Patents by Inventor Markus Tuttemann
Markus Tuttemann 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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Publication number: 20240108490Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Jan JOHNSSON, Gordon SIEWERT, Heiko DREWITZ, Olaf KROLL-ORYWAHL, Maximilian SEGL, Marcus LURSSEN, Markus TUTTEMANN, Boris LJUBIMIR, Norbert SCHIMEK, Wolfgang KEINER, Alexander SCHMITT
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Patent number: 11903862Abstract: The invention relates to an orthopedic device for supporting a back, especially a lower back, of a user, wherein the device comprises an upper body element 48, an upper leg element 4 and a first passive actuator 8, which is configured to apply a force to the upper leg element 4 and/or the upper body element 48 when an angle between the upper leg element 4 and the upper body element 48 is within a first predetermined angular range, wherein the device comprises at least a second passive actuator 10, which is configured to apply a force to the upper leg element 4 and/or the upper body element 48 when the angle is within a predetermined second angular range that is different to the first angular range.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Markus Tüttemann, Carsten Vogel, Paul Weber, Oliver Mizera
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Patent number: 11857446Abstract: Examples include an upper joint arm for engaging a wearer's upper torso, connected to a first positive-locking element, and include a lower joint arm for engaging the wearer's upper leg body, and have a force application lever with a second positive-locking element, and a a mechanical energy store between the force application lever and the second joint arm. The first and second positive-locking element are aligned on a common axis, and are axially movable for engagement and disengagement. A safety device provides, in a mechanical engaging of the first and second positive-locking element, a corrective rotating of one or both the positive-locking elements. This rotation adjusts initial misalignments of the first positive-locking element and the second positive-locking element. The first positive-locking element and second positive-locking element, when engaged, transfer swivelling of the first joint arm relative to the second joint arm into a charging-discharging of the mechanical energy store.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Markus Tüttemann, Carsten Vogel, Oliver Mizera
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Patent number: 11850179Abstract: An orthopedic device for supporting a lower back of a user includes a mechanical energy store, a pelvic element, an upper body element with a first force transmission element and an upper leg element with a second force transmission element. The upper leg element is arranged on the pelvic element such that it can be swivelled about a first swivel axis, the upper body element is movably arranged relative to the pelvic element, the first force transmission element can be engaged and disengaged with the second force transmission element by moving the upper body element relative to the pelvic element, and the mechanical energy store can be charged and discharged by swivelling the upper leg element relative to the upper body element when the first force transmission element is engaged with the second force transmission element.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Meike Kreutel, Charlotte Marquardt, Torsten Parth, Markus Tüttemann, Carsten Vogel, Jonas Bornmann, Benjamin Schirrmeister, Paula Klinkert, Oliver Mizera
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Patent number: 11850177Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Jan Johnsson, Gordon Siewert, Heiko Drewitz, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Maximilian Segl, Marcus Lurssen, Markus Tuttemann, Boris Ljubimir, Norbert Schimek, Wolfgang Keiner, Alexander Schmitt
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Publication number: 20230172742Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Jan JOHNSSON, Gordon Siewert, Heiko Drewitz, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Maximillan Segl, Marcus Lurssen, Markus Tuttemann, Boris Ljubimir, Norbert Schimek, Wolfgang Keiner, Alexander Schmitt
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Publication number: 20220401233Abstract: A joint for an orthopedic device, the joint comprising: a first element; a spring support mounted to the first element and having at least one spring element; and a second element, the second element being pivotally mounted to the first element in a first swiveling direction counter to a first force applied by the at least one spring element and in an opposite second swiveling direction counter to a second force applied by the at least one spring element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: André MÜLLER, Marcus LÜRSSEN, Markus TÜTTEMANN, David BRAND, Marie-Luise RÖHRICHT
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Patent number: 11517463Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Jan Johnsson, Gordon Siewert, Heiko Drewitz, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Maximilian Segl, Marcus Lurssen, Markus Tuttemann, Boris Ljubimir, Norbert Schimek, Wolfgang Keiner, Alexander Schmitt
