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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2011
Felix Starker, Stuttgart, DE;
Urs Schneider, Stuttgart, DE;
Andrew H. Hansen, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Dudley S. Childress, Wilmette, IL (US);
Joachim Pauli, Naunhof, DE;
Carsten Pauli, Leipzig, DE;
Nancy Childress, Wilmette, IL (US);
Felix Starker, Stuttgart, DE;
Urs Schneider, Stuttgart, DE;
Andrew H. Hansen, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Dudley S. Childress, Wilmette, IL (US);
Joachim Pauli, Naunhof, DE;
Carsten Pauli, Leipzig, DE;
FALZ & KANNENBERG GMBH & CO. KG, Brandis, DE;
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates in the field of orthopedics to an artificial ankle which imitates the natural human gait in a proper way, thereby enabling its user to walk not only in a plane environment but also uphill and downhill without any unpleasant effects. The present invention further relates to an artificial foot and an artificial leg containing said artificial ankle.