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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2018
Ottobock SE & Co. Kgaa, Duderstadt, DE;
Marcus Lürssen, Göttingen, DE;
André Müller, Duderstadt, DE;
Matthias Schilling, Weissenborn-Luederode, DE;
OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA, Duderstadt, DE;
Abstract
A joint for an orthopedic device, wherein the joint comprises a first element, at least one elastic element on a support, which is assembled on the first element, and a second element, which is pivotally assembled on the first element and can be swivelled in a direction between the first element and the second element, starting from a first angle of engagement, against a force applied by the at least one elastic element wherein the support comprises a contact element which rests against the second element upon reaching the first angle of engagement, wherein the contact element can be adjusted when the joint is assembled such that the first angle of engagement and a preload of the elastic element can be adjusted independently of one another.