Patents Assigned to Gramtec Innovation AB
  • Patent number: 7052519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for a leg prosthesis (10) provided with a foot (12), which is connected to the leg prosthesis via an articulated axle (11), whereby first means (13, 14, 16–18, 30–33, 38) are arranged to provide a limited rotation of the foot relative the leg prosthesis from an initial position, in which position the leg prosthesis and the foot have a fixed angle relative each other, and second means (16–26) are arranged to provide a step-less adjustment of the fixed angle between the leg prosthesis and the foot in the initial position. According to the invention the first means (13, 14, 16–18, 30–33, 38) comprise a resilient element (14), which first end thereof is connected to the foot (12) via an elongated element (13) and which second end is connected to the leg prosthesis so that the leg prosthesis can be rotated relative the foot against the effect of the spring force of the resilient element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Gramtec Innovation AB
    Inventor: Finn Gramnäs
  • Patent number: 6855170
    Abstract: A device in a leg prosthesis which via a pivot axle is connected to the leg prosthesis, wherein first means are arranged to permit a limited rotation of the foot with respect to the leg prosthesis from an initial position, in which the leg prosthesis and the foot have a certain angle with respect to each other and second means are arranged to permit a stepless adjustment of the angle between the prosthesis and the foot in the initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Gramtec Innovation AB
    Inventor: Finn Gramnäs
  • Patent number: 6808540
    Abstract: A device of the kind that comprises a polycentric link mechanism with at least four elements, namely one front and one back base element (10, 11) and one upper and one lower connecting element (12, 13). The upper connecting element (12) forms a unit fixedly attached to a thighbone part (21) of prosthesis and the lower connecting element (13) forms a unit fixedly attached to the shank part (22) of prothesis. The back base element (11) is pivotably connected at its upper end to the upper connecting element (12) and pivotably connected at its lower end to the lower connecting element (13) via a jointed attachment element (23), the movement of which is limited by a resilient stop device (29), whereby also the forward movement of the back base element (11) is limited when the knee joint is in a substantially straight position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Gramtec Innovation AB
    Inventor: Finn Gramnäs
  • Patent number: 6596029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a foot prosthesis comprising a front foot portion (1), a rear foot portion (2) and an intermediate foot portion (3) formed by a number of rods (8) of resilient material, which rods extend in the longitudinal direction of the foot prosthesis. According to the invention the rods (8) are rotatably connected with at least one of the front and rear foot portions (1,2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Gramtec Innovation AB
    Inventor: Finn Gramnäs
  • Patent number: 6572658
    Abstract: A knee prosthesis comprising two pivotally interconnected members (10, 11) carrying a locking device (17) and a first end a second axle (20, 21). The first axle (20) forms a bearing axle for the locking device and the second axle (21) cooperates with the locking device for activation thereof. The second axle (21) is located at a distance behind the first axle (20) and is arranged to act upon the locking device in such a way that when the line of action (26) from a load on the knee prosthesis passes through the second axle (21) or between the first (20) and the second axle, said second axle will act upon the locking device to activate it, while when said line of action (26) passes through the first axle or in front of it the second axle (21) will be unloaded and the locking device (17) inactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Gramtec Innovations AB
    Inventor: Finn Gramnas
  • Patent number: 6302918
    Abstract: A device in a leg prosthesis provided with a shock- and torque absorber intended to absorb shocks as well as rotational movements which occur when the foot hits the ground during walking, running, jumping etc. and comprising two parts (10, 11) which are telescopically displaceable and rotatable with sect to each other. Mhm device further comprises a first resilient member (12) arranged between the two telescopic pars (10, 11) and said resilient member is arranged to be compressed at a telescopic movement of said parts in a retracting direction, that a second resilient member (19) is attached to the outer telescopic part (10) and limitedly displaceable in the inner telescopic part (11) limiting the telescopic movement as well as the rotational movement thereof in the outer telescopic part (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Gramtec Innovation AB
    Inventor: Finn Gramnäs
  • Patent number: 6159248
    Abstract: A knee prosthesis has two pivotally interconnected members (10,11) carrying a locking device (17) and a first end a second axle (20,21). The first axle (20) forms a bearing axle for the locking device and the second axle (21) cooperates with the locking device for activation thereof. The second axle (21) is located at a distance behind the first axle (20) and is arranged to act upon the locking device in such a way that when the line of action (26) from a load on the knee prosthesis passes through the second axle (21) or between the first (20) and the second axle, said second axle will act upon the locking device to activate it, while when said line of action (26) passes through the first axle or in front of it the second axle (21) will be unloaded and the locking device (17) inactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Gramtec Innovation AB
    Inventor: Finn Gramnas
  • Patent number: 6123732
    Abstract: An adjustable adapter (13) for lower leg prostheses including an adapter housing (14) attachable to the lower leg prosthesis (2), a spheroidal adapter head (8) rotatable inside the housing (14) and a prosthesis collar attachment member (4) that can be shifted sideways relative to the adapter head (8), which member (4) can be fastened to a prosthesis collar (5) whereby the spheroidal part (12) of the adapter head (8) is on the exterior of the essentially tube shaped adapter head (8) having an internally tube shaped part in which there are parts (26, 27, 28) arranged to allow the prosthesis collar attachment member (4) to be shifted sideways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Gramtec Innovation AB
    Inventor: Finn Gramnas
  • Patent number: 5957981
    Abstract: An adjustable prosthesis joint, such as a prosthesis ankle or a prosthesis foot, and intended primarily for causing setting of the angular relation between an attachment means (4) forming part thereof for affixing the prosthesis joint (1) to a cooperating body part, and a detail (17) being angularly displaceably connected thereto, whereby the prosthesis joint is provided with means adapted to be actuatable to permit or to prevent such angular displacement, respectively, whereby said means is constituted by two communicating chambers (3a, 3b) containing a flow medium, with a shiftable valve (13) provided between the chambers, and at least one body designed as a piston (8, 9), rotatably arranged in relation to said chambers and movably arranged therein and adapted to permit flow of flow medium between the two chambers, when the valve is open and under influence of an external shifting force being displaced in said chambers (3a, 3b) in order to alter the relative sizes thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Gramtec Innovation AB
    Inventor: Finn Gramnas
  • Patent number: 5921358
    Abstract: A rotation damper for toggle joints prosthesis (1) that is arranged for swing phase control of the prosthesis, and incorporates a housing having at least one clamber (13) with a damping medium disposed therein is disclosed. The chamber is arranged so that the damping medium is displaced through a restriction (14a) with a swing motion of at least one pivot axle (6) in the prosthesis. The damping medium is a visco-elastic compound, having an ability to exert a bigger resistance at rapid motion processes as compared to slower processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Gramtec Innovation AB
    Inventor: Finn Gramnas