Patent ID: 11969363
Assignee: PSYONICS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 13:
14. A method for implementing brushless motors with a prosthetic assembly for a prosthetic hand comprising:
integrating an encoder with a brushless motor, comprising:
fixing a diametrically magnetized magnet to the motor rotor, and
mounting an encoder above the magnet, such that the encoder is axially aligned with the motor;

calibrating the brushless motor with the encoder;
embedding the motor between a first prosthetic component and a second prosthetic component, wherein the first prosthetic component comprises a hand base and the second prosthetic component comprises a prosthetic finger;
controlling the motor through a field oriented control (FOC) mode; and
measuring, using the brushless motor, a force exerted on the prosthetic finger.