The World's First Microprocessor-Controlled Prosthetic Leg

By MicroMo Electronics

A prosthesis is always a complex medical device which needs to be adapted to suit the individual. Technical components, however, can only be manufactured economically on a large scale. It was thus clear to prosthesis specialist Otto Bock from Vienna that a new, advanced prosthesis would need both to be suitable for use on a global scale and to offer top performance under all possible conditions. His solution was to develop a so-called active prosthesis, whose success is based on the reliable and smooth interaction of mechanics, electronics and the user. To achieve this, the prosthesis specialist called in the micromotor experts from Faulhaber. Faulhaber‘s many years of experience with micromotors translated into a reliable, custom made motor solution for the high-tech Bock prostheses.