Patents by Inventor Heiko Drewitz

Heiko Drewitz 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).

  • Publication number: 20240108490
    Abstract: An ankle/foot orthosis with a foot part, which has a sole for receiving a foot, and with a shin part which, when fitted in place, bears on the frontal aspect of a shin and is connected to the foot part via a medially extending spring, wherein the spring, behind an ankle area, forms a hinge area that allows a movement of the shin part relative to the foot part in the anterior-posterior direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jan JOHNSSON, Gordon SIEWERT, Heiko DREWITZ, Olaf KROLL-ORYWAHL, Maximilian SEGL, Marcus LURSSEN, Markus TUTTEMANN, Boris LJUBIMIR, Norbert SCHIMEK, Wolfgang KEINER, Alexander SCHMITT
  • Patent number: 11850177
    Abstract: An ankle/foot orthosis with a foot part, which has a sole for receiving a foot, and with a shin part which, when fitted in place, bears on the frontal aspect of a shin and is connected to the foot part via a medially extending spring, wherein the spring, behind an ankle area, forms a hinge area that allows a movement of the shin part relative to the foot part in the anterior-posterior direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Jan Johnsson, Gordon Siewert, Heiko Drewitz, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Maximilian Segl, Marcus Lurssen, Markus Tuttemann, Boris Ljubimir, Norbert Schimek, Wolfgang Keiner, Alexander Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20230172742
    Abstract: An ankle/foot orthosis with a foot part, which has a sole for receiving a foot, and with a shin part which, when fitted in place, bears on the frontal aspect of a shin and is connected to the foot part via a medially extending spring, wherein the spring, behind an ankle area, forms a hinge area that allows a movement of the shin part relative to the foot part in the anterior-posterior direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Jan JOHNSSON, Gordon Siewert, Heiko Drewitz, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Maximillan Segl, Marcus Lurssen, Markus Tuttemann, Boris Ljubimir, Norbert Schimek, Wolfgang Keiner, Alexander Schmitt
  • Patent number: 11517463
    Abstract: An ankle/foot orthosis with a foot part, which has a sole for receiving a foot, and with a shin part which, when fitted in place, bears on the frontal aspect of a shin and is connected to the foot part via a medially extending spring, wherein the spring, behind an ankle area, forms a hinge area that allows a movement of the shin part relative to the foot part in the anterior-posterior direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Jan Johnsson, Gordon Siewert, Heiko Drewitz, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Maximilian Segl, Marcus Lurssen, Markus Tuttemann, Boris Ljubimir, Norbert Schimek, Wolfgang Keiner, Alexander Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20220015935
    Abstract: The invention relates to an orthosis for a lower limb, with a foot part, which has a sole for supporting a foot, and with at least one leg rail, which extends from the foot part and, in the fitted state, extends along a lower leg and has devices for supporting and/or securing the leg rail on the lower leg, wherein the orthosis is assigned at least one sensor for detecting orthosis parameters, which sensor is coupled to a control device, and the foot part is assigned at least one device coupled to the control device and/or materials for changing the stiffness of the sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Ottobock SE & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: David HOCHMANN, Heiko DREWITZ, Gordon SIEWERT, André Müller, Olaf KROLL-ORYWAHL
  • Publication number: 20210401608
    Abstract: The invention relates to a knee orthosis with a proximal frame and a distal frame which are connected via a lateral joint and/or a medial join joint such that they can be swiveled, wherein the knee orthosis comprises a proximal pressure element that is arranged exclusively laterally or exclusively medially on the proximal frame by means of a proximal support arm, and a distal pressure element that is arranged exclusively laterally or exclusively medially on the distal frame by means of a distal support arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Ottobock SE & Co., KGaA
    Inventors: Heiko Drewitz, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Klaus Lidolt, Martin Pusch, Gordon Siewert, André Mueller, Markus Tuettemann, Alexander Schmitt, Tim Kruchem, Etienne Overdevest
  • Publication number: 20200337875
    Abstract: An ankle/foot orthosis with a foot part, which has a sole for receiving a foot, and with a shin part which, when fitted in place, bears on the frontal aspect of a shin and is connected to the foot part via a medially extending spring, wherein the spring, behind an ankle area, forms a hinge area that allows a movement of the shin part relative to the foot part in the anterior-posterior direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Jan JOHNSSON, Gordon SIEWERT, Heiko DREWITZ, Olaf KROLL-ORYWAHL, Maximilian SEGL, Marcus LURSSEN, Markus TUTTEMANN, Boris LJUBIMIR, Norbert SCHIMEK, Wolfgang KEINER, Alexander SCHMITT
