Patents by Inventor Erik Albrecht-Laatsch
Erik Albrecht-Laatsch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11916583Abstract: A supply system for at least one orthopedic technology component, which has at least one electronic and/or electrical device and has a supply connection and/or a radio device for receiving data and/or electrical energy. The supply system also includes a holder for the orthopedic technology component, which has a supply device, and which is compatible with the supply connection and/or the radio device, for supplying the orthopedic technology component with data and/or energy. The invention further relates to a system consisting of a supply system and an orthopedic technology device, and to a method for supplying the system with data and/or energy.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS GMBHInventors: Alexander Pappe, Andreas Weigl-Pollack, Erik Albrecht-Laatsch, Michael Nolte, Robert Hoffmann, Robert Kaitan, Luis Sagmeister, Thomas Pauser, Andreas Schramel
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Publication number: 20230363931Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an artificial orthotic or prosthetic knee joint, on which a lower leg component is arranged and which is assigned a resistance device having at least one actuator, by means of which the bending resistance is modified depending on sensor data that is determined during use of the orthotic or prosthetic knee joint by means of a sensor, wherein the absolute angle of the lower leg component is determined exclusively by means of at least one inertial sensor, the angle determined is compared with at least one threshold value, and the bending Resistance is modified when the threshold value is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventor: Erik ALBRECHT-LAATSCH
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Patent number: 11717423Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an artificial orthotic or prosthetic knee joint, on which a lower leg component is arranged and which is assigned a resistance device having at least one actuator, by means of which the bending resistance is modified depending on sensor data that is determined during use of the orthotic or prosthetic knee joint by means of a sensor, wherein the absolute angle of the lower leg component is determined exclusively by means of at least one inertial sensor, the angle determined is compared with at least one threshold value, and the bending resistance is modified when the threshold value is reached.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventor: Erik Albrecht-Laatsch
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Patent number: 11631991Abstract: A method for distributing a limited amount of electrical power from an energy source to a plurality of electrical loads includes sensing and/or encoding the available electrical power of the energy source, monitoring a power balance of the loads by sensing and/or encoding the drawn power in the individual loads, and reducing the drawn power in the loads if the available power is not sufficient for supplying all the loads with the required power.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbHInventors: Alexander Pappe, Andreas Weigl-Pollack, Erik Albrecht-Laatsch, Michael Nolte, Robert Hoffmann, Robert Kaitan, Marcus Eder, Luis Sagmeister, Thomas Pauser, Andreas Schramel, Daniel Matejcek
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Patent number: 11304829Abstract: An electromagnetic locking element for locking a joint orthosis or joint prosthesis such as a knee orthosis or knee prosthesis. The electromagnetic locking element includes a bistable solenoid with at least one coil and at least one permanent magnet, a pin, which can be retracted and extended with the aid of the solenoid for locking the joint, one or several electrical energy stores such as capacitors, and an electrical control system, which, with the aid of semiconductor switches, discharges the energy store or stores via the at least one coil of the solenoid in such a way that the pin is extended.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO KGAAInventors: Arno Mecklenburg, Erik Albrecht-Laatsch, Michael Nolte, André Müller
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Publication number: 20220054043Abstract: The invention relates to a method for evaluating usage data of at least one orthopaedic device which is equipped with sensors for detecting properties, states, or changes in properties or states, wherein the sensors are connected to a transmitter directly or via a storage device and the transmitter transmits the sensor data provided by the sensors to an evaluation unit in a computer network in which the sensor data is processed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbHInventors: Erik Albrecht-Laatsch, Alexander Pappe, Dirk Seifert, Alexander Glier, Philipp Kampas, Christian Hofer, Mario Koppe, Christopher Bartels-Sellering, Jens Drieseberg, Martin Schmidt, Robert Kaitan, Markus Schachinger, Juan Pablo MEJIA NINO, Sven Faulhaber, Jörg Krukenberg, Katharina Olze, Andreas Eichler, Florian Gishamer, Bernhard Prochaska, Christian Kovacs, Eva-Maria Fink, Gregory Lyle Schneider, Sebastian Amsüss
