278 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.

The invention relates to a control method of an artificial limb knee joint. According to the technical scheme, the control method comprises the steps that a heel pressure sensor signal Ph, a sole pressure sensor signal Pf and an inclination angle theta and an angular velocity omega output by a shank inertial measurement unit are obtained in real time; when it is detected that the Pf decline rate exceeds a preset multiple threshold value of the heel pressure decline rate, dynamically calibrating an inclination angle reference theta base and calculating an offset theta cal; dividing six stages of a gait period based on the theta < cal > and the pressure signal, and calculating period duration T; a step speed-damping mapping knowledge base is constructed, and the damping opening degree in the early stage of swing is optimized through iterative learning; finally, the adjusted U value is applied in the early stage of swinging, and fixed damping is kept in other stages. The method is mainly used for improving the walking naturalness and terrain adaptability of the artificial limb at different speeds.

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.

In one implementation, we describe the semantics of skeleton joints of the avatar to be animated as a mapping to a highly-detailed skeleton model containing most or all of the joints and bones of human anatomy (the "reference skeleton"). Such a reference skeleton (e.g., the "LOA-4" version of the Web3D humanoid skeleton model) features detailed models of the hand and foot phalanges and joints for every vertebra of the spine. Owing to the level of detail of the reference skeleton, each joint of a user-defined animation skeleton can be mapped to one of the joints of the reference skeleton. The identification and location of each joint in the user-defined skeleton on the human body is thereby accurately and unambiguously described. Such semantics can be used in implementing some features of a virtual world platform, for example, in automated action or gesture recognition.

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.

The present application relates to an intelligent knee joint for human lower limb exoskeleton, prosthesis, or orthosis. The intelligent knee joint reproduces part or all of the biomechanical characteristics of the human knee joint by adopting a motor drive unit in combination with a controllable spring energy storage unit based on a magnetorheological damper, or adopts a controllable resistance unit in combination with a controllable elastic energy storage unit based on a magnetorheological damper, thereby helping the wearer to better reduce the burden of walking and regain or repair the walking function. The motor drive unit operates in generator mode and driver mode, and the energy recovery technology is used to reduce the power consumption of the intelligent knee joint and extend the working time of the device. In addition, the use of a controllable elastic energy storage unit based on a magnetorheological damper further reduces the energy consumption of the intelligent knee joint, while also simplifying the control difficulty of the knee joint.

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.

A distractor system for use in a joint between two bone surfaces of an anatomical structure includes, for example, distractor and at least one detachable tool comprising a body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, said proximal portion being releasably attachable to at least one of a first end of the distractor and / or a second end of the distractor. The distal portion of the detachable tool being operably positionable in the joint between the two bone surfaces of the anatomical structure. The detachable tools may include a detachable paddle.

An implant system that includes an implant having a base portion, that has a body and at least a portion of which includes a lattice structure, and an upper portion configured to releasably couple with the base portion. The implant system includes at least one first fastener configured to be received and extend at least partially through at least one bore of the base portion, and at least one second fastener configured to be received within a cavity of the base portion. Also disclosed is an implant that includes a body that has various elements configured to facilitate arthrodesis of the subtalar joint and talonavicular joint. The body includes an upper surface that is configured to interface with the tibia of a patient, and a lower surface that is configured to interface with the subtalar joint and / or calcaneus of the patient.

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.

The present disclosure relates to an instrumentation system for implanting an ankle prosthesis. In various embodiments, the system includes a cutting assembly including a reaming tool for preparing a cavity within an intramedullary canal of a patient. In further embodiments, the system includes a guide block configured to fasten to a tibia of the patient and couple to the cutting assembly, the tibia having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the guide block includes one or more alignment guides for guiding the cutting assembly to the intramedullary canal on the distal end for preparing the cavity without affecting a calcaneus or the proximal end of the tibia. In some embodiments, the system includes a distractor for separating the distal tibia from a talus to facilitate preparing the cavity and inserting an ankle prosthesis into the cavity.

