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US 2002/0177905 A1Published application
Prosthetic devices for upper and lower limbs
OwnerTachung C. Yih, Sankar Pemmarajuinventors
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a prosthesis which includes first and second members pivotally coupled together and two links which are pivotally coupled together with one link being pivotally coupled to the first member and the other link being pivotally coupled the second member. A control mechanism is provided which is pivotally coupled to the first member and the pivotal connection of the two links to move the two links and hence the second member relative to the first member. The first member may be coupled to a person to allow the prosthesis to serve in one embodiment as an arm or as a portion of an arm and in another embodiment to serve as a leg or as a portion of a leg.
Claims20
A prosthesis for a limb of a person, comprising:
- a first elongated member having first and second spaced apart ends,
- a second elongated member having first and second spaced apart ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said second end of said first member to said first end of said second member,
- a first link having first and second ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said first end of said first link to said first member,
- a second link having first and second ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said second end of said second link to said first end of said second member,
- link coupling means for pivotally coupling said second end of said first link to said first end of said second link,
- body coupling means for coupling said first end of said first member to a person, and
- power means for moving said first link to cause movement of said second link and hence movement of said second member.
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A prosthesis for a limb of a person, comprising:
- a first elongated member having first and second spaced apart ends,
- a second elongated member having first and second spaced apart ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said second end of said first member to said first end of said second member,
- a first link having first and second ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said first end of said first link to said first member,
- a second link having first and second ends means for pivotally coupling said second end of said second link to said first end of said second member,
- link coupling means for pivotally coupling said second end of said first link to said first end of said second link,
- body coupling means for coupling said first end of said first member to a person to allow said prosthesis to serve as an arm of a person,
- means for pivotally coupling said first end of said first member to said body coupling means for pivotal movement about a given axis,
- power mean of moving said first link to cause movement of said second link and hence movement of said second member such that said second member can pivot between first and second members positions relative to said first member,
- in said first position, said first and second members form an angle relative to each other which is greater than 90 degrees and in said second position, said first and second members form an acute angle relative to each other.
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A prosthesis for a limb of a person, comprising:
- a first elongated member having first and second spaced apart ends,
- a second elongated member having first and second spaced apart ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said second end of said first member to said first end of said second member,
- a first link having first and second ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said first end of said first link to said first member,
- a second link having first and second ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said second end of said second link to said first end of said second member,
- link coupling means for pivotally coupling said second end of said first link to said first end of said second link,
- arm coupling means for coupling said first end of said first member to the upper portion of the arm of a person to allow said limb to serve as the lower portion of the arm of the person,
- means for pivotally coupling said first end of said first member to said arm coupling means for pivotal movement about a given axis,
- power means for moving said first link to cause movement of said second link and hence movement of said second member such that said second member can pivot between first and second positions relative to said first member,
- in said first position, said first and second members form an angle relative to each other which is greater than 90 degrees in said second position, said first and second members form an acute angle relative to each other.
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A prosthesis for a limb of a person, comprising:
- a first elongated member having first and second spaced apart ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said second end of said first member to said first end of said second member,
- a first link having first and second ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said first end of said first link to said first member,
- a second link having first and second ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said second end of said second link to said first end of said second member,
- link coupling means for pivotally coupling said second end of said first link to said first end of said second link,
- body coupling means for coupling said first end of said first member to a person to allow said prosthesis serve as a leg of a person,
- means for pivotally coupling said first end of said first member to said body coupling means for pivotal movement about a given axis,
- power means of moving said first link to cause movement of said second link and hence movement of said second member such that said second member can pivot between first and second positions relative to said first member,
- in said first position, said first and second members form an angle relative to each other which is greater than 90 degrees and in said second position, said first and second members form an acute angle relative to each other.
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A prosthesis for a limb of a person, comprising:
- a first elongated member having first and second spaced apart ends,
- a second elongated member having first and second spaced apart ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said second end of said first member to said first end of said second member,
- a first link having first and second ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said first end of said first link to said first member,
- a second link having first and second ends,
- means for pivotally coupling said second end of said second link to said first end of said second member,
- link coupling means for pivotally coupling said second end of said first link to said first end of said second link,
- leg coupling means for coupling said first end of said first member to the upper portion of the leg of a person to allow said limb to serve as the lower portion of the leg of the person,
- means for pivotally coupling said first end of said first member to said leg coupling means for pivotally movement about a given axis,
- power means for moving said first link to cause movement of said second link and hence movement of said second member such that said second member can pivot between first and second positions relative to said first member,
- in said first position, said first and second members form an angle relative to each other which is greater than 90 degrees in said second position, said first and second members form an acute angle relative to each other.
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