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Publication number: 20210338155Abstract: A method for configuring a prosthesis and/or orthosis or for determining malpositions in the set-up of a prosthesis or orthosis of the lower limb. The method includes recording a first set of measurement data of at least one sensor that is fixed to a body part of a person, wherein the first set of measurement data is allocated to a first state of movement of the person, recording a second set of measurement data of at least one sensor that is fixed to a body part of a person, wherein the second set of measurement data is allocated to a second state of movement of the person, and evaluating the first and second set of measurement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2018Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Ottobock SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Martin PUSCH, Christian WILL, Erik ALBRECHT-LAATSCH, Filip SZUFNAROWSKI, Malte BELLMANN, Martin SCHMIDT
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Publication number: 20210338457Abstract: The invention relates to an enveloping body for at least partially recording a contour of a limb, wherein the enveloping body has a base body, and at least one sensor that is configured to record measurement data which can be used to determine a distance and/or relative position between two points in or on the base body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Erik ALBRECHT-LAATSCH, Michael NOLTE, Jens DRIESEBERG, Christian WILL, Sebastian BETZ, Hendryk ENGELBART, Lars Benjamin FINKE, Thilo-Mathias BIELEFELD
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Publication number: 20210099193Abstract: A supply system for at least one orthopedic technology component, which has at least one electronic and/or electrical device and has a supply connection and/or a radio device for receiving data and/or electrical energy. The supply system also includes a holder for the orthopedic technology component, which has a supply device, and which is compatible with the supply connection and/or the radio device, for supplying the orthopedic technology component with data and/or energy. The invention further relates to a system consisting of a supply system and an orthopedic technology device, and to a method for supplying the system with data and/or energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbHInventors: Alexander PAPPE, Andreas WEIGL-POLLACK, Erik ALBRECHT-LAATSCH, Michael NOLTE, Robert HOFFMANN, Robert KAITAN, Luis SAGMEISTER, Thomas PAUSER, Andreas SCHRAMEL
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Publication number: 20210015639Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an artificial orthotic or prosthetic knee joint, on which a lower leg component is arranged and which is assigned a resistance device having at least one actuator, by means of which the bending resistance is modified depending on sensor data that is determined during use of the orthotic or prosthetic knee joint by means of a sensor, wherein the absolute angle of the lower leg component is determined exclusively by means of at least one inertial sensor, the angle determined is compared with at least one threshold value, and the bending resistance is modified when the threshold value is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventor: Erik ALBRECHT-LAATSCH
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Publication number: 20200352744Abstract: A system made up of multiple orthopedic components which are coupled to one another, having a first electronic and/or electric device which has a first supply terminal via which the first electric and/or electronic device can be supplied with energy and/or data from a charging station via a plug. At least a second electric and/or electronic device is provided on one of the components which has a separate, second supply terminal and/or a plug connection which can be coupled to the first electronic and/or electric device for transmitting energy and/or data via the first supply terminal or a separate plug connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbHInventors: Robert KAITAN, Andreas WÜSTEFELD, Alexander PAPPE, Robert HOFFMANN, Karl-Heinz KLINGEBIEL, Thomas PAUSER, Erik ALBRECHT-LAATSCH, Lüder MOSLER, Michael NOLTE, Luis SAGMEISTER, Andreas WEIGL-POLLACK, Andreas SCHRAMEL
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Publication number: 20200315817Abstract: A device for fixing two orthopedic components to one another includes a receiving element arranged on a first orthopedic component, which receiving element has a receptacle and includes a connecting element arranged on a second orthopedic component. The connecting element has a connector. The connector can be inserted into the receptacle and is coupled with the receiving element in a tensile force, compressive force, and torque-transmitting manner. At least one flow- and/or data-transmitting contact is arranged on the connecting element and the receiving element so as to correspond to one another, which form an electrical and/or data-transmitting connection with one another in a fixed state of the orthopedic components.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbHInventors: Robert KAITAN, Robert HOFFMANN, Alexander PAPPE, Luis SAGMEISTER, Thomas PAUSER, Andreas SCHRAMEL, Erik ALBRECHT-LAATSCH, Michael NOLTE, Andreas WEIGL-POLLACK
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Publication number: 20200306061Abstract: A method for distributing a limited amount of electrical power from an energy source to a plurality of electrical loads includes sensing and/or encoding the available electrical power of the energy source, monitoring a power balance of the loads by sensing and/or encoding the drawn power in the individual loads, and reducing the drawn power in the loads if the available power is not sufficient for supplying all the loads with the required power.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbHInventors: Alexander PAPPE, Andreas WEIGL-POLLACK, Erik ALBRECHT-LAATSCH, Michael NOLTE, Robert HOFFMANN, Robert KAITAN, Marcus EDER, Luis SAGMEISTER, Thomas PAUSER, Andreas SCHRAMEL, Daniel MATEJCEK
