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METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ORTHOPEDIC JOINT

  • US 20100305716A1
  • Filed: 11/05/2008
  • Published: 12/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling an orthopedic joint of a lower extremity in at least one degree of freedom by means of an adjustable actuator with which an orthopedic appliance, which comprises upper means of attachment to a limb and an orthopedic element arranged in an articulated manner distally of the attachment means, is adapted to walking situations that deviate from walking on a plane, said method comprising the following steps:

  • detecting several parameters of the orthopedic appliance via sensors,comparing the detected parameters with criteria that have been established on the basis of several parameters and/or parameter profiles and are stored in a computer unit,selecting a criterion that is suitable on the basis of the detected parameters and/or parameter profiles, andadapting movement resistances, movement ranges, drive forces and/or the profiles thereof in accordance with the selected criterion, in order to control special functions that deviate from walking on a plane.

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