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Prosthetic joint lock and cable mechanism

  • US 4,067,070 A
  • Filed: 11/03/1976
  • Issued: 01/10/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1976
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an artificial limb unit, a support adapted to be attached to the wearer'"'"'s body, a limb assemblage connected to said support and including a drive motor and at least one pivoted limb member, means to energize said drive motor, cable and pulley means operatively interconnecting said limb assemblage, support and pivoted limb member for rotating said limb member responsive to energization of said drive motor, and means to lock said pivoted limb member in a rotated position at the end of a predetermined timed period following energization of said motor.

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