182 results about "Articularis genus" patented technology

A patient specific instrument is disclosed for correcting a condition present in a patient. The patient specific instrument includes a body that includes an inferior side having a bone engagement surface shaped to match a first surface of a first bone and a second surface of a second bone of a joint. The instrument also includes a superior side having a first guide feature and a second guide feature that together, with the bone engagement surface overlying the first surface and the second surface, are positioned to guide resection of the first bone and the second bone during a surgical osteotomy for correcting the condition. The body is configured to seat transverse to the joint with the bone engagement surface engaging the first surface of the first bone and the second surface of the second bone.

An insert for use in a knee prosthesis is disclosed. In one embodiment, the insert includes a medial compartment and a lateral compartment. The medial compartment includes a top surface having a concave surface or curve with a more posterior sulcus and increased anterior lip. The lateral compartment includes a top surface having at least a segment or portion with a convex surface or curve. Thus arranged, the insert is arranged and configured to provide improved stability for varying grades of PCL deficiencies compared to existing inserts that have a mid-line sulcus and lateral convexity. In addition, the insert provides improved lateral posterior translation compared to existing designs with a concave or flat lateral articulation that lack a lateral posterior convexity.

Disclosed in the present invention is a lower-limb-powered exoskeleton device for rehabilitation assistance, comprising ankle-joint sagittal-plane driving units, knee-joint sagittal-plane driving units, hip-joint sagittal-plane driving units, a hip-joint horizontal-plane driving unit, a joint driver connecting frame, a lower-limb fixing support, sensors, a controller and a power supply. Antagonistic-drive-type linear driving units are used in the sagittal plane of a hip joint so as to enable the bending and extension movements of the hip joint, and a linear driving unit having the function of self-locking when powered off is used in the horizontal plane of the hip joint so as to enable the turning movements of the exoskeleton; and a linear driving unit in cooperation with a magnetorheological brake is used in the sagittal plane of each knee joint, thereby significantly reducing the power consumption of a knee-joint driver while lowering the control difficulty. The powered exoskeleton device can help patients with an impaired lower-limb motor function to carry out walking rehabilitation training.

Disclosed herein is a system and method for performing pre-operative planning of total joint arthroplasty. The planning tool builds a model and analyzes and visualizes movement of the joint for various selections of implant models and placement of the components on the implants on the patient's anatomy. The tool also analyzes and visualizes motions of the joint during common activities of daily living and analyzes and functional ranges. The tool provides real time clinically relevant parameters to inform pre-surgery planning. The tool provides screw orientation visualization.

The invention discloses a lower limb exoskeleton robot layered cooperative walking aid control method. The method comprises the steps of data acquisition and preprocessing; human-machine coupling dynamics modeling is carried out, and required moments tau < hip >, tau < knee > and tau < ankle > of the hip joint, the knee joint and the ankle joint are obtained; low-layer joint control, including hip joint moment, knee / ankle virtual impedance moment and friction compensation calculation; middle-layer multi-axis cooperation and gait phase judgment; high-rise energy is optimally distributed, assistance is distributed to three joints in a phase and a safety boundary, meanwhile, the requirements for labor saving and stability are considered, a minimization problem is written in a unified mode, J serves as the total amount, and torque of the hip joint, torque of the knee joint and torque of the ankle joint are solved in a combined mode; according to the step-by-step self-adaption of myoelectricity driving, in order to cope with human body fatigue changes, step-by-step updating is carried out on the virtual stiffness within the movement distance. The method has the advantages of improving man-machine cooperation level, man-machine adaptability and walking aid efficiency.

A bone fixator as disclosed herein includes at least one removable portion, and is particularly suitable for external fixation of the bones of the femur and tibia (knee joint), the tibia to the foot (ankle joint), the lower leg, the lower thigh, or the forearm and hand. Embodiments allow multiaxial, multiplanar movement, as well as procurvatum and recurvatum, on the anatomy to achieve optimal placement. Embodiments of the fixator includes four fixator joints, each of which is articulating with multiple degrees of freedom. Some fixator joint(s) include a linkage bar connectable to a multi-pin clamp having a quick connect mechanism. The multi-pin clamp is configured for fixation to a bone. Other fixator joint(s) may be connected to the multi-pin clamp in a semi-permanent or non-detachable manner. A telescoping rod assembly allows adjustment of the length of the fixator by a single individual.

