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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2005
Applicant:
Herman Boiten, Göttingen, DE;
Inventor:
Herman Boiten, Göttingen, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A torque sensor for measuring a torque at a predetermined location of a structural element, in particular of a prosthesis, can be arranged outside the measurement location by virtue of the fact that it is constructed as a sensor structure () that forms a virtual pivot axis (') outside the sensor. The sensor structure is provided with measurement transducers () which detect deformations of the sensor structure () and are used to determine a torque about the virtual pivot axis (′). A preferred application for the torque sensor is its incorporation in a prosthesis for the purpose of controlling an artificial joint.