Otto Bock Healthcare Products Gmbh

Constantin Pop

Philipp Kampas

Roland Pawlik

Martin Seyr

A method for controlling an artificial orthotic or prosthetic joint of a lower extremity with a resistance unit to which at least one actuator is associated, via which the bending and/or stretching resistance is changed depending on sensor data. During the use of the joint, status information is provided via sensors. A device for carrying out such a method provides bending resistance that is increased or not lowered in the standing phase, when an inertial angle of a lower leg part is decreasing relative to a vertical direction and a front foot under pressure at the same time are identified.

Method and device for controlling an artificial orthotic or prosthetic knee joint

The invention relates to a method for controlling an artificial orthotic or prosthetic joint of a lower extremity with a resistance unit to which at least one actuator is associated, via which the bending and/or stretching resistance is changed depending on sensor data. During the use of the joint, status information is provided via sensors. The invention further relates to a device for carrying out such a method. According to the invention, the bending resistance is increased or not lowered in the standing phase, when an inertial angle of a lower leg part decreasing in the direction of the vertical and a front foot under pressure at the same time are identified.

The invention relates to a system comprising at least one orthopedic device having at least one joint () and a resistance device associated with the respective joint (), a control device and an actuator being associated with said resistance device. The joint can be moved or the resistance can be adjusted against a bending and/or stretching movement via the actuator. The system further comprises a remote control unit () which is coupled to the control device and via which the resistance behavior can be varied, wherein data for the remote control unit () are stored in the orthopedic device, the remote control () can be configured with said data and the data are transmitted via a pairing process to the remote control unit ().

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