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InventorsXavier Bonnet, Francis Djian
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Method for regulating a prosthesis (1), such as a knee prosthesis, ankle prosthesis or knee/ankle prosthesis, comprising at least one joint (2) controlled by an actuator (3) governed by a microcontroller (4) on the basis of data issuing from at least one gyroscope (5) and an accelerometer (6) that are able to measure the angular speed and the acceleration, respectively, of at least part of the prosthesis (1). According to the invention, the method is such that, during a defined period of time, the microcontroller (4) monitors the measurement given by the gyroscope (5), in such a way that said microcontroller (4) enters an idle state by reducing or by cutting the electrical power of at least one electronic organ of the prosthesis (1), except that of the accelerometer (6), when said microcontroller (4) detects that the absolute value of the measurement given by the gyroscope (5) is below a given threshold during the defined period of time.
A method for regulating a prosthesis, such as a knee, ankle or knee and ankle prosthesis, comprising at least one joint, controlled by an actuator, governed by a microcontroller on the basis of data provided by at least one gyroscope and an accelerometer that measure an angular speed and an acceleration, respectively, of at least part of the prosthesis, characterized in that, during a defined period of time, the microcontroller monitors the measurement given by the gyroscope such that said microcontroller enters an idle state, in which said microcontroller reduces or cuts off the electricity supply for all electronic members of the prosthesis, except for the electricity supply for the accelerometer, wherein said microcontroller enters said idle state when said microcontroller detects that an absolute value of the measurement given by the gyroscope is below a given threshold during the defined period of time.
A prosthesis, such as a knee, ankle or knee and ankle prosthesis, comprising at least one joint, controlled by an actuator, governed by a microcontroller on the basis of data provided by at least one gyroscope and an accelerometer that measure an angular speed and an acceleration, respectively, of at least part of the prosthesis, the prosthesis further comprising a microcontroller that monitors, during a defined period of time, the measurement given by the gyroscope and enters an idle state when said microcontroller detects that an absolute value of the measurement given by the gyroscope is below a given threshold during the defined period of time;
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