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Publication number: 20220079796Abstract: An orthopedic device for supporting a lower back of a user includes a mechanical energy store, a pelvic element, an upper body element with a first force transmission element and an upper leg element with a second force transmission element The upper leg element is arranged on the pelvic element such that it can be swivelled about a first swivel axis, the upper body element is movably arranged relative to the pelvic ele-ment, the first force transmission element can be engaged and disengaged with the second force transmission element by moving the upper body element relative to the pelvic element, and the mechanical energy store can be charged and discharged by swiv-elling the upper leg element relative to the upper body element when the first force transmission element is engaged with the second force transmission element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Ottobock SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Meike KREUTEL, Charlotte MARQUARDT, Torsten PARTH, Markus TÜTTEMANN, Carsten VOGEL, Jonas BORNMANN, Benjamin SCHIRRMEISTER, Paula KLINKERT, Oliver MIZERA
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Patent number: 11259949Abstract: An orthopedic device for supporting a lower back of a user includes a mechanical energy store, a pelvic element, an upper body element with a first force transmission element and an upper leg element with a second force transmission element. The upper leg element is arranged on the pelvic element such that it can be swivelled about a first swivel axis, the upper body element is movably arranged relative to the pelvic element, the first force transmission element can be engaged and disengaged with the second force transmission element by moving the upper body element relative to the pelvic element, and the mechanical energy store can be charged and discharged by swivelling the upper leg element relative to the upper body element when the first force transmission element is engaged with the second force transmission element.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Meike Kreutel, Charlotte Marquardt, Torsten Parth, Markus Tüttemann, Carsten Vogel, Jonas Bornmann, Benjamin Schirrmeister, Paula Klinkert, Oliver Mizera
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Publication number: 20220031551Abstract: A device for supporting at least one arm of a user, has one or more arm support elements, each of which has an arm shell for mounting on an arm. Passive actuator(s) are configured to exert a force on an arm support element by way of which an upward movement of the arm in the arm shell is supported when the device is in the mounted state. The device includes at least one counter bearing for the force to be applied, and at least one actuating element, the actuation of which allows the actuator to be moved into a first state where the actuator exerts the force on the at least one arm support element, and into a second state in which it exerts a smaller or no force on the arm support element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Lars Benjamin Finke, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Markus Tüttemann, Michael Bremer, Maximilian Anton Merker, Oliver Mizera, Markus Mladek, Fabienne Röschel, Benjamin Schirrmeister, Carsten Vogel, Jonas Bornmann, Michael Lanzinger, Simon Käsmann, Pascal SCHWEDHELM
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Patent number: 11179288Abstract: A leg orthosis including a securing device for securing the leg orthosis to the body of a orthosis user and at least one articulation device by means of which a first orthosis component, which can be fixed to an extremity of the user, is mounted such that it can pivot with respect to the securing device. The articulation device includes at least three joints, which respectively comprise at least one pivot axis, and each pivot axis intersects at a common point.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Inventors: Markus Tuttemann, Carsten Vogel
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Publication number: 20210275380Abstract: A device for supporting at least one arm of a user, has one or more arm support elements, each of which has an arm shell for mounting on an arm. Passive actuator(s) are configured to exert a force on an arm support element by way of which an upward movement of the arm in the arm shell is supported when the device is in the mounted state. The device includes at least one counter bearing for the force to be applied, and at least one actuating element, the actuation of which allows the actuator to be moved into a first state where the actuator exerts the force on the at least one arm support element, and into a second state in which it exerts a smaller or no force on the arm support element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Lars Benjamin Finke, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Klaus Lidolt, Matthias Vollbrecht, Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky, Markus Tüttemann, Tim Kruchem, Annedore Kurzweg, Michael Bremer, Maximilian Anton Merker, René Wiederhold, Oliver Mizera, Markus Mladek, Fabienne Röschel, Matthias Ritschl