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Publication number: 20200306060Abstract: A system consisting of at least one orthopaedic component, having at least one stored energy source and multiple electrical and/or electronic devices, and at least one operator control device and/or feedback device, which is assigned to the electrical and/or electronic devices and is coupled to them.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbHInventors: Alexander PAPPE, Andreas WEIGL-POLLACK, Erik ALBRECHT-LAATSCH, Michael NOLTE, Robert HOFFMANN, Robert KAITAN, Luis SAGMEISTER, Thomas PAUSER, Andreas SCHRAMEL
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Patent number: 10716689Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an artificial orthotic or prosthetic knee joint, on which a lower leg component is arranged and which is assigned a resistance device having at least one actuator, by means of which the bending resistance is modified depending on sensor data that is determined during use of the orthotic or prosthetic knee joint by means of a sensor, wherein the absolute angle of the lower leg component is determined exclusively by means of at least one inertial sensor, the angle determined is compared with at least one threshold value, and the bending resistance is modified when the threshold value is reached.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventor: Erik Albrecht-Laatsch
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Publication number: 20200146848Abstract: A method includes fixing at least one sensor to a body part of a person, sending signals, with the at least one sensor, to an electronic data processing device, the signals containing measurement data and an individual sensor identifier, and determining, with the electronic data processing device, the body part on which the sensor is arranged or is to be arranged, and allocating the measurement data of the at least one sensor to the body part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: Ottobock SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Filip SZUFNAROWSKI, Erik ALBRECHT-LAATSCH, Michael NOLTE, Christian WILL, Jens DRIESEBERG, Christopher BARTELS-SELLERING
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Patent number: 9014824Abstract: A bandage having at least one support element and at least two electrodes that are spaced apart from one another, characterized in that at least two pads that are finable with a fluid are arranged on the at least one support element, and at least one electrode is fastened to each pad, wherein the at least two pads are connected to each other via at least one fluid connection in such a manner that an internal pressure compensation can take place between at least two of the pads.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Otto Bock Healthcare GmbHInventors: Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Holger Reinhardt, Erik Albrecht-Laatsch
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Publication number: 20150018972Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an artificial orthotic or prosthetic knee joint, on which a lower leg component is arranged and which is assigned a resistance device having at least one actuator, by means of which the bending resistance is modified depending on sensor data that is determined during use of the orthotic or prosthetic knee joint by means of a sensor, wherein the absolute angle of the lower leg component is determined exclusively by means of at least one inertial sensor, the angle determined is compared with at least one threshold value, and the bending resistance is modified when the threshold value is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBHInventor: Erik Albrecht-Laatsch
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Patent number: 8771370Abstract: An orthopedic device includes two components that are configured to be movable relative to on another (e.g., longitudinally translatable, pivotable, etc.). The relative movement of the two components is transmitted as unidirectional mechanical energy by means of a transmitting mechanism which includes an energy accumulator connected to a generator. The mechanical energy is thereby converted to electric power.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Otto Bock Healthcare GmbHInventors: Erik Albrecht-Laatsch, Ralf Carstens, Jens Northemann, Matthias Schilling
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Publication number: 20140039595Abstract: The invention relates to a bandage (1) having at least one support element (2) and at least two electrodes (6) that are spaced apart from one another, characterized in that at least two pads (8) that are fillable with a fluid are arranged on the at least one support element (2), and at least one electrode (6) is fastened to each pad (8), wherein the at least two pads (8) are connected to each other via at least one fluid connection in such a manner that an internal pressure compensation can take place between at least two of the pads (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventors: Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Holger Reinhardt, Erik Albrecht-Laatsch