do so by appointment,
Again i have recieved mail and private telephone form Austria agent that the price is €52,000. way way too high, but this has gone down form the original 60,000 he had said on the phone two months ago.
I would not like to watch marketing videos on their sites, in my opinion they are too emotional oriented and show only what they want to show. i have asked about toileting, and how one can exit and enter a car. you cannot do so with suit on as confirmed by agent meaning i cannot go to work with the suit. I would also like advice as to maintenance and servicing issues, i have had a bad experience with my home lift. I think i will consider the device should it go below 10,000. As now it is not worth it but yes i would like to try it out. sigh i told them they will sell more and get more profit too if they are willing to decrease the price . I think we will see a suit that can be worn under clothing, much more slick and user friendly. The technology, cabon fibre and other materials are there in other words it can be done. but again price issues.....
I cannot say the same for cell therapy, they can inject water as far as i am concerned you will get the same results.
argo are currently working on a suit for quads, looks interesting but i fear the price will not be so.

PS my personal opinion about price issues
Once the backload of chronic SCI clients has been exhausted i think they will have a slump in sales, hence the price will go down, In addendum new updated versions will also decrease the price of current technology too.

BTW i do have a jewish mind

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ReWalk Exoskeleton - Walk Again Jul 2, 2014 23:13:53 GMT -8

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That picture is so far from the truth Lara.

Paralyzed spinal cord injured quadriplegic or paraplegic guy kicks the ball for FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil

At the world cup the man kicking the ball was only shown for less than 5 seconds with a container stuck to his back and all he did was move a mechanical leg to hit the ball.
Just received mail form rewalk promoters which i would like to share, i had complained about the unaffordable price. Yes it is FDA approved thumbs up and some insurances might consider taking it board which fares well for Argo ltd
It is nice to see people crying for joy in videos, not impressed as i have seen alot of that with stem cell promotion. i would really like to see toileting and how one can enter exit a vechile issues i pointed out addressed too. These queries of mine have not be answered. My theory is that should the price be affordable to the common man sales with rocket and Argo will get more than what they have invested and been raking in so far. At the end of the day it all boils down to money and profits, fair enough but as of now it is better for me to buy an apartment and rent it out for a life time stable income than purchase a rewalk price for price. I have faith the price will go down as other competing companies are investing too. After all it is something tangable and real which is much more than i can say for the stem cell rip offs.

Here is a copy of my correspondence.

Peter,

For us getting FDA approval is a huge accomplishment that took well over 10 years to get. No money has been made, actually millions has been spent in developing this technology. While price may be high for some.. at this time, this is the first step in making it available to everyone in the future. Thanks.

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