Joint for an orthopaedic device
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- OTTOBOCK SE & CO KGAA
- Publication Date
- 2019-04-26
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Abstract
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Technical field
[0001] The present invention relates to a joint for an orthopedic device. The joint has a first joint arm, a second joint arm, and a locking device. The first joint arm and the second joint arm are pivotally supported with respect to each other about a pivot axis , The locking device can be brought into the released position and the locked position. Background technique
[0002] Such joints are for example known from US 7,517,330 B2 and US 7,662,118 B2. They are used, for example, as orthoses, such as joints in knee orthoses, but can also be used in other orthoses or orthopedic devices. The first joint arm and the second joint arm are pivotally supported relative to each other about a pivot axis. Here, they pivot on a pivot range, which is usually bounded by two stops, each of the two stops being restricted to one of two mutually opposite pivot directions. The possibility of movement. When the locking device is in the released position, the two articulated arm...