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.

The invention relates to the field of humanoid robots, in particular to a two-connecting-rod driving mechanical joint simulating rotation of human soles. According to the two-connecting-rod driving mechanical joint simulating rotation of the human foot sole, on the basis that high rigidity, movement precision and bearing capacity are guaranteed, swinging of the human foot sole is simulated by adding one freedom degree, and the two-connecting-rod driving mechanical joint is simple in structure and good in supporting performance. According to the technical scheme, the invention discloses a two-connecting-rod driving mechanical joint simulating rotation of a human sole. The top end of the shank is connected with a knee joint, the foot body is connected to the bottom end of the shank through a first hooke joint, and the sole is connected with the foot body through a first rotating pair. The sole driving branch is connected between the foot main body and the sole; and the two ankle driving branches are positioned on the left side and the right side of the shank and are respectively connected with the shank and the foot main body.

The present invention is entitled "Techniques for Determining the Accuracy of a Three-Dimensional Model for Use in Orthopedic Surgery." The present disclosure relates to techniques for determining the accuracy of a three-dimensional model, the three-dimensional model comprising a device having circuitry for obtaining a two-dimensional image of an anatomical object (e.g., bones of a human joint), obtaining a candidate three-dimensional model of the anatomical object, and generating a two-dimensional outline of the candidate three-dimensional model. The circuitry further applies an edge detection algorithm to the two-dimensional image to generate a corresponding edge image, and compares the two-dimensional outline to the edge image to generate a score indicating the accuracy of the candidate three-dimensional model.

Exoskeleton for assisting at least one joint of an upper limb The invention relates mainly to an exoskeleton (1a) for assisting at least one joint (2, 3) of an upper limb comprising a system (4) for accompanying a movement of a part of the limb driven by the joint (2, 3), which accompanying system (4a) comprises: • a device for assisting the joint (6a, 6b, 6c) comprising at least one pivot (7a, 7b, 7c) comprising a bearing end on the front part of the joint (12a, 12b, 12c), and a lever (8a, 8b, 8c) pivotally connected (13a, 13b, 13c) to the pivot (7a, 7b, 7c) and movable between a position separated from and a position brought closer to the bearing end (12a, 12b, 12c) of the pivot (8a, 8b, 8c);• means (14) for applying an actuating force of the support lever (8a, 8b, 8c) towards its close position, and • means (15) for adjusting said actuating force as a function of the angular position of the lever (8a, 8b, 8c) relative to a vertical axis. Figure to be published with the abstract: Fig. 1;

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.

An approach to stabilizing the sacroiliac (SI) joint employs flexible, structurally supportive implants that adapt to the complex anatomy of the SI joint. The associated methods are less invasive and are able to navigate the complex structure of the SI joint and its surrounding muscles, ligaments, and neural network. The implants can follow the joints' natural anatomy, fill the joint space, and create an extensive fusion base to provide stability to the SI joint.

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 primarily relates to an exoskeleton (1a) for assisting at least one joint (2, 3) of an upper limb, which exoskeleton comprises a system (4) for accompanying a movement made by a part of a limb driven by the joint (2, 3), which accompanying system (4a) comprises: • a joint assistance device (6a, 6b, 6c) comprising at least one pivot (7a, 7b, 7c) comprising a bearing end (12a, 12b, 12c) bearing on the anterior part of the joint, and a lever (8a, 8b, 8c) pivotably connected (13a, 13b, 13c) to the pivot (7a, 7b, 7c) and movable between a position in which it is distant from and a position in which it is close to the bearing end (12a, 12b, 12c) of the pivot (8a, 8b, 8c); • means (14) for applying an actuating force for moving the bearing lever (8a, 8b, 8c) into its close position; and • means (15) for adjusting the actuating force depending on the angular position of the lever (8a, 8b, 8c) with respect to a vertical axis.

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.