Otto Bock Healthcare Gmbh

Ottobock Se & Co. Kgaaß

Jeff Friesen

Justin R Smith

Nathan A Williams

Kelli D Oborn

Roland Auberger

Oleg Pianykh

Nathan A William

A prosthetic foot, comprising a core, on which a proximal fastening device for fastening the prosthetic foot to a lower-leg tube or to a lower-leg shaft is arranged and which is surrounded by a foot casing. The foot casing forms a cavity, in which the core is inserted. A slot-shaped recess is formed in a front foot region of the foot casing, into which slot-shaped recess a tongue arranged on the core is inserted. The front foot region has a stiffness that deviates in comparison with the rest of the foot casing.

Prosthetic foot

A prosthetic foot is provided with a forefoot spring, a heel spring and a base spring. The base spring is connected to the heel spring and to the forefoot spring. The base spring has receiving means for the forefoot spring and the heel spring, into which receiving means the heel spring and the forefoot spring can be inserted. The heel spring is connected to the forefoot spring via a coupling element, and the coupling element extends forwards along the forefoot spring at least via one portion thereof.

The invention relates to a connecting clement () between two orthopedic components, in particular prosthesis or orthosis components, which are rigidly coupled to one another and comprise a top part () and a bottom part (). The connecting element () has a laminar structure, and at least one sensor () is arranged in the connecting element () in order to determine an effective moment or an effective force.

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Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America

Jeff Friesen