An orthosis for support of a joint, adapted to the thumb or wrist, having sleeve-like main member made of an elastic material, adapted to envelop the joint and distal and proximal limb portions on either side of the joint, elastically deformable panel housed in a pocket formed in the main member, and non-elastic bracing device for bracing the main member and a proximal portion of the panel around the proximal limb portion, the panel being configured such that, over at least 50 % of the length of the main member along the limb portions, including a limb portion covered by the bracing device, the panel has a cross-section occupying more than 30 % of the perimeter of the underlying limb, the panel having a stiffness defined by a Young's modulus between S and 10 MPa, while the material forming the main member has a stiffness of a lower order of magnitude.

The invention relates to a self-adaptive knee joint protection method and device based on motion risk prediction. The method comprises the steps that knee joint motion data, environment data and gait data of a user are collected in real time through an embedded inertial measurement unit, a pressure sensor, a myoelectricity sensor and a depth camera; the environment data comprises a ground material, a gradient and illumination intensity; the gait data comprises stride frequency, stride and gait cycle; inputting the knee joint movement data, the environment data and the gait data into a knee joint movement risk prediction model, and predicting the knee joint movement risk of the user in a future period; when the knee joint movement risk exceeds a preset threshold value, the exoskeleton is controlled through the knee joint auxiliary equipment to adjust the flexion and extension damping and the movement range of the knee joint. According to the method, the motion intention is recognized through the risk prediction model, and real-time monitoring and personalized protection of the knee joint motion risk are achieved based on the variable stiffness execution mechanism of the shape memory alloy and the gait mode.

The invention discloses a training mode determination method and system for a lower limb exoskeleton rehabilitation robot. The method comprises the steps that angle data, joint torque data and plantar pressure data when a patient executes multiple target actions are collected; according to the angle data and the joint torque data, calculating to obtain a joint motion range, and according to the angle data and the plantar pressure data, calculating a joint output torque; acquiring a pain score of the patient, and calculating a training mode score according to the joint motion range, the joint output torque and the pain score of the patient; and according to the training mode score, determining a training mode of the lower limb exoskeleton rehabilitation robot, wherein the training mode comprises a passive mode, an auxiliary mode and an anti-resistance mode. The motion range of the hip, knee and ankle joints can be accurately quantified, the joint motion range can be dynamically evaluated, the optimal training mode is dynamically recommended in combination with the training score calculated in real time, therefore, the rehabilitation efficiency can be improved, and the method can be widely applied to the technical field of rehabilitation training.

The utility model discloses a joint torque measuring device, which comprises a base provided with a slide rail and used for bearing a force measuring unit and abutting against a static limb joint of a joint to be measured; the force measuring unit is mounted on the sliding rail in a sliding manner and is used for receiving and measuring the acting force of a movable limb joint of the joint to be measured; and the displacement measuring unit is arranged on the base and is used for measuring the displacement of the force measuring unit. The device can be used for measuring torques of joints of all positions of a human body, such as joints of upper and lower limbs or fingers, the muscle strength and motion function conditions of the joints can be evaluated only by adjusting the sizes of all parts of the device to be matched with the sizes of the corresponding joints and limbs, and basis is provided for formulation and adjustment of rehabilitation treatment when the device is applied to the rehabilitation treatment; accordingly, a corresponding rehabilitation training scheme is designed, and the patient is helped to recover muscle strength and motion functions.

A surgical system for preparing the sacroiliac (SI) joint for a fusion, comprising a sliding joint finder and a working cannula. The working cannula comprises a body having a central axis that runs the length of the body. The body of the working cannula comprises a distal end, a proximal end and a central cavity that is positioned along the central axis of the working cannula and has suitable dimensions for sliding the working cannula over the sliding joint finder and the working cannula further comprises two protrusions extending proximally. In addition, the two protrusions have uneven lengths such that when the working cannula is inserted, the longer of the two protrusions engages the SI joint at a superior end of the SI joint and the shorter of the two protrusions engages the SI joint at an inferior end of the SI joint.

