Joint for an orthopedic device

US11382784B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA · DE

Inventors

• Carsten Vogel · Hamburg, DE
• Matthias Schilling · Alsbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 5, 2017
• Grant date: Jul 12, 2022
• Expiry date: Mar 24, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2005/0179
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A joint for an orthopedic device which has a first articulated arm and a second articulated arm, which are mounted about a swivel axis such that they can be swiveled relative to one another, and a blocking device which can be moved into a release position and a blocking position. The blocking device, when in the blocking position, blocks the swiveling of the first articulated arm relative to the second articulated arm in the first swivel direction, independently of a swivel angle between the first articulated arm and the second articulated arm, insofar as the swivel angle is in a predetermined range, and allows the swiveling in the first swivel direction, insofar as the swivel angle is outside of the predetermined range.