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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Arinbjörn V. Clausen, Reykjavik, IS;
Heidrun G. Ragnarsdottir, Reykjavik, IS;
Helgi Jonsson, Reykjavik, IS;
Paul Macdonald, Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
Arinbjörn V. Clausen, Reykjavik, IS;
Heidrun G. Ragnarsdottir, Reykjavik, IS;
Helgi Jonsson, Reykjavik, IS;
Paul MacDonald, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
Össur hf, Reykjavik, IS;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
System and method for adjusting the angle of a prosthetic ankle are disclosed. In one example, the system, such as an actuated prosthetic ankle joint, detects the surface angle and actively adjusts the members of the ankle to a preferred angle according to the respective slope of the incline/decline.