Abstract: A powered prosthetic thigh can have a proximal portion configured to couple to a prosthetic hip socket and can have a distal portion attached to the proximal portion. The distal portion can have a distal connector configured to couple to a prosthetic knee. The powered prosthetic thigh can also have a computer controlled actuator configured to rotate the prosthetic thigh relative to the prosthetic hip socket.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 21, 2015
Date of Patent:
February 20, 2018
Assignee:
Ösur hf
Inventors:
David Langlois, Arinbjörn Viggo Clausen, Árni Einarsson