ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE COMPRISING A JOINT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAID ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE

The application relates to an orthopedic device comprising a joint and to a method for controlling an orthopedic device, which has an upper part (1) and a lower part (2) supported pivotally thereon, wherein upper connecting means for fixation onto a limb are disposed on the upper part (1), and a loc...

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Hauptverfasser:	KAMPAS PHILIPP, PAWLIK ROLAND
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	The application relates to an orthopedic device comprising a joint and to a method for controlling an orthopedic device, which has an upper part (1) and a lower part (2) supported pivotally thereon, wherein upper connecting means for fixation onto a limb are disposed on the upper part (1), and a locking device (3), which prevents a bending motion of the upper part (1) relative to the lower part (2), wherein the locking device (3) is configured such that it can be actively actuated by the user of the orthopedic device, wherein a control device (9) is associated with the locking device (3), the control device being attached to the device with at least one sensor (6, 7, 8) and automatically unlocking or locking the locking device (3) as a function of the sensor signal.