Patent classifications
G05B2219/45172
FALL MITIGATION AND RECOVERY METHODS FOR A LEGGED MOBILITY EXOSKELETON DEVICE
A method of controlling an exoskeleton device of a user performs fall mitigation operations. The control method may be performed by executing program code stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium. The exoskeleton device may be a powered legged mobility device including a plurality of drive components that drive joint components including at least knee joint components and hip joint components. The control method includes detecting a fall state including a direction and an extent of a fall; classifying the fall state based on the direction and the extent of the fall; and controlling the drive components of the exoskeleton device to selectively modulate one or more joint components in accordance with the fall classification to perform a fall mitigation operation. The control method further may include controlling the drive components to perform a recovery operation to aid the user in returning to standing position after the fall.
Method and System for Assembly of a Modular Prosthetic Socket Based on Residual Limb Metrics
A method of providing a modular prosthetic socket for a residual limb of a patient may involve receiving digital data defining a three-dimensional digital profile of the residual limb and selecting prosthetic socket components from component-specific inventories, based at least in part on the digital profile. The selected prosthetic socket components may include: multiple longitudinal struts; one or more proximal brim members for attachment to the longitudinal struts; and a distal socket base to which the longitudinal struts attach at or near their distal ends. The method may further involve providing the selected prosthetic components to an operator for assembling into the modular prosthetic socket. The prosthetic socket, when assembled, defines an internal space substantially complementary to the profile of the residual limb.
Control of limb device
The invention refers to the area of control of a limb device in the form of an artificial limb for a human or a robot limb. In particular, the invention is related to a control unit for electrically controlling an electrically controllable limb device, the limb device comprising a plurality of actuators, the control unit comprising a first interface for connecting the control unit to the limb device, the control unit comprising a second interface for connecting the control unit to a data gathering device comprising one or more sensing devices, the control unit comprising a processing unit which is arranged for controlling the limb device at least based on data gathered by the data gathering device, wherein the control unit is arranged for outputting one single control action step to the actuators of the limb device calculated by the processing unit based on a first data or data combination received from the data gathering device, and the control unit is arranged for outputting a plurality of control action steps to the actuators of the limb device calculated by the processing unit based on a second data or data combination received from the data gathering device, the second data or data combination being different from the first data or data combination, the plurality of control action steps inducing a more complex automatic movement of the limb device that the one single control action step. The invention further refers to a system comprising such a control unit, a method for controlling an electrically controllable limb device and a computer program.
Method and system for assembly of a modular prosthetic socket based on residual limb metrics
A method of providing a modular prosthetic socket for a residual limb of a patient may involve receiving digital data defining a three-dimensional digital profile of the residual limb and selecting prosthetic socket components from component-specific inventories, based at least in part on the digital profile. The selected prosthetic socket components may include: multiple longitudinal struts; one or more proximal brim members for attachment to the longitudinal struts; and a distal socket base to which the longitudinal struts attach at or near their distal ends. The method may further involve providing the selected prosthetic components to an operator for assembling into the modular prosthetic socket. The prosthetic socket, when assembled, defines an internal space substantially complementary to the profile of the residual limb.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING A DENTAL COPING, AND A COPING FABRICATED THEREBY
A wax model of a required coping is produced using CNC machining techniques based on a virtual model of the coping created from digital data obtained from the intraoral cavity. The dental coping is then fabricated from the wax model.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING PERSONAL REPLICA DEVICE
A method and device of providing a replica masturbation device is disclosed. Users upload images of their body parts to a central database, and other users use data sets generated based on these images from the central database to produce replica masturbation devices of the user's body parts.
METHOD FOR CREATING PERSONAL REPLICA DEVICE
A method for providing a replica masturbation device is disclosed. Users upload images of their body parts, and other users use data sets generated based on these images to produce replica masturbation devices of the user's body parts.
Augmented control of robotic prosthesis by a cognitive system
Embodiments of the present invention provides for one or more processors receive image data of an object selected by a user and determine image attributes of the object selected, based on image analytics on the image data. One or more processors determine whether the image attributes of the object selected match an identified object of a knowledge base, in which an identified object includes image attributes and manipulation data corresponding to the identified object, and responsive to determining that the object selected by the user of the prosthetic device matches an identified object of the knowledge base, one or more processors transmits manipulation data corresponding to the identified object matching the object selected by the user, to a mobile controlling device communicatively connected to the prosthetic device, wherein the mobile controlling device applies the manipulation data corresponding to the identified object to the prosthetic device.
Method for producing denture parts or for tooth restoration using electronic dental representations
A method and apparatus related to forming prosthetic dental items or tooth restorations. A defective tooth, prosthetic dental item, or a dentition is scanned. A first electronic data set from a three-dimensional scan of a defective tooth, defective prosthetic dental item, or the dentition is generated, and one or more correspondence points or structure in the first electronic data set are assigned to one or more corresponding points or structures in a second electronic data set. The second electronic data set represents a tooth model. To generate a patient specific tooth model, the tooth model is adjusted such that a function which describes one or more distances between the one or more correspondence points or structures in the first electronic data set and the one or more corresponding points or structures in the second electronic data set is minimized.
Patient-specific medical devices and additive manufacturing processes for producing the same
Systems and processes for designing and generating personalized surgical implants and devices are described herein. In various embodiments, the process includes generating patient-specific implants with patient-specific surface(s) and/or textures designed for increased osseointegration and improved surgical outcomes. In various embodiments, the process includes extracting patient-specific data with one or more aspects of an anatomical feature, processing the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature to create a non-rigid shape reference, and generating a patient-specific implant or device.