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ACTUATOR ASSEBMLY FOR PROSTHETIC OR ORTHOTIC JOINT

  • US 20070156252A1
  • Filed: 09/01/2005
  • Published: 07/05/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device configured to be attached to a limb, comprising:

  • a first portion;

    a second portion, the first and second portions moveable relative to each other to mimic a natural human joint; and

    an actuator comprising a rotor operatively coupled to a stator and a motor configured to rotate the rotor, the actuator coupling the first and second portions together and configured to adjust an angle between the first portion and the second portion,wherein the actuator is selectively locked and unlocked during a desired phase of a gait cycle.

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