Patents by Inventor José María Baydal Bertomeu

José María Baydal Bertomeu 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).

  • Intelligent orthosis
    Patent number: 7985193
    Abstract: An orthotic frame has proximal and distal frame members joined by a knee joint, and a foot support joined by an ankle joint to a distal end of the distal frame. A knee actuator connected between the proximal and distal frame members has a selective stiffness allowing selection of a relatively rigid stiffness during stance and a relatively flexible stiffness during swing. The stiffness of the knee actuator is selected according to the gait cycle, either mechanically according to dorsal flexion of the ankle joint or electronically according to gait cycle phases recognized based on read sensor data. An ambulatory unit gathers data from sensors located on the orthotic frame. Sensor data may be provided to a base unit for diagnostic and biomechanical evaluation, or evaluated by the ambulatory unit to control active components of the orthotic frame according to the recognized gait cycle phases for functional compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Ossur HF
    Inventors: Freygardur Thorsteinsson, Helgi Jónsson, Jose L. Pons, Juan C. Moreno Sastoque, Fernando J. Brunetti Fernández, Antonio M. Cullel Mirada, José María Baydal Bertomeu, Ricard Barberà Guillem, Mario Comín Clavijo, Lambertus Wilhelmus Freriks, M. Ijzerman, Anand V. Nene
  • Intelligent orthosis
    Patent number: 7578799
    Abstract: An orthotic frame has proximal and distal frame members joined by a knee joint, and a foot support joined by an ankle joint to a distal end of the distal frame. A knee actuator connected between the proximal and distal frame members has a selective stiffness allowing selection of a relatively rigid stiffness during stance and a relatively flexible stiffness during swing. The stiffness of the knee actuator is selected according to the gait cycle, either mechanically according to dorsal flexion of the ankle joint or electronically according to gait cycle phases recognized based on read sensor data. An ambulatory unit gathers data from sensors located on the orthotic frame. Sensor data may be provided to a base unit for diagnostic and biomechanical evaluation, or evaluated by the ambulatory unit to control active components of the orthotic frame according to the recognized gait cycle phases for functional compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Ossur HF
    Inventors: Freygardur Thorsteinsson, Helgi Jonsson, Jose L. Pons, Juan C. Moreno Sastoque, Fernando J. Brunetti Fernandez, Antonio M. Cullel Mirada, Jose Maria Baydal Bertomeu, Ricard Barbera Guillem, Mario Comin Clavijo, Lambertus Wilhelmus Freriks, Maarten Johannes Ijzerman, Anand V. Nene
  • INTELLIGENT ORTHOSIS
    Publication number: 20090171469
    Abstract: An orthotic frame has proximal and distal frame members joined by a knee joint, and a foot support joined by an ankle joint to a distal end of the distal frame. A knee actuator connected between the proximal and distal frame members has a selective stiffness allowing selection of a relatively rigid stiffness during stance and a relatively flexible stiffness during swing. The stiffness of the knee actuator is selected according to the gait cycle, either mechanically according to dorsal flexion of the ankle joint or electronically according to gait cycle phases recognized based on read sensor data. An ambulatory unit gathers data from sensors located on the orthotic frame. Sensor data may be provided to a base unit for diagnostic and biomechanical evaluation, or evaluated by the ambulatory unit to control active components of the orthotic frame according to the recognized gait cycle phases for functional compensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Freygardur THORSTEINSSON, Helgi Jonsson, Jose L. Pons, Juan C. Moreno Sastoque, Fernando J. Brunetti Fernandez, Antonio M. Cullel Mirada, Jose Maria Baydal Bertomeu, Ricard Barbera Guillem, Mario Comin Clavijo, L. W. Freriks, M. Ijzerman, Anand V. Nene