A method and system for guiding joint replacement procedures based on functional stability analysis of a joint. The method comprises communicatively connecting to a plurality of sensors worn by an individual at muscles in a joint area and performing an initial measurement that evaluates strength and activity level of the muscles. The initial measurement includes a recording of data values from the plurality of sensors during a preoperative testing procedure. The initial measurement is compared with reference data, wherein the reference data includes measurements of healthy people with normal muscle function. The method further comprises generating joint replacement recommendations based on the comparison.

A combination of a first assembly for guiding resection of a femur and tibia of a knee joint and a second assembly including femoral and tibial knee components. The combination of the first assembly and the second assembly provides optimal placement and positioning of the femoral and tibial knee components to achieve near-normal knee kinematics and tension. The preparation for and placement of the prosthetic knee components provides medial-pivoting kinematics mimicking that of the natural knee thereby promoting improved outcome for the patient.

The utility model discloses an air pressure hip joint which comprises an acetabular cup, an acetabular liner is movably arranged on one side of the acetabular cup, a femoral head prosthesis is movably arranged on one side of the acetabular liner, the femoral head prosthesis is integrally spherical, one side of the femoral head prosthesis is a plane, a center hole is formed in the plane side of the femoral head prosthesis, and a femoral stem prosthesis is movably arranged in the center hole. A central hole is formed in the femoral head prosthesis, an air pressure cavity is formed in the inner wall of the femoral head prosthesis in the axial direction, the air pressure cavity is communicated with the central hole of the femoral head prosthesis, a micro air pump is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the femoral head prosthesis, and a pressure sensor is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the air pressure cavity. The air pressure in the hip joint is accurately adjusted, the air pressure is properly reduced, the pressure between articular surfaces is reduced, and wound healing is facilitated; in the later period of rehabilitation, along with recovery of the joint function of the patient, the air pressure can be gradually increased, the stability and supporting force of the joint are improved, and the patient can better adapt to daily activities.

A device for exercising / strengthening feet includes a left pad for supporting and exercising a left foot and a right pad for supporting and exercising a right foot, each pad comprising a rear portion to support the hindfoot thereon and a front portion to support the midfoot and the forefoot thereon, the front portion comprising a hallux portion to support the hallux. A notch is positioned adjacent to the hallux portion and underneath the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint of the foot. The hallux portion and the notch are configured such that at least a portion of the first MTP joint is unsupported by the front portion to reduce a pressure experienced by the first MTP joint when the hindfoot is supported on the heel portion and to provide increased plantarflexion of the first metatarsal bone of the foot when the hindfoot is raised and unsupported by the rear portion.

The invention discloses an exoskeleton shoulder joint rotation center position control method oriented to a shoulder-brachial rhythm, and relates to the technical field of upper limb exoskeleton rehabilitation robot control. Inputting the posture information of the big arm of the human body into the shoulder-brachial rhythm mapping model, and calculating the motion angle of the sternoclavicular joint of the human body; inputting the posture information of the big arm of the human body into the exoskeleton kinematics model for inverse kinematics solution by taking the motion angle as a constraint condition of the exoskeleton kinematics model to obtain a joint angle variable of a rotation center of the shoulder joint of the exoskeleton; the joint angle variable serves as a target motion angle, and target control torque is calculated; when the exoskeleton shoulder joint is driven to move and alignment deviation is judged to exist based on the collected second electromyographic signals, the exoskeleton shoulder joint is subjected to compensation adjustment until the alignment deviation is eliminated; the problem of human-machine joint dislocation is solved, the risk of shoulder joint collision is avoided, the human-machine compatibility is enhanced, and the device is suitable for dynamic scenes such as individual difference and sitting posture deviation of patients.

The present invention relates to a surgical spacer device (100) for a joint, comprising a substantially cylindrical or truncated-cone-shaped main body (101), internally hollow and configured for insertion in a distracted joint (1, 2); the main body (101) comprising: a first terminal surface (102) substantially flat and configured to abut onto a first bone portion (1) of the joint (1, 2); a second terminal surface (103) substantially annular and configured to abut onto a second bone surface (2) of the joint (1, 2) opposite the first bone portion (1), the second terminal surface (103) having a first opening (10) for access to the second bone portion (2); at least one lateral element (104) configured for maintaining a three-dimensional spaced structure between the first terminal surface (102) and the second terminal surface (103), the at least one lateral element (104) defining a second opening (20) configured for allowing a lateral access inside the main body (101) and further an access to the second bone portion (2) through the first opening (10).

