55 results about "Leg prosthesis" patented technology

A device in a leg prosthesis which via a pivot axle is connected to the leg prosthesis, wherein first means are arranged to permit a limited rotation of the foot with respect to the leg prosthesis from an initial position, in which the leg prosthesis and the foot have a certain angle with respect to each other and second means are arranged to permit a stepless adjustment of the angle between the prosthesis and the foot in the initial position.

A leg prosthesis adapted to a thigh stump includes an adapter (2) for a knee joint (3), a knee joint (3) mounted on this adapter, and a prosthetic lower leg (4) coupled to the knee joint (3). A prosthetic foot (5) is attached to this prosthetic lower leg and can pivot into a toes-raised foot position. The knee joint (3) upon transition from the extended position to the bent position performs a combined rolling-sliding movement about a pivot axis (6). A force-transmitting element (8) moves the prosthetic foot (5) substantially from the toes-down foot position to the toes-raised foot position during bending of the knee joint (3). Each bending position of the knee joint is transformed by a converter into an unambiguous electrical signal, which is supplied to a programmable control device, which generates a signal used to control an electrically adjustable actuator, which increases or decreases the resistance of the knee joint against or for further bending according to the signal.

The actuated leg prosthesis comprises a knee member, a socket connector provided over the knee member, an elongated trans-tibial member having a bottom end under which is connected an artificial foot, and a linear actuator. A first pivot assembly allows to operatively connect the trans-tibial member to the knee member. A second pivot assembly allows to operatively connect an upper end of the actuator to the knee member. A third pivot assembly allows to operatively connect a bottom end of the actuator to the bottom end of the trans-tibial member. The prosthesis can be provided as either a front actuator configuration or a rear actuator configuration.

A combined active and passive leg prosthesis system is disclosed, and a method of performing a gait cycle by a leg prosthesis system is disclosed, for replacing a missing lower extremity of an individual to perform a gait cycle by the leg prosthesis system and/or the method. In at least one embodiment, the leg prosthesis system includes at least one movable joint, and a disconnectable active drive unit to drive the movable joint and a passive brake unit to brake the movable joint when the drive unit is disconnected.

The present invention discloses an instrumented prosthetic foot for use with an actuated leg prosthesis controlled by a controller, the instrumented prosthetic foot comprising a connector to connect the instrumented prosthetic foot to the leg prosthesis, an ankle structure connected to the connector, a ground engaging member connected to the ankle, at least one sensor for detecting changes in weight distribution along the foot, and an interface for transmitting signals from the sensor to the controller.

A prosthetic foot is provided with an ankle plate for attachment to a lower leg prosthesis and supporting a composite frame having a hollow composite biasing structure, preferably in the form of a generally helical spring curved about a vertical axis.

An improved lower leg prosthesis is disclosed that, during use, provides an improved dynamic feel at heel strike and that provides improved inversion/eversion compliance. The prosthesis includes an elongated pylon having an upper, generally vertical section and a lower, forwardly oriented foot section, and it further includes a generally horizontally oriented foot plate disposed beneath the pylon and including a heel section projecting a substantial distance rearwardly of a vertical pylon axis. An elastomeric layer is interposed between the pylon and the foot plate, extending along substantially the entire length of the heel section of the foot plate, for attaching the pylon and foot plate together. During use of the prosthesis, at heel strike, upward deflection of the foot plate's heel section is limited in substantial part both by the stiffness of the heel section, itself, and by compression of the portion of the elastomeric layer disposed rearwardly of the vertical pylon axis.

A prosthesis system can have an advantageous use over conventional prostheses in certain activities, including, but not limited to certain sports activities: The system includes, elastic member(s) that can store and release energy. The storing and releasing of energy in the elastic members happens during the movements made by the user and with the application of the user's own body weight while performing an activity. Implementations can also include a variety of routing configurations for the elastic member(s), as well as a variety of mounting points to integrate the elastic member(s) into the system, and/or a variety of adjustable anti-hyperextension members, and/or a variety of interchangeable shoes used for applicable activities.

Leg prosthesis including a cylinder with a piston and a piston rod, the piston rod being led out of one end of the cylinder and attached to an outer tube of the prosthesis, with the lower part of the cylinder being attached to an inner tube of the prosthesis. The outer tube and the inner tube may be connected to parts of the leg prosthesis, and the cylinder may contain a pneumatic or hydraulic medium. The inner tube and the outer tube provide a cavity for the arrangement of a torsion device, where the outer tube can rotate in both directions in relation to the inner tube and vice versa. The torsion device includes an elastomer fixed to the outer tube, elastomer supports fixed to the outer tube and an elastomer end stop fixed to the inner tube.

Disclosed is a prosthetic knee appliance having upper and lower leg elements with a single-axis, articulating joint therebetween controllable with an electric knee-lock mechanism. A tilt-switch located within the prosthetic knee can facilitate activation of the electric knee-lock to lock or unlock the joint when the lower leg element is in a pre-determined position. A remote control can provide external locking control of the articulating joint. A pressure switch can ensure that the free-knee is locked only when the lower leg element is sufficiently extended relative to the upper leg element. The mobility of a free-knee system combined with the stability of a straight-leg prosthesis can be advantageous for pre-ambulatory pediatric patients.

A light duty consumable prosthesis for use in replicating leg bones, arm bones and spinal column vertebra in a cadaver is constructed of largely consumable products to enable the prosthesis to be incinerated in the event that the host cadaver is cremated. The leg prosthesis is telescoping such that it is length adjustable to be sizable in cadavers of different leg lengths. The arm prosthesis is also of a telescoping design that includes a bendable hinge between an upper arm portion and a lower arm portion. The spinal column prosthesis is similar to the upper arm prosthesis and includes rods to assist in securing it in location.

