METHOD AND DEVICE FOR JOINT ORTHESIS OR PROSTHESIS CONTROL Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61F2/64 A61F2/68 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions refers to medicine. A device for implementing the method for controlling an artificial orthesis or prosthesis of a lower extremity comprises a regulated resistance-generating unit arranged between two pivoted components of the artificial orthesis or prosthesis of a knee joint, a control unit and sensors for obtaining the status information of the device. The device provides an adjustment device, and the above adjustment device enables actuating and/or de-actuating the resistance variations depending on the load. According to the method, the sensors present the status information. The flexion resistance at the phase of standing or during standing is increased from a reference value depending on a ground reaction force to the extent of the joint blocking. After increasing, the resistance is decreased depending on an inertia angle.

EFFECT: group of inventions provides the response to a support reaction force of flexion and/or extension adjustment more accurately with a greater number of options to provide better walking, as well as enables avoiding the blocking, even if the support reaction force is at the same level by using the inertia angle.

11 cl, 6 dwg