A method for guiding bone removal during a surgical procedure includes receiving a two-dimensional image of at least a portion of a joint during a surgical procedure; determining an alignment of a pre-generated three-dimensional model of the at least a portion of the joint with the two-dimensional image based on one or more features in the two-dimensional image related to the at least a portion of the joint, wherein the pre-generated three-dimensional model contains a representation of planned bone removal; generating an overlay image containing an overlay of at least a portion of the representation of the planned bone removal on the two-dimensional image based on the determined alignment; and displaying the overlay image to guide the bone removal during the surgical procedure.

The invention discloses a human body posture recognition method, which comprises the following steps of: 1, acquiring the number of people to be recognized and file data of human body posture key points corresponding to each person by utilizing a posture key point classification model; 2, screening key points of the human body posture, and screening six main key nodes of a left elbow, a right elbow, a left hip, a right hip, a left knee and a right knee; 3, judging whether the coordinates of the three auxiliary key points of each main key node are complete or not; 4, recognizing a human body posture; and 5, determining a human body shielding condition. According to the method, the human body posture is judged by determining the angle of each key point, learning the position of each joint of the human body, the angle of limbs and other complex features, calculating the angles of six body key nodes of left and right elbows, left and right hips and left and right knees and refining different conditions, and the problems that a traditional human body posture recognition technology is few in recognizable posture type and high in recognition efficiency are solved. And the precision and the speed of human body posture recognition are improved.

A spacer for separating bones of a joint, the spacer includes a first endplate configured to engage a first bone of the joint; a second endplate configured to engage a second bone of the joint; tissue engaging projections, wherein the tissue engaging projections are moveable from a retracted position to a deployed position; and an actuation subassembly that extends between the first endplate and the second endplate, wherein the actuation subassembly comprise a drive nut, a drive screw coupled to the drive nut, and a cam frame coupled to the drive screw, wherein the cam frame is disposed between the first endplate and the second endplate to engage the tissue engaging projections.

The invention provides a leg structure of a half-horse robot and the half-horse robot, the leg structure comprises a thigh, a shank, a thigh adduction and abduction joint, a thigh pitching joint and a knee joint, the thigh adduction and abduction joint is connected with the thigh through the thigh pitching joint; the thigh adduction and abduction joints can drive the thighs to adduction and abduction, and the thigh pitching joints can drive the thighs to swing front and back; the thighs are connected with the shanks through the knee joints, and the knee joints can drive the shanks to rotate. According to the leg structure, the half-horse robot has a pure foot type working mode and a wheel foot type working mode, the steering freedom degree is achieved in the wheel foot mode, in-situ steering can be achieved, and the flexibility of the robot is improved. A rotation actuator of the knee joint is arranged on the upper portion, the inertia load of the tail end of the leg is relieved, when the leg structure swings at a high speed or falls to the ground, dynamic response of the shank part is agile, impact is small, and overall movement of the robot is stable and efficient.

This invention provides an experimental device for friction and wear testing of an artificial knee joint, belonging to the field of material friction and wear technology. It includes a lifting module, with a femoral clamping module at its top. The femoral clamping module contains a polyurethane elastomer sealed chamber, and a tibial clamping module is connected below this chamber. An intelligent temperature-controlled circulating hydraulic pump is located on one side of the polyurethane elastomer sealed chamber. This invention achieves reciprocating motion through a reversing valve control. Combined with sub-millimeter precision adjustment of the hydraulic actuator and differentiated installation positions, it realizes high-precision flexion, extension, and torsional movements of the artificial knee joint. A stable base load is provided by a central hydraulic loading module, while the unnecessary torque from the dual electromagnetic loading modules cancels each other out. Simultaneously, instantaneous impact force is superimposed on the stable hydraulic load through instantaneous power switching, enriching the loading methods of the experimental device for friction and wear testing of an artificial knee joint.

