Patent ID: 8858648
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61H,A63B,G09B

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a prosthetic device that is attachable to a limb of a patient, wherein the prosthetic device comprises an actively actuatable joint assembly; selecting, based on input received via an user interface for the prosthetic device, a first power level of a plurality of power levels of the prosthetic device for assisting movement of the patient; selecting, based on input received via the user interface for the prosthetic device, a first sensitivity level for triggering movement of the actively actuatable joint assembly for an action from a plurality of sensitivity levels for triggering movement of the actively actuatable joint assembly for the action, wherein the plurality of sensitivity levels are associated with different triggering levels for patient motion for triggering the movement of the actively actuatable joint assembly for the action; providing the selected first power level for assisting movement of the patient for the action and triggering movement of the actively actuatable joint assembly based at least in part on the selected first sensitivity level; selecting, after a length of time, a second sensitivity level for triggering movement of the actively actuatable joint assembly for the action, wherein the second sensitivity level requires a narrower range of at least one of detected angle, pressure, and acceleration measurements of patient motion than the first sensitivity level to trigger movement of the actively actuatable assembly for the action; triggering movement of the actively actuatable joint assembly for the action based at least in part on the second sensitivity level; and providing a second power level for assisting movement of the patient for the action, wherein the second power level is different than the first power level.