公开(公告)号：US09901465B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US14472858

申请日：2014-08-29

申请人： DEKA Products Limited Partnership

发明人： Gregory R. Lanier, Jr. ,  N. Christopher Perry ,  Andrew P. Pascoe ,  Dirk A. van der Merwe

IPC分类号： A61F2/68 ,  A61F2/54 ,  A61F2/58 ,  A61B5/0488 ,  A61B5/103 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61F2/72 ,  A61F2/70 ,  A61F2/76 ,  A61F2/78 ,  A61F2/74

CPC分类号： A61F2/583 ,  A61B5/0488 ,  A61B5/1036 ,  A61B5/4528 ,  A61F2/54 ,  A61F2/68 ,  A61F2/72 ,  A61F2/78 ,  A61F2002/6827 ,  A61F2002/6872 ,  A61F2002/701 ,  A61F2002/704 ,  A61F2002/705 ,  A61F2002/707 ,  A61F2002/741 ,  A61F2002/762 ,  A61F2002/7625 ,  A61F2002/763 ,  A61F2002/7635 ,  A61F2002/764 ,  A61F2002/7685 ,  A61F2002/7862

摘要： A prosthetic device control apparatus includes at least one sensor worn by a user. The sensor(s) determines a user's movement. A control module is in communication with the sensor(s). The control module communicates movement information to a prosthetic. A method for controlling a prosthetic device includes sensing a user's movement, communicating the movement through a control module to a prosthetic device; and controlling the movement of a prosthetic device.

公开(公告)号：US20170203432A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-20

申请号：US15407003

申请日：2017-01-16

申请人： Konstantinos Andrianesis

发明人： Konstantinos Andrianesis

IPC分类号： B25J9/00 ,  A61F2/68 ,  B25J13/08 ,  A61H1/02 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J9/16 ,  A61F2/54 ,  A61F5/01

CPC分类号： A61F5/013 ,  A61F2/54 ,  A61F2/583 ,  A61F2/68 ,  A61F2/70 ,  A61F2002/502 ,  A61F2002/5066 ,  A61F2002/5086 ,  A61F2002/5087 ,  A61F2002/5093 ,  A61F2002/6854 ,  A61F2002/6872 ,  A61F2002/701 ,  A61F2002/704 ,  A61F2002/741 ,  A61F2002/7615 ,  A61F2002/769

摘要： An apparatus for use in actuating a wearable terminal device includes a housing coupled to a harness system, a control unit, a movable actuating element having its one end in the housing and the other end connected through coupling means to the terminal device, and a conduit which contains the actuating element. The actuating element is a body-powered cable, an artificial tendon coupled to an actuator device installed in the housing, or an actuator wire made of smart material.

公开(公告)号：US09707101B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-18

申请号：US15013846

申请日：2016-02-02

申请人： RCM Enterprise, LLC

发明人： Robert Thompson, Jr. ,  Jon Bengtsson ,  Anthony Charles Peto ,  Charles Colin Macduff ,  Sydney Tye Minnis ,  Eric Dennis Klumper ,  Bradley Arthur Crittenden

IPC分类号： A61F2/54 ,  A61F2/58 ,  A61F2/76

CPC分类号： A61F2/586 ,  A61F2/68 ,  A61F2/76 ,  A61F2002/6872

摘要： The disclosure provides apparatus and methods of use pertaining to a prosthetic finger assembly. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a coupling tip and a distal ring coupled with the coupling tip. The assembly further includes a proximal ring coupled with the distal ring. A rocker formed in a Y-shape with a first end forming a single prong and a second end forming a split prong may extend between the coupling tip and the proximal ring. The coupling tip, distal ring, proximal ring, and Y-shaped rocker may all be hingedly connected such that movements of the residual finger within the proximal ring and the distal articulate the distal ring together with the rocker to curl and bend the coupling tip. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20160354215A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：US15155875

申请日：2016-05-16

申请人： RCM ENTERPRISE, LLC

发明人： Robert Thompson, JR. ,  Jon Bengtsson ,  Anthony Charles Peto ,  Sydney Tye Minnis ,  Eric Dennis Klumper ,  Bradley Arthur Crittenden

