Prosthetic hydraulic joint with accumulator and methods for controlling joint

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9820871
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13540388

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A prosthetic foot assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a pivoting ankle joint with a hydraulic system, a prosthetic foot connected to the distal side of the ankle joint, and, at the proximal side, the ankle joint includes a transducer with pyramid adaptor for attaching to a pylon. The ankle joint sensor provides data collection during the stance and optionally, the swing, phases of walking using, for example, strain gages and accelerometers. Also disclosed are methods for real-time feature extraction. Key parameters are captured to which are applied linear, fuzzy logic, neural net, or generic algorithms to determine current state (walking flat, uphill, downhill etc.) in real time and execute changes to the angle between the ankle and foot almost instantaneously based on those parameters.

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OTTOBOCK SE & CO KGAAMAX-NADER-STRASSE 15 DUDERSTADT 37115

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Arabian, Adam Silverdale, US 10 135
Boone, David Alan Seattle, US 23 240
Butel, Tyler Edmond, US 5 105
Lane, Robert Dustin Seattle, US 3 40
Macomber, Ben Gilbert Shoreline, US 18 211

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