METHOD OF CONTROLLING ORTHOPEDIC JOINT Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61F2/68 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine. Claimed is method of controlling orthopedic joint of low extremity, at least, in one degree of freedom by means of regulated execution mechanism for coordination of orthopedic device, which has on upper side means for connecting with extremity and hinged located distally with relative to connecting means orthopedic element, with situations in walking, which deviate from walking on plane, containing the following stages: measurement of several parameters of orthopedic device by means of sensors, comparison of measured parameters with criteria, which are created on the basis on multitude of parameters and/or course of changes of parameters and are input into computing unit, selection of criterion, which is suitable on the basis of determined parameters and/or course of changes of parameters, and coordination of resistances to movement, values of movements, drive forces and/or course of their changes depending on selected criterion aimed at control of special functions, which deviate from walking on plane. In special function damped tractions and/or flexions in phase of positioning and extension of hip to the level above damping in control of phase of swing for walking on plane.

EFFECT: invention provides possibility of taking into account special situations in walking and creation of coordinated characteristics of orthopedic device.

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