Title:
【発明の名称】人工膝関節を備える脚用人工装具および脚用人工装具を制御するための方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002533161
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
There is provided a leg prosthesis, comprising a thigh portion (1) and a lower leg portion (2) both being connected by a knee joint (3), said knee joint (3) comprising a damping element (6) for controlling the knee joint movement, and means (S1) for detecting the knee angle and means (S4-S7; S8, S8', S9, S9') for detecting the force acting on the prosthesis; and a control unit for controlling said damping element (6) as a function of the detected values of said knee angle and said force; and an adjustment device (10) adjusting the control of said damping element according to the type of gait and as a function of detected values of said knee angle and said force.
Inventors:
Biedermann, Lutz
Matisse, Billfleet
Schultz, Christian
Matisse, Billfleet
Schultz, Christian
Application Number:
JP2000590554A
Publication Date:
October 08, 2002
Filing Date:
December 22, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH
International Classes:
A61F2/70; A61F2/64; A61F2/68; A61F2/50; A61F2/60; A61F2/66; A61F2/74; A61F2/76; A61F2/80; (IPC1-7): A61F2/70
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH05212070A | 1993-08-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Fukami Hisaro (5 others)