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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
May. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Össur Iceland Ehf, Reykjavik, IS;
Inventor:
Arinbjörn Clausen, Reykjavik, IS;
Assignee:
Össur hf, Reykjavik, IS;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/66 (2006.01); A61F 2/76 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/64 (2006.01); A61F 2/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/70 (2013.01); A61F 2/6607 (2013.01); A61F 2/644 (2013.01); A61F 2/74 (2021.08); A61F 2002/5003 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5018 (2013.01); A61F 2002/701 (2013.01); A61F 2002/704 (2013.01); A61F 2002/764 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7625 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7635 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7645 (2013.01);
Abstract
Prosthetic devices and methods of controlling the same are provided. A prosthetic ankle device includes a foot unit and lower limb member moveable relative to one another and defining an ankle angle therebetween. The prosthetic ankle device further includes a controller to operate the device based on detecting a decreased load. Methods of controlling the prosthetic ankle device include operating the device at different ankle angles depending on detecting a decreased load on the prosthetic ankle device while standing or stopped.