Prosthesis or orthosis comprising a hinge joint system for functionally assisting, enhancing and/or replacing a hinge joint of a human or animal subject

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PATENT NO 10709583
APP PUB NO 20170165088A1
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15327277

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A prosthesis or orthosis having a movement controlling mechanism (MCM) including a first MCM part, a second MCM part and one or more intermediate elements and biasing mechanism which, in a contacting mode of operation of the MCM, bias the intermediate elements against a MCM part. When a relative torque or force is applied in a blocking sense (U) transmission of torque is allowed and, on the other hand, when a torque or force is applied in the opposite sense (V) non-blocking relative movement is allowed.

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VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSELLAARBEEKLAAN 103 BRUSSEL 1090

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cherelle, Pierre Brussels, BE 1 8
Lefeber, Dirk Liezele, BE 10 31

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