The New Power Knee
Unique Benefits of Power Knee-
- Locked knee stability
- Secure standing with knee in any position
- Positive lock engaged in any position
- Swing assistance
- Powered swing flexion assures toe clearance
- Powered swing extension assists with swing dynamics
- Powered swing extension overcomes swing interruption
- Powered knee control for recovery and lift
- Powered stance extension during walking
- Assistance from sit-to-stand
- Assistance for stair ascent
Targeted Medical Benefits-
- Further reduce chances of falls compared to MPKs
- Maintaining/expanding mobility, especially for users with less voluntary control or more muscle/limb loss
- Sit to stand, stand to sit
- Ambulate farther and more in a day
- Less energy consumption and fatigue during ADLs
- Reduce stress and long term degradation to sound side, back, shoulders
- Reduce pain meds, delay join replacements, etc
Targeted Clinical Benefits –
- Standing
- Normalized posture and balance shift
- Reduced stress on low back
- Improved symmetry and reduced loading of sound limb.
- 15 Degree dynamic knee movement for comfort
- Powered Stance Extension
- Full extension in stance regardless of initial position.
- Active lift over prosthetic side for ramp and curb steps
- Powered Swing Flexion
- Minimizes hip power required for toe clearance.
- Reduces compensatory movements from hip and pelvis
- Assures toe clearance for reduced tripping
- Improves gait at slow speed walking
- Powered Swing Extension
- Overcome obstructions to swing.
- Stumble reaction
- Insures full extension on initial contact
- Assistance from Sit-To-Stand
- Reduced power for standing (Contra lateral and Upper-X)
- Long term reduction in strain on remaining structures
- Assistance for Stair Ascent
- Active lift for stair ascent
- Reduced demands on contra lateral limb
Power Knee Patients can include:
- Unilateral AK’s with
- Short residual limb or other limitation of voluntary control
- Existing mobility limitation, especially on contra-lateral side
- Increased risk of heart attack
- Unilateral AK’s with diagnosed degenerative condition(s)
- OA or RA
- Long term AK that has induced some other orthopedic injury
- Traumatic amputee with other injuries
- Bilateral above knee amputees, “Hips” & “Hemi’s”
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