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Prosthesis socket and method for controlling an adjustment of an inner circumference of a prosthesis socket

US11617667B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA · DE

Inventors

Christian Will · Göttingen, DE
Lars Benjamin FINKE · Falkenhagen, DE
Sebastian BETZ · Göttingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 8, 2017
Grant date	Apr 4, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/7862
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A prosthesis socket having a proximal insertion opening and an inner circumference which at least partially surrounds a limb stump, at least one connection device for a prosthesis component, which is connectable to the prosthesis socket, at least one actuator operable to change the inner circumference of the prosthesis socket, and at least one sensor coupled to a control device, wherein the control device is connected to the actuator and activates or deactivates same, depending on the received sensor signals, and to a method for adjusting the inner circumference.

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