To provide anti-luxation devices for a constrained prosthetic knee.SOLUTION: The techniques described herein relate to a prosthesis assembly. The prosthesis assembly may include a femoral component, a tibial bearing component engaged by the femoral component, and a tibial baseplate. The tibial baseplate can include a bushing received in a recess in the tibial baseplate, and a hinge post coupled to the femoral component and the bushing. The hinge post can be at least partially received by the bushing. The prosthesis assembly may include a capture element coupled to the tibial baseplate. The capture element can be engaged by at least one of the bushing and hinge post to limit distraction of the femoral component from the tibial bearing component and tibial baseplate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

The wearable knee joint exoskeleton rehabilitation robot is characterized in that a first protector is provided with a first end and a second end which are arranged side by side, a second protector is also provided with a first end and a second end which are arranged side by side, and the first end of the first protector is rotationally connected with the first end of the second protector through a joint component; the joint motor module is provided with a motor stator and a motor rotor, the second end of the first protective tool is fixedly connected with the motor stator, the second end of the second protective tool is fixedly connected with the motor rotor, the joint motor module is electrically connected with the controller, and the first protective tool and the second protective tool are both of a carbon fiber material integrally-formed structure. Through the arrangement of the joint motor module, the problems that in the prior art, a knee joint power-assisted exoskeleton robot is cumbersome in design and cannot be widely applied in life are solved, and through the design of a humanoid knee joint structure, the human-machine compatibility, the energy utilization rate and the use safety are improved while the knee joint is protected.

A method for measuring motion postures of lower limbs of an automobile collision dummy continuously collects lower limb images of the automobile collision dummy during a collision in a real automobile collision test; identifies an edge contour in each lower limb image; samples a plurality of points from the edge contours for fitting to obtain a lateral thigh expression, a lower medial thigh expression, a lateral lower leg expression, and a lower medial leg expression respectively; determines various bone positions, various joint positions, and various bone angles of each lower limb; and associates the various bone positions, the various joint positions, and an included angle between two ends of each joint in the plurality of lower limb images in a chronological order to form a series of two-dimensional human rod-shaped model diagrams.

The application discloses a passive bionic ankle-foot prosthesis, which comprises a shank connecting rod, a shank connector, a shank fixing tube, a sole fixing connecting device, a shank sliding block, a damper, an elastic element, a prosthetic foot plate and an energy recovery device. The shank connecting rod is hinged with the sole fixing connecting device to form a prosthetic ankle joint. The damper and the elastic element are connected in parallel. When the ankle joint rotates, the damper provides damping for adjusting the bending and stretching speed of the ankle joint, and the elastic element provides support and pushing torque in the states of plantar flexion, dorsal flexion and pushing. The prosthetic foot plate is used for reducing the impact force during the contact between the prosthesis and the ground, the sole fixing connecting device is connected with the prosthetic foot plate, and the energy recovery device is used for converting part of the elastic deformation of the prosthetic foot plate and the elastic element into electric energy. The application can well imitate the biomechanical characteristics of the human ankle joint, has flexibility and natural feeling when walking, and improves the stability and efficiency of walking.

A hybrid inlay / onlay (HIO) implant system includes an implant and an anchor. The implant comprises an inlay component and an onlay component. The inlay component is configured to be at least partially received in an excision site and includes a bone facing surface configured to abut against the bone within the excision site. The onlay component comprises an uppermost surface and a stepped surface. The uppermost surface includes an articulating surface configured to articulate against an articulating surface associated with a second bone of the joint. The stepped surface is configured to abut against at least some of a remaining portion of the patient's native articular surface proximate the excision site and / or a peripheral step excision site formed proximate the excision site. The anchor is configured to extend away from the bone facing surface of the inlay segment and to secure the HIO implant system to the first bone.

1. The name of the design product: the patella protection belt. 2. The use of the design product: the protector for protecting the knee joint. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best shows the design points: perspective view 1.

The application discloses a data processing method and device for a hip joint, a storage medium and an electronic device. It relates to the technical field of artificial intelligence. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring medical image data of a target object hip joint; identifying the fusion type of the hip joint in the medical image data by using a fusion recognition model, to obtain a target fusion type corresponding to the medical image data; performing three-dimensional reconstruction based on the medical image data according to the target fusion type, to obtain a first bone model; and obtaining a target registration point set according to the first bone model, wherein the target registration point set is used to provide guidance for registration in a hip joint surgery. The application solves the problem of low accuracy of registration point selection caused by hip joint fusion in the prior art.