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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2021
Applicants:
Fondazione Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Genoa, IT;
I.n.a.i.l.—istituto Nazionale Per L'assicurazione Contro Gli Infortuni Sul Lavoro, Rome, IT;
Inventors:
Lorenzo Guercini, Rome, IT;
Simone Traverso, Genoa, IT;
Matteo Laffranchi, Genoa, IT;
Lorenzo De Michieli, Genoa, IT;
Assignee:
FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA, Genoa, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/66 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/6607 (2013.01); A61F 2/741 (2021.08); A61F 2002/5006 (2013.01); A61F 2002/701 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ankle prosthesis is disclosed having an actuation system so as to act as a brake, modulated by motor means, proportional to the load stressing the prosthesis. The prosthesis is advantageously capable of reducing the work necessary to lift the prosthesis while maintaining an anthropometric encumbrance.