Personal medical exoskeletons

Personal medical exoskeletons are regulated devices prescribed for everyday use outside the clinic. Most are full lower-body systems for people with spinal cord injury. They hold the legs and hips, drive the joints with motors, and let a trained user stand up, walk and sit down again.

The main devices

• ReWalk 7 Personal (Lifeward): a lower-body exoskeleton used with forearm crutches, cleared by the FDA for home and community use.
• Ekso Indego Personal: a modular hip-and-knee system, also used with a walking aid.
• Wandercraft Eve: a self-balancing exoskeleton cleared by the FDA in August 2026, designed for hands-free walking with a trained companion present.
• Myomo MyoPro: a powered arm and hand brace that reads muscle signals from the skin, for weakness after stroke or nerve injury.

Who they are for

Eligibility depends on the device and is set by its regulatory clearance: typically the level of injury, bone health, range of motion, height and body weight. Users go through an assessment and a period of supervised training before taking a device home, and some devices require a trained companion whenever they are used.

How they are paid for

These devices rarely have a public retail price. In the US they are usually supplied through insurers, Medicare or veterans’ programmes; elsewhere through public health systems or charities. Figures you see quoted, such as reimbursement amounts, are payment benchmarks rather than shop prices, which is why this table shows most of them as “not public”.

Things to know

• Walking in an exoskeleton is slower and more effortful than using a wheelchair. People often use them for exercise, standing and specific situations rather than all day.
• Ask about training, servicing, battery replacement and what happens if you move or change insurer.
• Always talk to your rehabilitation team. Nothing on this site is medical advice.