An osteoarthritic knee brace and a method for controlling a knee orthosis

摘要

The present invention relates to a knee orthosis, and a method for controlling a knee orthotic device in accordance with an upper leg structure, which a fastening device for fixing on a thigh, to a lower leg structure, which, by means of a joint device is pivotably coupled to the thigh splint and a fastening device for the fixing on a lower leg as well as a foot part for the support of a foot, and an actuating device between the upper leg structure and the lower leg structure, wherein the attachment points of the actuator - at the upper and lower leg structure and the center of rotation of the joint device form a triangle and the fastening points on the structures are arranged in such a way that, in a knee angle position, in the region of a lower leg diffraction between 0° and 90° with respect to the thigh the connecting line between the fastening points at right angles to a connecting line between a point of attachment and the pivot point is.