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Patent US7896927 - Systems and methods for actuating a prosthetic ankle based on a relaxed position - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsSystems and methods for sensing actuating a prosthetic ankle are disclosed. In one example, the system, such as an actuated prosthetic ankle joint, detects that the user has moved to a relaxed position, such as sitting, reclining, crawling, or leaning. In response, the actuated prosthetic ankle joint...http://www.google.com/patents/US7896927?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7896927 - Systems and methods for actuating a prosthetic ankle based on a relaxed positionAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7896927 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/367,049Publication dateMar 1, 2011Filing dateMar 1, 2006Priority dateFeb 12, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2644222A1, CN101437470A, CN101437470B, EP1996129A2, US7637959, US8657886, US20060224246, US20060224247, US20110224804, US20110245931, WO2007103136A2, WO2007103136A3Publication number11367049, 367049, US 7896927 B2, US 7896927B2, US-B2-7896927, US7896927 B2, US7896927B2InventorsArinbj�rn V. Clausen, Heidrun G. Ragnarsdottir, Helgi JonssonOriginal Assignee�ssur hf.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (107), Non-Patent Citations (43), Referenced by (14), Classifications (23), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystems and methods for actuating a prosthetic ankle based on a relaxed position
Examples of similar or other control systems and other related structures and methods are disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/463,495, filed Jun. 17, 2003, entitled “ACTUATED LEG PROSTHESIS FOR ABOVE-KNEE AMPUTEES,” now published as U.S. Publication No. 2004/0111163; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/600,725, filed Jun. 20, 2003, entitled “CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATED PROSTHESIS,” now published as U.S. Publication No. 2004/0049290; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/627,503, filed Jul. 25, 2003, entitled “POSITIONING OF LOWER EXTREMITIES ARTIFICIAL PROPRIOCEPTORS,” now published as U.S. Publication No. 2004/0088057; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/721, 764, filed Nov. 25, 2003, entitled “ACTUATED PROSTHESIS FOR AMPUTEES,” now published as U.S. Publication No. 2004/0181289; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/715,989,” filed Nov. 18, 2003, entitled “INSTRUMENTED PROSTHETIC FOOT,” now published as U.S. Publication No. 2005/0107889; each which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety and is to be considered as part of this specification. In addition, other types of control systems that may be used in embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,717, entitled “CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROSTHETIC KNEE,” filed Mar. 10, 2004; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/569,511, entitled “CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PROSTHETIC KNEE,” filed May 7, 2004; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/572,996, entitled “CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PROSTHETIC KNEE,” filed May 19, 2004, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties to be considered as part as this specification.
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