54 results about "Limb amputation" patented technology

The present invention is directed to a reusable residual limb protector that can be used with a knee immobilizer to protect a recent amputee patient from further injury and infection of the amputation site while preventing knee flexion contractures. In alternative embodiments, the residual limb protector is configured for use with one patient. A method of use of the residual limb protector is also disclosed herein.

Methods, systems, and / or apparatuses are provided for providing multi-joint assistance for and / or resistance against leg movement of a user. The assistance may be provided to a paretic leg or a prosthetic leg of the user. Kinematic data associated with the paretic or prosthetic leg of the user may be received. The data may include one or more of velocity data, position data, orientation data, or acceleration data for differing portions of the paretic or prosthetic leg. A current phase of a gait motion for the paretic or prosthetic leg may be determined based on the kinematic data. One or more of electrical stimuli or motorized assistance or resistance may be provided to the paretic leg, prosthetic leg, or the remaining portion of the amputated leg based on the current phase of the gait motion of the paretic or prosthetic leg.

The invention discloses an intelligent man-machine interaction artificial limb system for high-position upper limb amputation disabled people and a control method of the intelligent man-machine interaction artificial limb system. The system comprises a multi-degree-of-freedom artificial limb mechanism; the multi-mode sensing unit is used for collecting an interaction intention signal of a user and environment visual information; the intelligent decision-making unit is used for identifying a user task intention based on the interaction intention signal and the environment visual information and generating a high-level task plan; the task execution unit is used for driving the multi-degree-of-freedom artificial limb mechanism to execute operation according to the high-level task plan; wherein the task execution unit comprises a double-arm cooperative control module, and the double-arm cooperative control module is configured to adopt a cooperative control strategy based on the Stackelberg game to enable the prosthetic mechanism to actively generate a motion instruction coordinated with a sound arm of a user. According to the intelligent man-machine interaction artificial limb system and the control method thereof, natural, efficient and high-generalization auxiliary operation tasks can be achieved, and the system and the method are particularly suitable for daily use requirements of severe disabled people.

The invention discloses an active pneumatic buffering ankle joint artificial limb system and a control method thereof. The system comprises a sensing module, a control module and a pneumatic execution module. The pneumatic execution module adopts a closed loop composed of a miniature diaphragm air pump, an air storage tank and a damping air bag, and pre-storage and quick release of high-pressure air are achieved through the air storage tank. The control method is based on multi-sensor data fusion, high-strength impact can be pre-judged before the heel touches the ground, and the rigidity of the damping air bag can be adjusted in advance. The problems that a traditional artificial limb buffering system is lagged in response and fixed in parameter and an active motor system is high in energy consumption are solved, low-power-consumption, fast-response and self-adaptive intelligent buffering is achieved, and the walking comfort and safety of an amputee are remarkably improved.

The application is suitable for the technical field of motion intention recognition, and provides an intelligent lower limb prosthesis human motion intention recognition method based on a stir-fried meat optimization algorithm. The application proposes a feature weight dynamic optimization framework based on the stir-fried meat optimization algorithm, realizes real-time adaptive distribution of motion feature weights through two links of offline weight vector training and real-time feature optimization execution. The algorithm achieves optimal results on 7 standard unimodal test functions and has good migration; through the above-knee amputation patient data set verification, the optimized weight matrix has the lowest number of recognition errors and the fastest optimization speed, significantly improves the classifier prediction accuracy and the environmental anti-interference ability of intention recognition, and meets the real-time requirement. The application solves the adaptability problem of intelligent lower limb prosthesis in complex life scenes, lays a foundation for high-reliability product development, has important practical application value in the motion scene recognition of lower limb prosthesis and walking aid robots, and has significant industrialization transformation potential.

