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7438727 Locking shoulder joint  
A locking shoulder joint adapted to be attached to a user's shoulder, generally comprising a rotor provided with a plurality of radially positioned pins, that rotates relative to a stator, and a...
7438726 Ball hand prosthesis  
A realistic looking hand prosthesis made preferably of an elastomeric material is formed to hold a substantially spherical ball. The ball is held in the hand securely by friction between a ball and...
7438724 System and method for force feedback  
A system and method of grip force feedback for use with a prosthetic device is provided in the present invention. The system can include a prosthetic hand having a plurality of digits for use with...
7361724 Self assembling monolayer compositions  
A surface coating composition for providing a self-assembling monolayer, in stable form, on a material surface or at a suitable interface, as well as a method of preparing such a composition and a...
7302296 Electrical stimulation system and methods for treating phantom limb pain and for providing sensory feedback to an amputee from a prosthetic limb  
This invention relates to a system and methods for relieving phantomlimb pain in amputees, and for providing an amputee with sensory feedback from a prosthetic limb. The system employs implantable...
7209788 Closed loop brain machine interface  
A closed loop brain-machine interface is disclosed. The closed loop brain-machine interface translates one or more neural signals into a movement, or a series of movements, performed by a machine....
7186270 Foot-operated controller  
A practical control device having up to eight independent channels of communication for simultaneously operating a plurality of electromechanical devices or for simultaneously performing a...
7087092 Artificial hand for grasping an object  
An artificial hand includes a finger group which is pivotally connected to a thumb. The finger group and thumb are resiliently biased toward one another. The finger group and thumb have hooked...
7014661 Transcutaneous prosthesis  
A transcutaneous prosthesis is disclosed comprising a first component ( 1 ) shaped for implantation into a bone ( 2 ), a second component ( 4 ) intended for location between the bone ( 2 ) and the...
6918936 Thermoplastic liner blank  
A soft and elastic prosthetic liner blank for customizing to an individual user is formed from thermoplastic material and molded to a hollow, generally rotation symmetric shape having at least one...
6846331 Gripper device  
A gripper device comprising at least two portions which are coupled together and which can be moved towards one another to effect a gripping action and away from one another to effect a release...
6740123 System for the control and monitoring of functional device for the disabled with energy from outside the body and a method for the remote control thereof  
The present invention relates to a system for the control and monitoring of functional devices for the disabled with energy from outside the body, comprising actuator element(s), data-processing...
6736855 Traction bandage  
A bandage which may be used for the forearm or as an upper arm triple traction bandage includes a bandage strap ( 3 ) that engages a ring ( 2 ) to form a loop. At least one elastic bandage strap (...
6582473 Swing regulating mechanism and wrist emulator for assisting an amputee in swinging a golf club  
A golf prosthesis assisting an upper extremity amputee to swing a golf club. In one embodiment, the prosthesis comprises first and second prosthetic sockets in which the amputee's limbs are...
6379393 Prosthetic, orthotic, and other rehabilitative robotic assistive devices actuated by smart materials  
The present invention is directed to state-of-the-art medical devices using smart materials and related emerging technologies under development for robotics. In particular, the present invention is...
5888213 Method and apparatus for controlling an externally powered prosthesis  
The present invention relates to improved controllers for externally powered prosthetic limb devices or similar extension devices such as orthotic devices or a sensor probe device. The improved...
5873734 Biomechanical models  
In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a kit for constructing a biomechanical model of a lever system selected from a first class lever system, a second class lever system, and a third...
5800572 Arm socket and attached hand prosthesis  
An arm socket and attached hand prosthesis. The socket has a gate in an anterior wall making the socket easy to put on and allowing the user to adjust the pads on the interior of the socket to...
5800571 Locking mechanism for voluntary closing prosthetic prehensor  
A voluntary closing prosthetic prehensor includes a locking mechanism which may be locked into any position, and released with a small amount of force. With locking enabled, the prehensor opens and...
5549712 Forearm lifter  
A forearm lifter for assisting in the articulation of a mating forearm part of an arm prosthesis with respect to a mating upper arm part about at least one elbow axis is disclosed. The forearm...
5534034 Prosthetic polyurethane liner and sleeve for amputees  
A visco-elastic polymer liner and sleeve for prosthetic devices utilize the liner for donning over a residual limb and fitting within the socket of an artificial limb. The sleeve is rolled on over...
5413611 Computerized electronic prosthesis apparatus and method  
A computerized electronic hand prosthesis apparatus and method utilizing input, feedback, control, and operating systems configurable to provide precise control and gripping forces corresponding to...
5314500 Prosthetic elbow joint  
An artificial manually positionable elbow joint for use in an upper extremity, above-elbow, prosthetic which provides a locking feature that is easily controlled by the wearer. The instant elbow...
5263990 Prosthetic with bar reinforced shell  
A form-fitting residual limb socket or shell comprises, at least in part, a lightweight resinous material. This form-fitting residual limb socket or shell defines a mounting end and an open end. A...
5246463 Sensate and spacially responsive prosthesis  
A sensory input discrimination system for use with a prosthetic limb such as the prosthetic lower arm includes touch pressure transducers such that information regarding pressure upon portions of...
