Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Prosthetic ankle and method of controlling same based on weight-shifting
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Application No.: US15648988Application Date: 2017-07-13
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Publication No.: US10695197B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Arinbjörn Clausen
- Applicant: Össur Iceland ehf
- Applicant Address: IS Reykjavik
- Assignee: Össur Iceland ehf
- Current Assignee: Össur Iceland ehf
- Current Assignee Address: IS Reykjavik
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/68
- IPC: A61F2/68 ; A61F2/66 ; A61F2/70 ; A61F2/64 ; A61F2/50 ; A61F2/74 ; A61F2/76

Abstract:
Prosthetic devices and methods of controlling the same are provided. A prosthetic ankle device includes a foot unit and lower limb member moveable relative to one another and defining an ankle angle therebetween. The prosthetic ankle device further includes a controller to operate the device based on weight shifting. Methods of controlling the prosthetic ankle device include operating the device at different ankle angles depending on weight shifting of the user while standing or stopped.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170304083A1 PROSTHETIC ANKLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME BASED ON ADAPTATION TO SPEED Public/Granted day:2017-10-26
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