Prosthetic knee
AssigneeOssur Hf
InventorsSigurdur Gisli Karlsson, Sigurdur Hannesson, Sigurdur Olafsson
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Abstract
A prosthetic knee for active users has a locking head generally parallel to a vertical axis of the prosthetic knee, a chassis, and a plurality of links connecting the locking head to the chassis. The knee includes a swing control mechanism having a flexion stop connected to the chassis and arranged to control the flexion angle of the knee. The flexion stop extends outwardly from the chassis and obliquely relative to the vertical axis. The knee has an audible feedback mechanism for providing the user with information about the location of the knee. The knee may also have a block lock forming a manually activated mechanism allowing load bearing in a flexed position.
Claims7
A prosthetic knee, comprising:
- a housing;
- a chassis;
- a plurality of links pivotally connecting the housing to the chassis;
- an eccentric friction brake including a friction shaft having an eccentric profile rotating in the housing as the knee rotates at an upper pivot point;
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- a friction pad presses against the friction shaft, and controlled by a spring element connected to the friction pad.
A prosthetic knee, comprising:
- a housing;
- a chassis;
- a plurality of links pivotally connecting the housing to a locking head;
- a rear link connecting to the housing and the chassis;
- a block lock mechanism including a spring loaded tab block preventing movement of the rear link belonging to the plurality of links when it is engaged therewith in flexion position, the tab block arranged to be pulled by the spring as the knee enters into extension and remain retracted so as to disengage from the rear link.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.