A method for carrying out a functional analysis on a person equipped with an artificial extremity having adjustable settings. The method includes the steps of providing a sensor assembly configured as a replacement for a part of the artificial extremity and installing the sensor assembly in place of the part. Forces, accelerations and/or torques are then measured with the sensor assembly during use of the artificial extremity by the person and the settings of the artificial extremity are optimized based on these measurements. The sensor assembly is removed and the replaced part is installed back into the artificial extremity, while retaining the optimized settings. In one embodiment, the artificial extremity is a leg prosthesis having an artificial knee joint with a rotational adaptor mounted above it. The sensor assembly then replaces the rotational adaptor.

An apparatus for restoring the alignment of the support socket with other structural components during the fabrication of a leg prosthesis comprising a stand with base, a means to secure the lower aspect of the leg prosthesis to the stand base, and a laser source attached to the top of the stand that emits visible cross-beams downward onto the leg prosthesis when the prosthesis is mounted on the stand base. The method of the invention uses the described apparatus with leg prosthesis mounted thereon to mark points on the inside of a check or test socket that coincide with the laser cross-beams; transferring these marks from the check socket to the permanent support socket; and re-aligning the permanent support socket with the lower aspect prosthetic components by mounting the leg prosthesis with permanent support socket on the alignment apparatus and matching the marks to the laser cross-beams. A removable base plate allows for a number of leg prostheses to be fabricated concurrently, using the same alignment apparatus. The method and apparatus of the present invention reduces the time and expense of orthotic fabrication while increasing the accuracy of alignment of the finished prosthetic product.

An intelligent bionic knee joint, which is used to be connected between a thigh prosthesis and a calf prosthesis, which includes a connecting piece fixedly connected to the thigh prosthesis, and a knee joint simulation fixedly arranged under the connecting piece for simulating a human prosthesis device, an air pressure damping device working in cooperation with the knee joint simulation device, a detection device for detecting the current moving state, and an air pressure damping device for adjusting the air pressure damping in response to the detection device, so as to realize real-time adjustment of the knee joint according to the walking pace of the human body The effect of exercise state.

The invention discloses prosthesis testing equipment and belongs to the technical field of prosthesis testing. The equipment includes a bottom plate, a ground transmission assembly, a thigh prosthesis, a crus prosthesis, a knee joint, a sole of the foot, a mounting plate, a driving assembly, a lifting assembly, a monitoring assembly, a collision assembly and four supporting columns. The ground transmission assembly is mounted at the top of the bottom plate. The four supporting columns are distributed at the top of the bottom plate in a rectangular shape. The mounting plate is fixedly connectedwith the top of the four supporting columns, and a rectangular groove is arranged on the mounting plate. The lifting assembly is arranged at the top of the mounting plate. The top end of the thigh prosthesis is hinged to the lifting assembly. The driving assembly is arranged on the mounting plate. The top of the crus prosthesis is connected to the bottom of the thigh prosthesis through the knee joint. The sole of the foot is connected with the bottom end of the crus prosthesis. The monitoring assembly is arranged on the bottom plate and the outer side wall of the mounting plate. The collisionassembly is arranged on the top of the mounting plate. The problem that the test result of existing prosthesis testing equipment cannot truly feedback performance of the knee joint is solved in the invention.

The invention relates to a method and system applied to loading modeling of a crus prosthetic socket. A negative pressure modeling system is used for acquiring the geometrical shape of a socket of a stump in a loading state and correcting the geometrical shape of a socket supporting interface; the corrected geometrical shape of the socket supporting interface is obtained by using a socket three-dimensional scanning system; a supporting interface geometric model of the socket is generated automatically by combining the geometrical shape of the socket supporting interface with a crus socket database and a final digital model of the crus socket is generated in a manner of translating to construct an entity with a specific thickness. Quantitative control over the geometrical morphology of thesupporting interface can be conducted according to the biomechanical property of the stump and the bearing capacity of each area, geometrical modeling of the crus socket of the loading position is achieved, finally digital reconstruction of the socket is achieved through a three-dimensional scanning method, and the three-dimensional scanning method is applied to digital design of the crus socket.

The invention discloses automatically-fastened split type physiotherapy trousers convenient for artificial limb to put on and take off and a use method of the automatically-fastened split type physiotherapy trousers convenient for artificial limb to put on and take off. The girth of trouser openings of conventional trousers is small, so that a single lower limb handicapped person puts on and takesoff an artificial limb alone extremely difficultly. An automatic fastening module is arranged on each of two trouser legs of a trouser body. Each automatic fastening module comprises driving motors and binding tapes. Splits are formed in the bottoms of outer side seams of two trouser legs of the trouser body. Thread loops for fastening buttons, which are sequentially arrayed, are arranged on twosides of the splits of the trouser legs. One ends of two binding tapes are fixed to the tops of the splits of the trouser legs, and penetrate through the thread loops for fastening buttons on two sides of the splits of the trouser legs in a crossing manner. Rehabilitation health-care devices of physiotherapy electrode pieces, far infrared heating pieces and the like are arranged on the waist and the legs of the trouser body. According to the automatically-fastened split type physiotherapy trousers convenient for artificial limb to put on and take off disclosed by the invention, automatically-fastened split trouser feet are arranged, so that the disabled person that need putting on below-knee prosthesis can easily put on and take off the artificial limb, and after the artificial limb is puton, trouser leg splits can be automatically superimposed, and the artificial limb can be effectively hidden. In addition, the split degree can be autonomously controlled according to the requirementsof the user.