IPC分类号： A61F2/58

CPC分类号： A61F2/586 ,  A61F2/78 ,  A61F2002/5001 ,  A61F2002/5038 ,  A61F2002/6872 ,  A61F2002/7856 ,  A61F2002/7862

摘要： The disclosure provides apparatus and methods of use pertaining to a bidirectional biomechanical prosthetic finger assembly. One embodiment includes a metacarpophalangeal (MCP) pivot configured for swivelable attachment to a hand of a user, a distal coupler, and an articulation assembly rotatively coupled therebetween. A multiple-finger ring configured to receive a user's residual finger and at least one adjacent finger is disposed upon the articulation assembly, and may be adjusted to a target location based on a length of the residual finger. The articulation assembly is configured to utilize vertical movements of the residual and/or adjacent finger(s) within the multiple-finger ring to articulate the distal coupler within a plane parallel to an x-z plane, and the MCP pivot is configured to utilize lateral movements of the residual finger within the ring to articulate the distal coupler within a plane parallel to an x-y plane. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 本公开提供了涉及双向生物力学假肢手指组件的装置和使用方法。 一个实施例包括被配置为可旋转地附接到使用者的手的远足联轴器和在它们之间旋转地联接的关节运动组件的掌指旋转（MCP）枢轴。 配置为接收用户的残留手指和至少一个相邻手指的多指环设置在关节运动组件上，并且可以基于残余手指的长度来调整到目标位置。 所述关节运动组件被构造成利用所述多指环中的残留和/或相邻手指的垂直运动，以将平行于xz平面的平面内的所述远端联接器铰接，并且所述MCP枢轴构造成利用横向运动 的环中的残留指状物，以在平行于xy平面的平面内铰接远端耦合器。 还公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US09174339B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-03

申请号：US13988820

申请日：2011-11-21

申请人： Michael Goldfarb ,  Skyler Dalley ,  Huseyin Atakan Varol

发明人： Michael Goldfarb ,  Skyler Dalley ,  Huseyin Atakan Varol

IPC分类号： B25J9/02 ,  A61F2/72 ,  A61F2/58 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J15/10 ,  A61F2/68 ,  B25J15/08 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/0488 ,  B25J15/00 ,  A61F2/70 ,  A61F2/76

CPC分类号： A61F2/70 ,  A61B5/04888 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61F2/583 ,  A61F2/586 ,  A61F2/68 ,  A61F2/72 ,  A61F2002/587 ,  A61F2002/6872 ,  A61F2002/704 ,  A61F2002/7625 ,  A61F2002/7635 ,  A61F2002/764 ,  B25J9/0006 ,  B25J9/02 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J9/1612 ,  B25J15/0009 ,  B25J15/08 ,  B25J15/10 ,  Y10S901/15

摘要： A method for operating a grasping device and grasping devices therefrom are provided. The grasping device is configured to use a plurality of parallel, bi-directional state flow maps each defining a sequence of poses for a plurality of joints in the grasping device. The method include receiving at least one control signal, determining a current pose of the grasping device within the one of the plurality of state flow maps currently selected for the grasping device, and selectively actuating the plurality of joints to traverse the sequence of poses, where a direction for traversing the sequence of poses is based on the at least one control signal.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于操作把持装置和抓握装置的方法。 抓握装置被配置为使用多个平行的双向状态流程图，每个状态流程图定义抓握装置中的多个关节的姿势序列。 该方法包括接收至少一个控制信号，确定当前为抓握装置选择的多个状态流程图之一内的抓握装置的当前姿态，以及选择性地致动多个关节以穿过姿势序列，其中 穿过姿势序列的方向基于至少一个控制信号。

公开(公告)号：US20150216679A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-06

申请号：US14614231

申请日：2015-02-04

申请人： REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

发明人： James Lipsey ,  Jon Sensinger

IPC分类号： A61F2/58 ,  A61F2/72

CPC分类号： A61F2/582 ,  A61F2/583 ,  A61F2/585 ,  A61F2/586 ,  A61F2/68 ,  A61F2/72 ,  A61F2002/5043 ,  A61F2002/5072 ,  A61F2002/543 ,  A61F2002/587 ,  A61F2002/6836 ,  A61F2002/6845 ,  A61F2002/6872 ,  A61F2002/701 ,  A61F2002/704 ,  A61F2310/00047 ,  B25J15/0009 ,  B25J15/086 ,  B25J17/0258 ,  F16D15/00 ,  F16H25/2252 ,  F16H37/041 ,  F16H2035/005 ,  H02K7/116 ,  H02K7/14

摘要： Prosthetic devices and, more particularly, modular myoelectric prosthesis components and related methods, are described. In one embodiment, a hand for a prosthetic limb may comprise a rotor-motor; a transmission, comprising a differential roller screw; a linkage coupled to the transmission; and at least one finger coupled to the linkage. In one embodiment, a component part of a wrist of a prosthetic limb may comprise an exterior-rotor motor, a planetary gear transmission, a clutch, and a cycloid transmission. In one embodiment, an elbow for a prosthetic limb may comprise an exterior-rotor motor, and a transmission comprising a planetary gear transmission, a non-backdrivable clutch, and a screw.

