Joel A Schulz

US Patent:

20090192619, Jul 30, 2009

Filed:

Nov 21, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/313620

Inventors:

James Jay Martin - Oklahoma City OK, US
Joel Schulz - Edmond OK, US
Pravin Chaubey - Oklahoma City OK, US
Craig Haslam - Oklahoma City OK, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/30
A61F 2/48

US Classification:

623 1811, 623 24

Abstract:

The present invention comprises an apparatus, system and method utilizing a passive electro-magnetically damped joint for prosthetics or orthotics. Such as system may be controlled through changing the resistive nature of the circuit in which a braking or damping mechanism can sufficiently replicate and augment biomechanical movement. This may be accomplished through electronic circuitry means only, or through the use of intelligent control through a microprocessor and dynamic ambulation replication algorithms.