  • Publication number: 20200323675
    Abstract: An orthosis for the correction of a varus/valgus malalignment of a person comprises a support device which in the frontal plane has an L shape and a support limb reaching under the foot of the person and establishing contact with a tread and a splint arrangement extending laterally upwards along the leg, said splint arrangement being connectible to the lower leg of the person via a fastening device. The splint arrangement is subdivided into a contact limb to rest laterally against the foot and a splint to rest laterally against the lower leg and to exert a torque onto the lower leg by a rotary joint which is arranged approximately at the level of the ankle joint. The orthosis allows an effective correction of the malalignment using only one foot part and a splint which extends laterally along the lower leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventor: Heiko DREWITZ
  • Patent number: 10792177
    Abstract: An orthosis for the correction of a varus/valgus malalignment of a person comprises a support device which in the frontal plane has an L shape and a support limb reaching under the foot of the person and establishing contact with a tread and a splint arrangement extending laterally upwards along the leg, said splint arrangement being connectible to the lower leg of the person via a fastening device. The splint arrangement is subdivided into a contact limb to rest laterally against the foot and a splint to rest laterally against the lower leg and to exert a torque onto the lower leg by a rotary joint which is arranged approximately at the level of the ankle joint. The orthosis allows an effective correction of the malalignment using only one foot part and a splint which extends laterally along the lower leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventor: Heiko Drewitz
  • Patent number: 10729574
    Abstract: An ankle/foot orthosis with a foot part, which has a sole for receiving a foot, and with a shin part which, when fitted in place, bears on the frontal aspect of a shin and is connected to the foot part via a medially extending spring, wherein the spring, behind an ankle area, forms a hinge area that allows a movement of the shin part relative to the foot part in the anterior-posterior direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Jan Johnsson, Gordon Siewert, Heiko Drewitz, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Maximilian Segl, Marcus Lurssen, Markus Tuttemann, Boris Ljubimir, Norbert Schimek, Wolfgang Keiner, Alexander Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20150148725
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ankle/foot orthosis with a foot part, which has a sole for receiving a foot, and with a shin part which, when fitted in place, bears on the frontal aspect of a shin and is connected to the foot part via a medially extending spring, wherein the spring, behind an ankle area, forms a hinge area that allows a movement of the shin part relative to the foot part in the anterior-posterior direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Johnsson, Gordon Siewert, Heiko Drewitz, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Maximilian Segl, Marcus Lurssen, Markus Tuttemann, Boris Ljubimir, Norbert Schimek, Wolfgang Keiner, Alexander Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20130053742
    Abstract: An orthosis for the correction of a varus/valgus malalignment of a person comprises a support device which in the frontal plane has an L shape and a support limb (2) reaching under the foot of the person and establishing contact with a tread (4) and a splint arrangement (7) extending laterally upwards along the leg, said splint arrangement being connectible to the lower leg of the person via a fastening device (13). A bracket which is rigid when under stress is provided at the transition from the support limb (2) to the splint arrangement (7). The splint arrangement (7) is subdivided into a contact limb (3) to rest laterally against the foot and a splint (6) to rest laterally against the lower leg and to exert a torque onto the lower leg by a rotary joint (5) which is arranged approximately at the level of the ankle joint. The orthosis according to the invention allows an effective correction of the malalignment using only one foot part (1) and a splint (6) which extends laterally along the lower leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventor: Heiko Drewitz
  • Patent number: D779078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Heiko Drewitz, Marcus Lurssen, Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky