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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
Dirk Lefeber, Liezele, BE;
Pierre Cherelle, Brussels, BE;
Assignee:
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL, Brussels, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/66 (2006.01); A61F 2/70 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61F 2/68 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/6607 (2013.01); A61F 2/68 (2013.01); A61F 5/0127 (2013.01); A61F 2002/507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5038 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5075 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6845 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6854 (2013.01); A61F 2002/701 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0144 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0155 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0158 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0179 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthesis or orthosis having a movement controlling mechanism (MCM) including a first MCM part, a second MCM part and one or more intermediate elements and biasing mechanism which, in a contacting mode of operation of the MCM, bias the intermediate elements against a MCM part. When a relative torque or force is applied in a blocking sense (U) transmission of torque is allowed and, on the other hand, when a torque or force is applied in the opposite sense (V) non-blocking relative movement is allowed.