POWERED PROSTHETIC HIP JOINT
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Abstract
A powered prosthetic thigh can have a proximal portion configured to couple to a prosthetic hip socket and can have a distal portion attached to the proximal portion. The distal portion can have a distal connector configured to couple to a prosthetic knee. The powered prosthetic thigh can also have a computer controlled actuator configured to rotate the prosthetic thigh relative to the prosthetic hip socket.
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51 Claims
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33. A powered prosthetic thigh, comprising:
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a proximal connector having a first end and a second end along a longitudinal axis; a proximal portion coupled to the first end of the proximal connector, wherein the second end of the proximal connector is configured to couple the prosthetic thigh to a prosthetic socket, wherein the prosthetic socket is configured to attach to an amputee; a distal portion comprising a distal connector configured to couple to a prosthetic knee; and a computer controlled actuator mounted collinearly to the proximal connector along the longitudinal axis and configured to rotate the prosthetic thigh along a sagittal plane relative to the prosthetic socket attached to the amputee, wherein the proximal connector is located between at least a portion of the computer controlled actuator and the prosthetic socket. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A prosthetic hip, comprising:
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a prosthetic socket configured to couple to an amputee, the prosthetic socket having a longitudinal axis; a proximal connector having a first end and a second end along the longitudinal axis, the second end coupled to the prosthetic socket; and a powered prosthetic thigh pivotably coupled to the prosthetic socket by the proximal connector, the powered prosthetic thigh comprising; a proximal portion coupled to the first end of the proximal connector, a distal portion comprising a distal connector configured to couple the powered prosthetic thigh to a prosthetic knee, and a computer controlled actuator mounted collinearly to the proximal connector along the longitudinal axis and configured to rotate the powered prosthetic thigh along a sagittal plane relative to the prosthetic socket, wherein at least a portion of the computer controlled actuator is located proximally to the first end of the proximal connector with respect to the prosthetic socket. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A powered prosthetic thigh, comprising:
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a proximal connector having a first end and a second end along a longitudinal axis, wherein the first end is configured to couple the powered prosthetic thigh to a prosthetic socket attached to an amputee; and an actuator mounted collinearly to the proximal connector along the longitudinal axis and configured to rotate the prosthetic thigh along a sagittal plane relative to the prosthetic socket, wherein at least a portion of the actuator is located proximally to the second end of the proximal connector with respect to the prosthetic socket. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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