WO1994009727A3 - Orthosis and prosthesis - Google Patents

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WO1994009727A3
WO1994009727A3 PCT/GB1993/002220 GB9302220W WO9409727A3 WO 1994009727 A3 WO1994009727 A3 WO 1994009727A3 GB 9302220 W GB9302220 W GB 9302220W WO 9409727 A3 WO9409727 A3 WO 9409727A3
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Abstract

An orthosis or prosthesis (12) is described which has a first member (34), a second member (14) and a pivotal joint (36) therebetween. The joint (36) includes one-way clutch means based on a wrap spring clutch (42), and a servo (46) arranged to be energised to wrap or unwrap the clutch spring (42) to disengage or engage the clutch (36), the servo (46) being arranged to maintain the clutch (36) in a disengaged condition without continuing energisation of the servo. The orthosis or prosthesis can be applied to a variety of joints such as the hip, knee, ankle, elbow and wrist. Various embodiments of the invention are described.
PCT/GB1993/002220 1992-10-29 1993-10-28 Orthosis and prosthesis WO1994009727A2 (en)

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