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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/66 (2006.01); A61F 2/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/68 (2006.01); A61F 2/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/6607 (2013.01); A61F 2/70 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5018 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5021 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5027 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5038 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6614 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6836 (2013.01); A61F 2002/701 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7635 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for a powered ankle prosthesis. The prosthesis may comprise a polycentric mechanism having a defined path for an instantaneous center of rotation. The path of the instantaneous center of rotation may be defined by a trajectory substantially equal to an arc positioned over a joint of the polycentric mechanism.