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Orthopedic device

US11730611B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA · DE

Inventors

Herman Boiten · Göttingen, DE
Luder Mosler · Duderstadt, DE
Martin Pusch · Westerode, DE
Frederik Te Riele · Hengelo, NL
Joachim Michniewicz · Munich, DE
Lenka Harbach · Katzenelnbogen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 9, 2020
Grant date	Aug 22, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 20, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2005/0179
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An orthopedic device for the orthotic or prosthetic provision of a patient is provided. The orthopedic device includes a knee joint, which has a proximal upper part and a distal lower part arranged pivotably thereon, an ankle joint, a pivoted foot part which can be fastened distally to the ankle joint, and a shin part arranged between the ankle joint and the knee joint. The upper part of the knee joint or a thigh part fastened thereto that can be attached to the patient's body and is coupled with the foot part by means of a force transfer device, which causes a plantar flexion of the foot part when a knee is flexed.

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