Parker-Hannifin Corporation
REMOTE ACTUATION CONFIGURATION FOR POWERED ORTHOTIC DEVICES

Abstract:

An actuator system for an orthotic device includes an actuator assembly and a driven joint member. The driven joint member is connected remotely from the actuator assembly by flexible cabling to permit flexibility in positioning the driven joint member relative to the actuator assembly. The actuator system may include an actuator assembly having a motor and a first portion of a transmission assembly that provides a speed reduction of a motor speed to an output speed, and a driven joint member having an output portion of the transmission assembly and a connector component for connecting the driven joint member to a brace component of the orthotic device. The driven joint member including the output portion of the transmission assembly is connected remotely from the actuator assembly by flexible cabling that runs between the actuator assembly and the driven joint component, to permit flexibility in positioning the driven joint member relative to the actuator assembly.