USPTO Grants Otto Bock Prosthetic System Patent
Summary
The USPTO granted US Patent 12605259B2 to Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH on April 21, 2026. The patent covers a prosthetic system with two pivotally connected prosthetic parts and a cover element that simultaneously pivots with the prosthetic parts about a joint axis. The 13-claim patent, filed on April 15, 2021, names six inventors including Marton Balint, Johannes Bischof, and Walter Lunzer.
What changed
The USPTO issued US Patent 12605259B2 to Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH, covering a prosthetic system with two parts connected about a joint axis via a prosthetic joint, and a cover element that pivotally moves simultaneously with the prosthetic parts. The cover element is mounted on one prosthetic part and coupled to the joint upper part via at least one coupling element in a form- and/or force-fitting manner.\n\nManufacturers of prosthetic joints and medical device companies developing similar joint protection systems should be aware of this granted patent covering pivotally coupled cover elements for prosthetic systems. The patent may affect freedom-to-operate analyses for competing prosthetic designs.
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Prosthetic system, joint protection device, and cover element
Grant US12605259B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS GMBH
Inventors
Marton Balint, Johannes Bischof, Walter Lunzer, Thomas Ecker-Wessely, Alice Scherb, Sonja Wagner
Abstract
A prosthetic system with a prosthesis, which has two prosthetic parts that are pivotally connected together about a joint axis via a prosthetic joint with a joint upper part and with a joint lower part, and a cover element, which at least partly covers a gap between the two prosthetic parts or between one prosthetic part and the joint lower part. The cover element is pivotally mounted about a pivot axis on one prosthetic part, a component of a cosmetic prosthetic element, said component being secured to one prosthetic part or one joint part or the prosthetic joint and is coupled to the joint upper part of the prosthetic joint via at least one coupling element in a form- and/or force-fitting manner such that a pivotal movement of the prosthetic parts about the joint axis leads to a simultaneous pivotal movement of the cover element about the pivot axis.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/64 A61F 2/582 A61F 2002/5001 A61F 2002/5039
Filing Date
2021-04-15
Application No.
17919220
Claims
13
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