Multi-purpose prosthetic knee component
First Claim
1. A prosthetic knee component for an above-knee prosthesis comprising:
- a frame member;
a bracket member having means for pivotally connecting the bracket member to the frame member thereby creating a center of rotation for the knee component;
a force control unit secured between the frame member and the bracket member; and
a flexion bumper positioned within the frame member b, end plugs, the flexion bumper being sufficiently compressible in a flexion phase of the knee component to provide controlled energy absorbing compliance under force exerted on the bumper by the bracket member.
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Abstract
A prosthetic knee component for an above knee prosthesis having a frame member and a bracket member pivotally connected to the frame member, thereby creating a center of rotation for the knee component. The knee component further including a gait control unit pivotally positioned between the frame member and the bracket member by flanges extending from a rear portion of the bracket member. A flexion bumper is positioned through the frame member away from the center of rotation and is sufficiently compressible in a flexion phase of the knee component to provide controlled energy absorbing compliance under force exerted on the bumper by the rear flanges. The knee component further includes an optional running gait flexion limiter positioned on an interior surface of the frame member for limiting flexion and providing inertia to the lower leg component during a running gait. The running gait flexion limiter provides inertia to the lower leg component by being sufficiently resilient in a flexion phase of the knee component to provide a controlled spring rate to the flanges on the bracket member to quickly return the lower leg component to an extension phase.
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16 Claims
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1. A prosthetic knee component for an above-knee prosthesis comprising:
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a frame member; a bracket member having means for pivotally connecting the bracket member to the frame member thereby creating a center of rotation for the knee component; a force control unit secured between the frame member and the bracket member; and a flexion bumper positioned within the frame member b, end plugs, the flexion bumper being sufficiently compressible in a flexion phase of the knee component to provide controlled energy absorbing compliance under force exerted on the bumper by the bracket member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An above knee prosthesis comprising:
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a thigh component; a lower leg component; and a knee component positioned between the thigh component and the lower leg component; the knee component having a frame member and a bracket member, the bracket member having means for pivotally connecting the bracket member to the frame member thereby creating a center of rotation for the knee component, a gait control unit secured between the frame member and the bracket member, said bracket member further having attachment means for pivotally connecting the control unit to the bracket member, a flexion bumper compressibly positioned within the frame member by threaded end caps, the flexion bumper being sufficiently compressible in a flexion phase of the knee component to provide controlled energy absorbing compliance under force exerted on the bumper by the bracket member control unit attachment means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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