Patent ID: 11931274
Assignee: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A method of operating a prosthesis system, comprising:
providing a body harness and a prosthesis device, the prosthesis device comprising a tensioning element fastened to the body harness, a movable component coupled to the tensioning element, a sensor device, and a motor;
connecting the body harness to a first body part of a user and the prosthesis device to a second body part of the user, where the first body part is different than the second body part;
driving the movable component with the tensioning element when a tensile force is applied by movement of the first body part relative to the second body part;
detecting, with the sensor device, the tensile force applied by the first body part to the tensioning element; and
activating the motor to apply tension in the tensioning element to move or to assist movement of the movable component.