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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
May. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Jeff Friesen, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Roland Auberger, Vienna, AT;
Inventors:
Jeff Friesen, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Roland Auberger, Vienna, AT;
Assignee:
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH, Duderstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0102 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a connecting clement () between two orthopedic components, in particular prosthesis or orthosis components, which are rigidly coupled to one another and comprise a top part () and a bottom part (). The connecting element () has a laminar structure, and at least one sensor () is arranged in the connecting element () in order to determine an effective moment or an effective force.