公开(公告)号：US20090306531A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-10

申请号：US12133919

申请日：2008-06-05

申请人： Eric Claude Leuthardt ,  Kim Wisneski ,  Nick Anderson

发明人： Eric Claude Leuthardt ,  Kim Wisneski ,  Nick Anderson

IPC分类号： A61B5/0476

CPC分类号： A61F2/72 ,  A61B5/04001 ,  A61B5/4076 ,  A61B5/4836 ,  A61F2/042 ,  A61F2/50 ,  A61F2002/482 ,  A61F2002/6872 ,  A61F2002/704 ,  A61F2002/7615 ,  A61N1/36003 ,  A61N1/36025 ,  A61N1/36082

摘要： A system for controlling a body part includes a number of sensing devices that sense signals from a hemisphere of a brain. A signal translating unit translates the signals into a command signal for controlling the body part, which is on a same side of the body as the hemisphere of the brain. A prosthetic device receives the command signal from the signal translating unit and manipulates the body part in response to the command signal.

摘要翻译： 用于控制身体部位的系统包括感测来自大脑半球的信号的多个感测装置。 信号转换单元将信号转换成用于控制身体部位的命令信号，该身体部位与身体的脑半球位于同一侧。 假肢装置从信号转换单元接收命令信号并且响应于命令信号来操纵身体部分。

公开(公告)号：US11998460B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17787701

申请日：2020-12-19

申请人： West Virginia University ,  University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education

发明人： Anton Sobinov ,  Sergiy Yakovenko ,  Valeriya Gritsenko ,  Matthew Boots ,  Robert Gaunt ,  Jennifer Collinger ,  Lee Fisher

IPC分类号： A61F2/72 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/389 ,  A61F2/58 ,  A61F2/70 ,  B25J9/10 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G16H30/20 ,  A61F2/08 ,  A61F2/50 ,  A61F2/68

CPC分类号： A61F2/72 ,  A61B5/1107 ,  A61B5/4519 ,  A61F2/582 ,  A61F2/70 ,  B25J9/1075 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/015 ,  G16H30/20 ,  A61B5/389 ,  A61F2002/0894 ,  A61F2002/5066 ,  A61F2002/6827 ,  A61F2002/6872 ,  A61F2002/704 ,  A61H2230/605 ,  A63B2230/605

摘要： A system and method for controlling a device, such as a virtual reality (VR) and/or a prosthetic limb are provided. A biomimetic controller of the system comprises a signal processor and a musculoskeletal model. The signal processor processes M biological signals received from a residual limb to transform the M biological signals into N activation signals, where M and N are integers and M is less than N. The musculoskeletal model transforms the N activation signals into intended motion signals. A prosthesis controller transforms the intended motion signals into three or more control signals that are outputted from an output port of the prosthesis controller. A controlled device receives the control signals and performs one or more tasks in accordance with the control signals.

公开(公告)号：US11992307B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US16754351

申请日：2018-10-09

申请人： Massachusetts Institute of Technology

发明人： Hugh M. Herr ,  Cameron Taylor ,  Tyler Clites

IPC分类号： A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/05 ,  A61F2/48 ,  A61F2/68

CPC分类号： A61B5/1107 ,  A61B5/05 ,  A61B5/4519 ,  A61B5/4523 ,  A61B5/6811 ,  A61F2/48 ,  A61B5/486 ,  A61B2562/0223 ,  A61F2002/6863 ,  A61F2002/6872

摘要： A physiological feature of a subject is monitored by implanting a plurality of targets, such as magnets, and detecting at least one change in a physical property of the targets, followed by modifying a physiological feature of the subject in response to a change of state detected by the change in physical property detected in the targets. Cutaneous sensory feedback and proprioceptive feedback in a subject, as well as selective stimulation of axons or nerve fascicles of a neuron of a subject are provided.

公开(公告)号：US11744720B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US16643163

申请日：2018-09-18

申请人： West Virginia University

发明人： Anton Sobinov ,  Sergiy Yakovenko ,  Valeriya Gritsenko ,  Russell Hardesty ,  Matthew Boots

IPC分类号： A61F2/70 ,  A61F2/08 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61F2/72 ,  A61F2/58 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G16H30/20 ,  B25J9/10 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61F2/68 ,  A61B5/389 ,  A61F2/50

CPC分类号： A61F2/72 ,  A61B5/1107 ,  A61B5/4519 ,  A61F2/582 ,  A61F2/70 ,  B25J9/1075 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/015 ,  G16H30/20 ,  A61B5/389 ,  A61F2002/0894 ,  A61F2002/5066 ,  A61F2002/6827 ,  A61F2002/6872 ,  A61F2002/704 ,  A61H2230/605 ,  A63B2230/605

摘要： An approximation method and system are provided for more quickly controlling a prosthetic or other device by reducing computational processing time in a muscle model that can be used to control the prosthetic. For a given muscle, the approximation method can quickly compute polynomial structures for a muscle length and for each associated moment arms, which may be used to generate a torque for a joint position of a physics model. The physics model, in turn, produces a next joint position and velocity data for driving a prosthetic. The approximation method expands the polynomial structures as long as expansion is possible and sufficiently beneficial. The computations can be performed quickly by expanding the polynomial structures in a way that constrains the muscle length polynomial to the moment arm polynomial structures, and vice versa.