US 12,279,978 B2
Joint device
Roland Auberger, Vienna (AT); Christian Breuer-Ruesch, Vienna (AT); and Sebastian Krepper, Markgrafneusiedl (AT)
Assigned to OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS GMBH, Vienna (AT)
Filed by Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH, Vienna (AT)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/486,048.
Application 18/486,048 is a continuation of application No. 16/620,444, granted, now 11,786,382, previously published as PCT/EP2018/064918, filed on Jun. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 102017112911.1 (DE), filed on Jun. 12, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0033106 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61F 2/60 (2006.01); A61F 2/64 (2006.01); A61F 2/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/74 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/68 (2006.01); A61F 2/76 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/64 (2013.01) [A61F 2/604 (2013.01); A61F 5/0123 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5006 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5038 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5041 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6818 (2013.01); A61F 2002/701 (2013.01); A61F 2/741 (2021.08); A61F 2002/7615 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0134 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0155 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0169 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
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1. A joint device of an orthosis or prosthesis or for an orthosis or prosthesis comprising:
an upper part;
a lower part;
a joint that comprises a joint axis, about which the upper part is mounted such that the upper part can be swiveled relative to the lower part;
an actuator designed to influence a swivelling of the upper part relative to the lower part, wherein the actuator is mounted at an upper part fixing point on the upper part and at a lower part fixing point on the lower part; and
at least two joints arranged between the upper part fixing point and the lower part fixing point, the at least two joints configured to enable a swiveling of the actuator relative to the upper part fixing point and the lower part fixing point, and wherein the at least two joints each form at least one swivel axis, the at least one of swivel axis being oriented such that it is not parallel to the joint axis, and wherein the actuator is attached to a frame, the frame comprising fixing devices configured to reversibly attach the frame on the upper part or the lower part of the joint device.