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Publication number: 20210137717Abstract: The invention relates to an orthopedic device with a joint with a first joint element with a first joint arm and a first positive-locking element, and a second joint element that can be swivelled relative to the first joint element, said second joint element comprising a second joint arm and a force application lever with a second positive-locking element, and a mechanical energy store, which is arranged between the force application lever and the second joint arm, wherein the mechanical energy store can be charged and discharged by swivelling the first joint arm relative to the second joint arm when the positive-locking element engages with the second positive-locking element, wherein the device has a safety device which ensures that, irrespective of the position of the first positive-locking element and the second positive-locking element relative to one another, the two positive-locking elements can be engaged with one another in such a way that a force exerted by the charged mechanical energyType: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Markus TÜTTEMANN, Carsten VOGEL, Oliver MIZERA
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Publication number: 20210137720Abstract: The invention relates to an orthopedic device for supporting a back, especially a lower back, of a user, wherein the device comprises an upper body element 48, an upper leg element 4 and a first passive actuator 8, which is configured to apply a force to the upper leg element 4 and/or the upper body element 48 when an angle between the upper leg element 4 and the upper body element 48 is within a first predetermined angular range, wherein the device comprises at least a second passive actuator 10, which is configured to apply a force to the upper leg element 4 and/or the upper body element 48 when the angle is within a predetermined second angular range that is different to the first angular range.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Markus Tüttemann, Carsten Vogel, Paul Weber, Oliver Mizera
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Publication number: 20210015650Abstract: An orthopedic device for supporting a lower back of a user includes a mechanical energy store, a pelvic element, an upper body element with a first force transmission element and an upper leg element with a second force transmission element. The upper leg element is arranged on the pelvic element such that it can be swivelled about a first swivel axis, the upper body element is movably arranged relative to the pelvic element, the first force transmission element can be engaged and disengaged with the second force transmission element by moving the upper body element relative to the pelvic element, and the mechanical energy store can be charged and discharged by swivelling the upper leg element relative to the upper body element when the first force transmission element is engaged with the second force transmission element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: Ottobock SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Meike KREUTEL, Charlotte MARQUARDT, Torsten PARTH, Markus TÜTTEMANN, Carsten VOGEL, Jonas BORNMANN, Benjamin SCHIRRMEISTER, Paula KLINKERT, Oliver MIZERA
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Publication number: 20200337875Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Jan JOHNSSON, Gordon SIEWERT, Heiko DREWITZ, Olaf KROLL-ORYWAHL, Maximilian SEGL, Marcus LURSSEN, Markus TUTTEMANN, Boris LJUBIMIR, Norbert SCHIMEK, Wolfgang KEINER, Alexander SCHMITT
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Patent number: 10729574Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Jan Johnsson, Gordon Siewert, Heiko Drewitz, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Maximilian Segl, Marcus Lurssen, Markus Tuttemann, Boris Ljubimir, Norbert Schimek, Wolfgang Keiner, Alexander Schmitt
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Publication number: 20190110917Abstract: A foot plate for supporting a foot, wherein the foot plate has a front edge and at least one weakening which is spaced apart from the front edge and extends in the medial-lateral direction of the foot plate, a weakening on the underside having an orientation or rounded contour directed obliquely downwards from anterior to posterior, and a weakening on the upper side having an orientation or rounded contour directed obliquely upwards from anterior to posterior.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Gordon SIEWERT, Markus TUTTEMANN, Marcus LURSSEN
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Publication number: 20170156963Abstract: A leg orthosis including a securing device for securing the leg orthosis to the body of a orthosis user and at least one articulation device by means of which a first orthosis component, which can be fixed to an extremity of the user, is mounted such that it can pivot with respect to the securing device. The articulation device includes at least three joints, which respectively comprise at least one pivot axis, and each pivot axis intersects at a common point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBHInventors: Markus TUTTEMANN, Carsten VOGEL