Microprocessor controlled prosthetic ankle system for footwear and terrain adaptation
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61F-002/66
A61F-002/68
A61F-002/70
A61F-002/74
A61F-002/50
A61F-002/76
출원번호
US-0466122
(2014-08-22)
등록번호
US-9849002
(2017-12-26)
발명자
/ 주소
Palmer, Michael L.
McFadden, Matt
Quintero, Hugo
출원인 / 주소
Freedom Innovations, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Cooley LLP
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초록▼
A prosthetic ankle includes a pair of prosthetic members movably coupled together to allow movement of the pair of prosthetic members with respect to one another. A hydraulic actuator or damper including hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic chamber is coupled to one of the pair of prosthetic members. A hy
A prosthetic ankle includes a pair of prosthetic members movably coupled together to allow movement of the pair of prosthetic members with respect to one another. A hydraulic actuator or damper including hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic chamber is coupled to one of the pair of prosthetic members. A hydraulic piston is movably disposed in the hydraulic chamber and coupled to another of the pair of prosthetic members. A hydraulic flow channel is fluidly coupled between opposite sides of the chamber to allow hydraulic fluid to move between the opposite sides of the chamber as the hydraulic piston moves therein. A voice coil valve is coupled to the hydraulic flow channel to vary resistance to flow of hydraulic fluid through the flow channel, and thus movement of the piston in the chamber, and thus influencing a rate of movement of the pair of prosthetic members with respect to one another.
대표청구항▼
1. A prosthetic ankle device, comprising: a) a pair of prosthetic members, comprising a shank link configured to be coupled to a remnant limb of an amputee and an artificial foot, movably coupled together to allow movement of the pair of prosthetic members with respect to one another;b) a hydraulic
1. A prosthetic ankle device, comprising: a) a pair of prosthetic members, comprising a shank link configured to be coupled to a remnant limb of an amputee and an artificial foot, movably coupled together to allow movement of the pair of prosthetic members with respect to one another;b) a hydraulic actuator or damper including hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic chamber coupled to one of the pair of prosthetic members, and a hydraulic piston movably disposed in the hydraulic chamber and coupled to the other of the pair of prosthetic members;c) a hydraulic flow channel fluidly coupled between opposite sides of the chamber to allow the hydraulic fluid to move between the opposite sides of the chamber as the hydraulic piston moves therein;d) a control valve coupled to the hydraulic flow channel to vary resistance to flow of the hydraulic fluid through the flow channel, and thus movement of the piston in the chamber;e) a controller coupled to the control valve and configured to change an angle between the foot and the shank link at which resistance is applied by the control valve to the hydraulic fluid; andf) a mechanical ball lock carried by a piston rod of the hydraulic piston, and releasably engagable with the hydraulic chamber, to lock the hydraulic piston and the hydraulic chamber with respect to one another, the mechanical ball lock comprising: a collar rigidly affixed to the hydraulic chamber;an indentation in an interior of the collar;the piston rod extending through the collar and having a hollow therein;at least one hole in the piston rod;at least one ball movably disposed in the at least one hole of the piston rod;an engagement pin movably disposed in the hollow of the piston rod; andthe engagement pin having an enlargement to displace the at least one ball partially into the indentation in the interior of the collar when the indentation is aligned with the at least one hole so that the at least one ball is in both the at least one hole and the indentation to lock the piston rod and the collar with respect to one another. 2. A prosthetic ankle device, comprising: a) a pair of prosthetic members, comprising a shank link configured to be coupled to a remnant limb of an amputee and an artificial foot, movably coupled together to allow movement of the pair of prosthetic members with respect to one another;b) a hydraulic actuator or damper including hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic chamber coupled to one of the pair of prosthetic members, and a hydraulic piston movably disposed in the hydraulic chamber and coupled to the other of the pair of prosthetic members;c) a hydraulic flow channel fluidly coupled between opposite sides of the chamber to allow the hydraulic fluid to move between the opposite sides of the chamber as the hydraulic piston moves therein;d) a control valve coupled to the hydraulic flow channel to vary resistance to flow of the hydraulic fluid through the flow channel;e) an angle sensor operably coupled to the control system;f) a transition sensor operably coupled to the control system, wherein the transition sensor comprises at least one of a load sensor and a torque sensor;g) a mechanical ball lock carried by a piston rod of the hydraulic piston, and releasably engagable with the hydraulic chamber, to lock the hydraulic piston and the hydraulic chamber with respect to one another, the mechanical ball lock comprising:a collar rigidly affixed to the hydraulic chamber;an indentation in an interior of the collar;the piston rod extending through the collar and having a hollow therein;at least one hole in the piston rod;at least one ball movably disposed in the at least one hole of the piston rod;an engagement pin movably disposed in the hollow of the piston rod; andthe engagement pin having an enlargement to displace the at least one ball partially into the indentation in the interior of the collar when the indentation is aligned with the at least one hole so that the at least one ball is in both the at least one hole and the indentation to lock the piston rod and the collar with respect to one another; and h) a control system operatively or electrically coupled to the control valve, wherein the control system is configured to change a resistance between the foot and the shank link and to transition the prosthetic ankle device between weighted and unweighted states based on data from the transition sensor, and wherein the control system is configured to control a position of the control valve during dorsiflexion in the weighted state using: x=(xCL-xDFR)(θT-θFF)(θ-θFF)+xDFR,where x =a current valve position, xCL=a valve position at which a valve orifice is completely closed,xDFR=a valve position which produces an amount of initial dorsiflexion resistance preferred by the amputee,θ=a current ankle position angle, wherein θ is measured by the angle sensor,θT=an ankle position angle at which the hydraulic ankle switches to a locked state wherein θT is derived from an inertial measurement unit or programmed, andθFF=an ankle position angle when the device initiates a dorsiflexion state, wherein θFF is derived from data from the angle sensor, andwherein the control system is configured to receive values for xCL, xDFR, θ, θT,and θFF, and wherein when θT is derived from an inertial measurement unit, the ankle device further comprises the inertial measurement unit. 3. The prosthetic ankle device in accordance with claim 2, wherein the control system is further configured to control the position of the control valve using: θT=θHH+δSδP,where θT=the ankle position angle at which the prosthetic ankle switches to the locked state, θHH=a default ankle position angle at which a hydraulic ankle switches to the locked state based on a heel height of a current footwear,δS=an offset angle from the default locked ankle position based on a slope of a terrain, wherein δS is derived from data from the inertial measurement unit, andδP=an offset angle from the default locked ankle position based on user preference, andwherein the control system is configured to receive values for θHH, δS, and δP. 4. The prosthetic ankle device in accordance with claim 2, wherein the control valve comprises a voice coil valve. 5. The prosthetic ankle device in accordance with claim 2, wherein the artificial foot is pivotally coupled to the shank link, and further comprises: a flexure mounting the hydraulic actuator or damper to the artificial foot, and having a high stiffness in a direction parallel to a line-of-action of the hydraulic chamber to effectively transmit forces to and from the chamber, and having a low stiffness in a direction perpendicular to the line-of-action to resist side loads from being transmitted to the chamber.
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