The invention discloses a post-amputation nursing device for diabetic feet. The post-amputation nursing device comprises a base, an arc-shaped supporting plate and a supporting soft cushion. The arc-shaped supporting plates are placed in arc-shaped containing grooves of the base, the left arc-shaped supporting plate and the right arc-shaped supporting plate are hollow arc-shaped supporting plates, a plurality of adjusting air cylinders are evenly distributed in grooves in the upper surfaces of the arc-shaped supporting plates, and the supporting soft cushion is placed on the arc-shaped supporting plates and composed of a plurality of air cushion units. The front side, close to the bottom, of the base extends forwards to form a sliding table, and a nursing mechanism is arranged on the sliding table. The post-amputation nursing device for the diabetic foot is placed below a post-amputation limb, the post-amputation limb of the diabetic foot is clamped under the condition that the post-amputation limb is evenly stressed through the mutual synergistic effect of the supporting plate driving air cylinder, the adjusting air cylinder, the air pump, the pneumatic electromagnetic valve and the gas electromagnetic distribution valve, and then the end of the post-amputation limb is effectively heightened; the wound surface is prevented from being contacted with the bed surface after the amputation of the urine foot, so that the injury caused by compression or friction is avoided.

The invention relates to an improved method for manufacturing a so-called final socket (2') from a provisional socket (2), for fitting a residual limb of an amputee. The method comprises 3D modeling of the inner surface of the provisional socket (2), including a 3D model (44) of said surface in a spatial reference frame (11), and automatic modification of said 3D model (44) to optimize the arrangement of an artificial limb (3) on the final socket (2). The method further comprises optimizing a digitization step by determining an improved position for a distance measuring tool (42) within the provisional socket (2) during modeling. The invention also relates to a manufacturing aid system for a final socket configured to implement the method of the invention. Fig. 8

The invention discloses a PTB socket model optimization design method and device, electronic equipment and a product, and relates to the technical field of rehabilitation engineering and rehabilitation assistive devices. According to the invention, the inner surface of the artificial limb socket model is divided into a pressure sensitive area and a pressure tolerance area, and a load is applied by simulating the maximum ground reaction force supported by a single leg when a shank amputation patient is assembled with an artificial limb to walk; then, the displacement increment of the grid surface in each pressure tolerance area is iteratively optimized through an optimization algorithm by taking the maximum overall comfort degree of the artificial limb socket model as a target, so that optimization design can be carried out according to individual differences of shank amputation patients, and the conditions of stress concentration of a sensitive area and insufficient support of a tolerance area are avoided; discomfort, pain and even secondary injury brought to the patient suffering from shank amputation are avoided, and the use experience of the patient suffering from shank amputation is improved.

Various aspects of this disclosure relate to a layered polymer substrate with electrodes and conductive ink embedded in the substrate. In some embodiments, a prosthetic liner may be bonded onto the polymer substrate. The substrate may include an interconnect coupled to the electrodes via the conductive ink. The system may include a controller (e.g., an electrode controller) in communication with the electrodes via the conductive ink. The electrodes may be activated such that they may stimulate nerve fibers in a user's residual limb.

The invention relates to an improved method for manufacturing a prosthesis (1') from a positive mould (110), for fitting to a residual limb of an amputee. The method comprises 3D modelling of the inner surface of an existing socket (2) comprising a 3D model (44) of the surface in a spatial reference system (10) and automatic modification of the 3D model (44) in order to optimize the arrangement of an artificial limb (3) in the socket (2') to be manufactured. The method further comprises determining a position of a fastener (116) in the spatial reference system (10) with the aid of a guide (112) for placement of the fastener (116). The invention also relates to a manufacturing aid assembly (100) configured to aid in the manufacture of a socket according to the method of the invention and comprising a positive mould (110) and the placement guide (112).

A knee orthosis for a trans-tibial amputee having a leg prosthesis including a socket for receiving a stump, the knee orthosis has: a femoral cuff; a tibial cuff having an inner face facing the socket and an outer face, the tibial cuff defining a locating member; a hinge pivotally connecting the cuffs; and a tibial cuff locator including a body protruding from a base, the base having a prosthesis engaging surface adapted to be mounted on the leg prosthesis, the body of the tibial cuff locator extending outwardly from the base along a locator axis, the body being matingly engaged with the locating member of the tibial cuff, wherein translation of the tibial cuff relative to the tibial cuff locator in one or more directions transverse to the locator axis is mitigated with the tibial cuff locator matingly engaged with the locating member of the tibial cuff.

