Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Prosthetic apparatus and method therefor
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Application No.: US15671683Application Date: 2017-08-08
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Publication No.: US10575969B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Peter Gabriel Adamczyk , Luke J. Steinbach , Michael E. Hahn
- Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Applicant Address: US WI Madison
- Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Current Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Madison
- Agency: Crawford Maunu PLLC
- Main IPC: A61F2/66
- IPC: A61F2/66 ; A61F2/70 ; A61F2/68 ; A61F2/76 ; A61F2/50 ; A61F2/72 ; A61F2/74

Abstract:
Various aspects of the present disclosure characterize apparatuses and/or methods as may be implemented with a variety of prosthetic components and applications. As may be consistent with one or more embodiments described herein, movement parameters pertaining to movement of a user of a prosthetic foot are sensed as the user travels along a surface, with the prosthetic foot having a front ball region and a rear heel region for respectively contacting the surface. A state of movement of the user, including a speed at which the user is travelling along the surface, is determined based on the sensed movement parameters. Utilizing a mechanical actuator, the prosthetic foot is dynamically positioned in response to the speed at which the user is travelling along the surface, by manipulating the mechanical actuator to move the rear heel region relative to the front ball region based on changes in the speed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190046335A1 PROSTHETIC APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR Public/Granted day:2019-02-14
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