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Orthopedic technical device

US8608678B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Otto Bock Healthcare LP · DE

Inventors

Tanja Hahn · Duderstadt, DE
Erik Albrecht-Laatsch · Oettingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 19, 2009
Grant date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 24, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/7695
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an orthopedic technical device for the lower extremities, with at least one receptacle (12, 16) for an extremity (14, 18), a sensor (30) and an electric evaluating unit (34), which is connected with the sensor (30) for processing data of a sensor (30). According to the invention, it is proposed that the electric evaluating unit (34) be set up in order to carry out a method with the following steps: (i) switching into a learning mode, (ii) determining at least one characteristic value of the system (R, S, N, aw,threshold), (iii) storing the characteristic value of the system (R, S, N, aw,threshold), (iv) switching into an operating method and (v), in the operating mode, influencing, optimizing or selecting a control algorithm of the orthopedic device by means of the characteristic value of the system (R, S, N, aw,threshold).

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