Patent ID: 9295576
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,G16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for tuning an orthosis, comprising: via one or more computers, receiving patient information including moment forces experienced by a joint of a patient wearing an orthosis, wherein the orthosis has a degree of stiffness and/or shank angle; via one or more computers, comparing the patient information to model information, wherein the model information includes the moment forces of a correctly functioning joint; and changing the degree of stiffness and/or shank angle of the orthosis, wherein changing the degree of stiffness and/or shank angle includes a step selected from a group consisting of trimming a portion of the orthosis to decrease stiffness, and increasing or decreasing friction of a mechanical pivot linking two components of the orthosis.