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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
May. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Otto Bock Healthcare Lp, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Hugh Miller Herr, Somerville, MA (US);
Richard J. Casler, Jr., Lowell, MA (US);
Assignee:
Otto Bock Healthcare LP, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/72 (2006.01); A61F 2/60 (2006.01); A61F 2/66 (2006.01); H02K 7/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/76 (2006.01); H02K 7/116 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/72 (2013.01); A61F 2/60 (2013.01); A61F 2/6607 (2013.01); H02K 7/06 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5003 (2013.01); A61F 2002/503 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5007 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5018 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5087 (2013.01); A61F 2002/701 (2013.01); A61F 2002/704 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7625 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7635 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7645 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7665 (2013.01); H02K 7/116 (2013.01);
Abstract
Knee orthoses or prostheses can be used to automatically, when appropriate, initiate a stand-up sequence based on the position of a person's knee with respect to the person's ankle while the person is in a seated position. When the knee is moved to a position that is forward of the ankle, at least one actuator of the orthosis or prosthesis is actuated to help raise the person from the seated position to a standing position.