US 12,303,418 B2
Joint for an orthopedic device
Marcus Lürssen, Göttingen (DE); André Müller, Duderstadt (DE); and Matthias Schilling, Weissenborn-Luederode (DE)
Assigned to OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA, Duderstadt (DE)
Appl. No. 16/753,281
Filed by Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA, Duderstadt (DE)
PCT Filed Sep. 17, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/075026
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 2, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/068450, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 102017122997.3 (DE), filed on Oct. 4, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0330255 A1, Oct. 22, 2020
Int. Cl. A61F 5/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/0127 (2013.01) [A61F 2005/0137 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0158 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0167 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A joint for an orthopedic device, the joint comprising:
a first element;
at least one elastic element positioned on a support, the support mounted on the first element;
a second element which is pivotally arranged on the first element and can be swiveled in a direction, starting from a first angle of engagement between the first element and the second element, against a force applied by the at least one elastic element;
wherein the support comprises a contact element which rests against the second element upon reaching the first angle of engagement, and the contact element can be adjusted when the joint is in an assembled state such that the first angle of engagement and a preload of the elastic element can be adjusted independently of one another.