This invention discloses a 3D-printed prosthesis shaping method, relating to the field of prosthesis manufacturing. The method includes: S1 obtaining reference information and limb information; S2 constructing a reference model and retaining the limb model; S3 refining the reference model to obtain an appearance model; S4 extracting the main body model; S5 adjusting the size of the main body model; S6 3D printing the main body model to obtain a supporting body; S7 3D printing the appearance model to obtain an appearance body; S8 creating a plaster mold of the appearance body; S9 dividing the plaster mold to obtain a sub-mold; S10 placing the supporting body inside the sub-mold; S11 merging and splicing the sub-molds; and S12 injecting a liquid flexible material into the plaster mold, which solidifies to obtain the prosthesis. By obtaining limb information at the location of the prosthesis to be installed and adjusting the reference model based on this information, the method realizes the personalized needs of amputees for prostheses, fundamentally improving the wearing comfort and aesthetics of the prosthesis, and significantly promoting the psychological recovery of confidence in amputees. It also significantly reduces the manufacturing cost and time of the prosthesis.

Various aspects of this disclosure relate to a layered polymer substrate with electrodes and conductive ink embedded in the substrate. In some embodiments, a prosthetic liner may be bonded onto the polymer substrate. The substrate may include an interconnect coupled to the electrodes via the conductive ink. The system may include a controller (e.g., an electrode controller) in communication with the electrodes via the conductive ink. The electrodes may be activated such that they may stimulate nerve fibers in a user's residual limb.

The present disclosure provides systems, devices, and apparatuses for prosthetic fingers that can be used in a person who has had a metacarpophalangeal joint or proximal amputation. The apparatus provides opposition to force in the extension direction via a spring-loaded pawl and locking rack and pinion mechanism, restoring grip force in a person missing a finger or thumb, allowing the individual to manipulate or stabilize objects. The finger can be spring loaded in the extension direction by a torsion spring or other biasing member. The pawl can automatically disengage the rack when the finger reaches full flexion, and the full flexion disengagement stop can be adjustable. The pawl can automatically engage the rack when the finger is fully extended, and the extension stop is adjustable. The pawl can include a transverse feature that creates an obstruction with the anchoring linkage and limits deflection of the structure under loading.

Various aspects of this disclosure relate to a layered polymer substrate with electrodes and conductive ink embedded in the substrate. In some embodiments, a prosthetic liner may be bonded onto the polymer substrate. The substrate may include an interconnect coupled to the electrodes via the conductive ink. The system may include a controller (e.g., an electrode controller) in communication with the electrodes via the conductive ink. The electrodes may be activated such that they may stimulate nerve fibers in a user's residual limb.

The invention discloses an inactive finger exoskeleton. The inactive finger exoskeleton comprises a fixed seat, an upper pull rod, a lower pull rod and knuckles, wherein the fixed seat comprises an annular seat and two symmetrical arm parts, the arm parts extend out in parallel from the two sides of the annular seat to the Z direction, a fixed seat hole is formed in the annular seat, and an upper fixed hole and a lower fixed hole are formed in the arm parts; the upper pull rod comprises an upper near-end hole located in the near end and an upper far-end hole located in the far end. The lower pull rod comprises two parallel supporting arms extending in the Z direction, and the two ends of each supporting arm are provided with a lower near-end hole or a lower far-end hole respectively. An upper pressing plate and a lower pressing plate which are parallel to each other are also arranged between the two support arms; each knuckle comprises a finger end and a connecting end located at the near end, and a knuckle upper hole and a knuckle lower hole are formed in each connecting end. According to the invention, the grasping and stretching actions of the hand of a natural person are simulated, and the life self-care ability of a person with finger amputation or insufficiency is obviously improved.

