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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Troy Farnsworth, Canyon Lake, TX (US);
Michael E. Tompkins, Jamestown, NC (US);
Inventors:
Troy Farnsworth, Canyon Lake, TX (US);
Michael E. Tompkins, Jamestown, NC (US);
Assignee:
Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc., Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/68 (2006.01); A61F 2/54 (2006.01); A61F 2/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for determining a grip or grasp pattern of a prosthetic terminal device or other orthotic device using the position of the thumb or other digit as the initial determination of the grasping function. The system comprising sensors, an electronic control system and a motor drive.