Orthopedic device
AssigneeOttobock SE & Co. Kgaa
InventorsHerman Boiten, Luder Mosler, Martin Pusch, Frederik Te Riele, Joachim Michniewicz, Lenka Harbach
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Abstract
An orthopedic device for the orthotic or prosthetic provision of a patient. The orthopedic device includes a knee joint which has a proximal upper part and a distal lower part arranged pivotably thereon, an ankle joint, a pivoted foot part which can be fastened distally to the ankle joint, and a shin part arranged between the ankle joint and the knee joint. The upper part of the knee joint or a thigh part fastened thereto that can be attached to the patient's body and is coupled with the foot part by a force transfer device, which causes a plantar flexion of the foot part when a knee is flexed.
Claims19
An orthopedic device, comprising:
- a knee joint, comprising:
- a proximal upper part configured to be fastened to a patient;
- a distal lower part pivotally connected to the proximal upper part about a knee pivot axis;
- an ankle joint;
- a foot part connected to the ankle joint;
- a shin part extending between the ankle joint and the knee joint;
- a force transmission mechanism connected to the foot part and to the proximal upper part of the knee joint, the force transmission mechanism being operable to provide a plantar flexion of the foot part when the knee joint is flexed, the force transmission mechanism comprising a mechanical coupling mechanism that transmits at least one of tensile force and compressive force, the force transmission mechanism having a control mechanism operable to stop or reverse transmission of the at least one of tensile force and compressive force upon reaching a predetermined knee flexion angle.
An orthopedic device, comprising:
- a knee joint, comprising:
- a proximal upper part configured to be fastened to a patient;
- a distal lower part pivotally connected to the proximal upper part about a knee pivot axis;
- an ankle joint;
- a foot part connected to the ankle joint;
- a shin part connected to the ankle joint and to the distal lower part;
- a force transmission mechanism connected to and extending between the foot part and the proximal upper part, the force transmission mechanism comprising a mechanical coupling mechanism in the form of a push rod or an articulating rod, the force transmission mechanism having a control mechanism operable to stop or reverse transmission of a force upon reaching a predetermined knee flexion angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.