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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Icarus Medical, Llc, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Inventors:
David T. Johnson, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Evan Eckersley, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Victoria Harvey, Summit, NJ (US);
Benjamin Scire, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Icarus Medical, LLC, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61F 5/0125 (2013.01); A61H 2003/007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/12 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1652 (2013.01); A61H 2230/085 (2013.01); A61H 2230/50 (2013.01); A61H 2230/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motorized tensioning mechanism for orthotic devices, such as a knee brace, wherein the controls for the motorized tensioning mechanism may be manual, automatic, or a hybrid of both. Sensors associated with the orthotic device may inform the user regarding tension or other aspects of the device, and, in cases, may automatically adjust tension in the motorized tensioning mechanism.