A knee orthosis for a trans-tibial amputee having a leg prosthesis including a socket for receiving a stump, the knee orthosis has: a femoral cuff; a tibial cuff having an inner face facing the socket and an outer face, the tibial cuff defining a locating member; a hinge pivotally connecting the cuffs; and a tibial cuff locator including a body protruding from a base, the base having a prosthesis engaging surface adapted to be mounted on the leg prosthesis, the body of the tibial cuff locator extending outwardly from the base along a locator axis, the body being matingly engaged with the locating member of the tibial cuff, wherein translation of the tibial cuff relative to the tibial cuff locator in one or more directions transverse to the locator axis is mitigated with the tibial cuff locator matingly engaged with the locating member of the tibial cuff.

The invention relates to a transhum eral level suspension system (10) that does not limit the glenohumeral joint movements by keeping the proximal limits of the socket as distal as possible in people with transhumeral level amputations, and also to increase the confidence of the person in the prosthesis; comprising at least one shoulder orthosis (1) worn on the amputated arm and forming the main body, and at least one attachment unit (4) to enable the shoulder orthosis (1) to be attached to the human body at the transhumeral level, at least one magnetic unit (2) positioned on said shoulder orthosis (1) and providing suspension and alignment between the stump and the socket.

A prosthetic liner has a lower longitudinal extensibility in a distal region than in a proximal region, or optionally an intermediate region. The distal end region may have a vertical extension between 0-30% and a horizontal extension between 10-200%, while in contrast, the proximal end region has a vertical extension between 55-125% and a horizontal extension between 100-175%. The extensibility of the lining in each pressure sensitive area of the stump can also be reduced or improved according to the area. A variety of stitches may be used at the distal end to achieve this reduced longitudinal extensibility. Preferably, the liner is made of a stretchable material. The liner also has an inner layer of elastomeric gel. The design of the prosthesis lining is mainly used for preventing piston movement of the residual limb of the amputee in the lining and improving the comfort level of a pressure sensitive area of the residual limb.

A weightlifting device with a customized forearm brace, including elements of the customization of the device is provided. The device effectively grips a weight in lieu of a hand, thereby enabling people with upper extremity (hand, wrist, or finger) injuries, deformities, amputations and any other related afflictions to circumnavigate their ailment(s) and engage in weightlifting exercise.

Various aspects of this disclosure relate to a prosthetic cover comprising an array of sensors, which transmit signals to an array of electrodes in a liner that fits over a residual limb of an amputee. Different interactions with the prosthetic cover cause different activation of the electrodes to transmit electrical current through different areas of the residual limb and modulate neurons differently within the residual limb.

A prosthetic limb in amputation rehabilitation, having a forearm and a hand with four fingers and a thumb, with the wrist and the fingers & thumb thereof being fully independently controlled by nerve signals originating in the amputee's brain and not being controlled by the actions of nearby muscles in the amputee's upper arm or shoulder. Control of the prosthesis is achieved by a fully contained electronic unit in the forearm of the prosthesis that receives neural signals from the brain, converts the analog neural signals to digital signals that are fed into an artificial intelligence engine circuit that utilizes a library of algorithms to learn from the brain what the signals are that will produce a desired hand and finger movement, then convert its computed digital output to analog electrical signals that are fed to the prosthetic hand and finger to produce actual motion as instructed by the brain.

A kind of bionic intelligent foot ankle prosthesis based on complex conjugate surface rolling, including foot sole structure, talus structure is connected on foot sole structure, talus structure is connected with talus rolling joint;Talus structure is connected with ball screw sliding block through achilles tendon structure, ball screw nut is connected on ball screw sliding block, ball screw is installed between screw base and motor screw fixed block, screw base, motor screw fixed block are fixed on tibia structure;Tibia structure bottom is connected with tibia rolling joint, tibia rolling joint is connected with talus rolling joint and rolls, is constrained by parallel spring, both ends of parallel spring are connected on tibia structure and talus structure;Ball screw is driven by motor, motor is fixed on tibia structure;The present application can accurately fit the motion characteristics of human ankle joint, effectively promote lower limb movement mode of foot ankle amputee, so that prosthesis gait is more smooth and natural, with wide application prospect.

