Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Leg – Knee
Patent
1997-10-16
1999-03-30
Willse, David H.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Leg
Knee
623 43, A61F 264
Patent
active
058882375
ABSTRACT:
An artificial limb provides for positional relation between a first pin for rotatably connecting one end of an air cylinder device to a lower member and a second pin for rotatably connecting the other end of the air cylinder device to an upper member. The attaching position of the second pin is set to satisfy certain predetermined conditions when an artificial limb is in a completely extended state. The position of an air cylinder device (particularly, the attaching position of the second pin) is changed in conformity with a walking speed which is variable in phase such as normal walking, quick walking, and running with small steps. The artificial limb further comprises a pin position change capable of changing the position of a second pin rotatably connected to an upper member in conformity with variation of walking speed. A first example of the pin position change includes a plurality of attachment holes formed on the knee plate of the upper member and the position of the second pin is changed by attaching the second pin selectively to one of the attachment holes. If it is designed such that an elongate hole is formed along a circular arc so that the attaching position to the elongate hole can be changed, the position of the second pin can be changed steplessly or successively.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5018514 (1991-05-01), Grood et al.
patent: 5728172 (1998-03-01), Krieger
Furuichi Yasukazu
Nakatani Kazuo
Okuda Masahiko
Shiraishi Norio
Nabco Limited
Willse David H.
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