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Patent US7955398 - Instrumented prosthetic foot - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn instrumented prosthetic foot for use with an actuated leg prosthesis controlled by a controller, the instrumented prosthetic foot comprising a connector to connect the instrumented prosthetic foot to the leg prosthesis, an ankle structure connected to the connector, a ground engaging member connected...http://www.google.com/patents/US7955398?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7955398 - Instrumented prosthetic footAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7955398 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/891,098Publication dateJun 7, 2011Filing dateAug 9, 2007Priority dateNov 18, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS8323354, US8986397, US20050107889, US20080046096, US20080058959, US20120191220, US20120191221Publication number11891098, 891098, US 7955398 B2, US 7955398B2, US-B2-7955398, US7955398 B2, US7955398B2InventorsStephane Bedard, Pierre-Olivier RoyOriginal AssigneeVicthom Human Bionics, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (75), Non-Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (3), Classifications (22), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInstrumented prosthetic foot
This application is a Divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/715,989, entitled �INSTRUMENTED PROSTHETIC FOOT�, filed Nov. 18, 2003 now abandoned.
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