5226918 Prosthesis with adjustable fitting clearance  
A prosthesis for attachment with an adjustable fitting clearance to an amputation stump in which optionally, the fit therebetween can be diminished by connectors threadably engaged with each other...
5222986 Hand prosthesis for grasping large and small objects  
A hand prosthesis utilizing wrist movement and capable of securely grasping both large objects and small objects.
5219366 Artificial hand  
A bi-directionally operable terminal device for an upper limb prosthesis is provided having a frame that includes a rigid finger portion which, to simulate the fingers of a natural hand, is...
5201773 Articulating supracondylar suspension  
A device that is pivotally mounted to a socket of a prosthesis has a top part that bears against the residual limb above a bone to suspend the socket from the limb. As the knee is bent, the device...
5163966 Bar-holding prosthetic limb  
A prosthetic limb (10) for a below-the-elbow amputee is constructed having a removable effector (16) removably mounted in a mount (18) having semicircular bands (20) set by "hand lapped"...
5163965 Prosthetic attachment device and method  
Attachment devices for joining endoskeletal, prosthesis to prosthetic sockets on a person's stump are disclosed. The couplers have a peripheral notch on their side surfaces which define a void into...
5133775 Covering device for an artificial limb  
A covering device for a jointed artificial limb includes a covering layer covering the artificial limb. The covering layer can be made of semirigid PU foam. The covering layer has a screen-like...
5116386 Hand prosthesis  
This invention relates to an improved construction and arrangement for a hand prosthesis wherein cooperating finger-like and thumb-like units are adapted to be yieldably biased towards a closed...
5085665 Prosthetic device for vigorous activities  
A prosthetic device for duplicating biomechanical action of the human body is disclosed. The device is mountable on a prosthetic appendage such as a prosthetic arm and is particularly suited for...
5071114 Artificial limb apparatus  
An apparatus is arranged for slidingly mounting over an individual's natural limb to include a tubular sleeve member, including a hand portion mounted at a forward end thereof. The sleeve member is...
5060678 Artificial nail and implantation techniques  
An artificial nail includes an acrylic top layer mounted on a collagen support layer in the form of a mesh. The proximal end of the nail includes a plurality of anchor points, preferably three...
5052736 Modular dexterous hand  
A modular dexterous grasping hand comprises three rotatable fingers mounted on the mounting plate of a Stewart platform for rotation about parallel axes extending perpendicular to the mounting...
5046996 Planetary friction drive  
A planetary friction transmission, especially for miniature application as in prosthetic joints and the like, has cylindrical periphery planet wheels pressed by a stationary ring against a conical...
5013326 Artificial hand  
An artificial hand has its finger gripper swingable about an axis which includes an angle of 30° to 70° with a plane normal to axis of a prosthesis connector and its fingers inclined at an acute...
4990162 Rotary hand prosthesis  
The present invention is a prosthetic prehensor with two members extending in the same direction. One of the members rotates about a parallel axis removed from the first member until it contacts...
4928546 Robotic devices  
This disclosure describes a wrist capable of the range of motion and function of a human wrist, composed of a basic ball and socket joint, with the ball portion segmented vertically into as many...
4923477 Prosthesis drive  
A prosthesis drive, especially for a hand prosthesis, can rapidly approach the grippers until resistance is sensed and then apply an increased force to the object. For this purpose, two electric...
4923474 Sleeve-shaped article, particularly for amputation stumps  
A sleeve member (1) for enclosing and being fixed to a body part, such as an amputation stump, has a substantially frusto-conical shape with the truncated end thereof completely closed and at least...
4908037 Suspension prosthetic sleeve for rigorous activity  
A prosthesis sleeve for attaching a prosthesis to a partially amputated limb of the body which is made of an elastomeric material which may have a tube shape and having concentric annular ribbing...
4895574 Piezoelectric motivator for prosthetic devices  
The invention embodies the construction and implementation of synthetic muscle elements into numerous prosthetic devices. The aforesaid synthetic muscle elements consist of piezoelectric Gels;...
4865613 Laterally operative cosmetic hand  
The function and advantages of a split hook and a mechanical hand are combined into a single unit obviating the complex and difficult process of interchanging hook and hand units while at the same...
4852554 Reconstructive orthopedic devices for cadavers  
Reconstructive orthopedic prosthesis devices for cadavers comprised of plastic tubing, elbows and fasteners, for use by undertakers and morticians. The devices are used in cadavers whose bones have...
4846843 Inner hand  
An inner hand as an orthopedic fitting part of thermoplastic for accommodating a hand mechanism is disclosed. The inner hand has an annular groove which is made on the end portion of the hand and...
4822371 Reinforced elastic sleeve for use with a limb prosthetic device  
The present invention relates to an integral elastic suspension sleeve for use with an artificial limb prosthetic device. Specifically, the invention is an integral flexible elastic support sleeve...
4792338 Artificial hand  
The invention relates to an artificial hand or prosthesis with a carcase, a palm and a finger pair, a thumb and a link (20). Distinguishing for the invention is that the movement pattern of the...
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