Various aspects of this disclosure relate to a layered polymer substrate with electrodes and conductive ink embedded in the substrate. In some embodiments, a prosthetic liner may be bonded onto the polymer substrate. The substrate may include an interconnect coupled to the electrodes via the conductive ink. The system may include a controller (e.g., an electrode controller) in communication with the electrodes via the conductive ink. The electrodes may be activated such that they may stimulate nerve fibers in a user's residual limb.

A method for operating a prosthetic socket (4) for receiving an amputation stump (1) is proposed, wherein the prosthetic socket (4) has at least one pressure chamber (7), the pressure chamber (7) being connected to a valve (6, 8) for letting fluid in and out of the pressure chamber (7), and wherein the pressure in the pressure chamber (7) is regulated according to the situation. Furthermore, a prosthetic socket (4), a method for manufacturing a prosthetic socket (4), and a method for providing a prosthetic socket (4) are proposed.

The application discloses a PTB receiving cavity model optimization design method and device, electronic equipment and products, and relates to the technical field of rehabilitation engineering and rehabilitation aids. The application divides the inner surface of a prosthesis receiving cavity model into a pressure sensitive area and a pressure resistant area, simulates the maximum ground reaction force loading of single leg support when a below-knee amputee wears a prosthesis, and then iteratively optimizes the displacement increment of the grid surface in each pressure resistant area through an optimization algorithm with the maximum overall comfort of the prosthesis receiving cavity model as the target, so that the individual differences of the below-knee amputee can be optimized and designed, the stress concentration in the sensitive area and the insufficient support in the resistant area can be avoided, the discomfort, pain and even secondary injury of the below-knee amputee can be avoided, and the use experience of the below-knee amputee is improved.

Various aspects of this disclosure relate to a layered polymer substrate with electrodes and conductive ink embedded in the substrate. In some embodiments, a prosthetic liner may be bonded onto the polymer substrate. The substrate may include an interconnect coupled to the electrodes via the conductive ink. The system may include a controller (e.g., an electrode controller) in communication with the electrodes via the conductive ink. The electrodes may be activated such that they may stimulate nerve fibers in a user's residual limb.

The invention relates to devices for temporarily bleeding control, and can be used in providing first aid to persons with injuries accompanied by bleeding, as well as in traumatic amputation or destruction of limbs. A haemostatic system comprising a compression element connected via an air line to a compressor and conductive elements with a control module, in which a pneumatic cuff is used as the compression element, the compressor with power elements and the control module are mounted and secured in the pneumatic cuff, while the system additionally has a pressure sensor connected to the compressor and placed inside the pneumatic cuff, and a timer for fixing the activation time; the conductive elements are made of carbon fiber and secured to the lower part of the limb by means of a strap. The claimed haemostatic system is autonomous, small-sized, with a closed air system, convenient to use and provides the possibility of uniform distribution of pressure on soft tissues and vessels.

The application discloses a built-in prosthesis connector for stump reconstruction of a semi-pelvic amputee, which comprises a prosthesis base, a first tapering handle and a second tapering handle. The prosthesis base is a basic component of the whole built-in prosthesis connector and bears the function of connecting a stump bone bed and other components. The distal end of the prosthesis base extends in a vertical direction to form the first tapering handle. The proximal end of the first tapering body is taperingly connected with the distal end of the prosthesis base, and the distal end of the first tapering body extends in a sacroiliac force line direction to form the second tapering handle. The second tapering body is taperingly connected with the distal end of the first tapering body, and the distal end of the second tapering body is connected with a distal end prosthesis through a prosthesis adapter. The application enables the semi-pelvic amputee to realize effective connection between the built-in prosthesis connector and the amputation stump for the first time, thereby recovering part of the limb function of the patient, obtaining the function of standing and bearing weight, and significantly improving the life quality.