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Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 21, 2021
Applicant:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

Hugh M. Herr, Concord, NH (US);

Hyungeun Song, Cambridge, MA (US);

Shriya Sruthi Srinivasan, Strongsville, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/68 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/68 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5061 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5066 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6827 (2013.01);
Abstract

Mechanoneural Interfaces (MIs) and methods of forming MIs are provided, including cutaneous mechanoneural interfaces (CMIs) and proprioceptive mechanoneural interfaces (PMIs). A CMI includes a device in operative arrangement with a muscle actuator to stimulate muscle contraction, the muscle actuator disposed in a substantially circumferential configuration about a skin flap that includes a native or regenerative neurovascular structure of an amputated body segment. A PMI includes an actuator mechanically linked to a muscle end organ and configured to apply a force to the muscle end organ, the actuator including a synthetic actuator or a biological muscle actuator. The muscle end organ is of an agonist-antagonist muscle pair and can include at least one of a native or regenerative neurovascular structure. CMIs and PMIs can each further include a controller configured to provide a stimulation signal or operate an actuator based on a signal received from a sensor of a prosthetic device.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Herr, Hugh. (2026). Mechanoneural interfaces for prosthetic control (U.S. Patent No. 12667471). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12667471

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