Re: Microprocessor Knee Assistance Requested
Hekman, E.E.G. (CTW)
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Title:
Re: Microprocessor Knee Assistance Requested
Creator:
Hekman, E.E.G. (CTW)
Date:
7/27/2005
Text:
Dear mr. Marquette (presumably?) from DAW,
>[mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On Behalf Of DAW Industries, Inc.
You probably just forgot in the heat of the battle ;-), please put your name under your messages
>And I am sure that you realize that only DAW is using a microcontroller
>that not only contains a CPU microprocessor, but battery monitoring and RAM and PROM
>circuitry as well.
...snip...
>you would instantly realize that the microcontroller we use must be the most advanced,
>since it is the only one being used.
Are you saying the others like the C-Leg have no microcontroller, no PROM, no RAM? You are suggesting these knees have no means to adapt? Perhaps you are mistaken ..
>The only place to get accurate information in English
>concerning Teh Lin product is from the DAW website. Teh Lin is a Chinese
>manufacturer whose English is frequently not accurate.
Well, we live in a free country so that's up to us to decide, isn't it? Anyway for those who are interested the weblink is <URL Redacted> but it does not seem to work well.
If you are so adamant on the proper working of the knee, I am sure it has been patented. And as we all know, patents are public knowledge (purpose: protect business ánd disseminate technical knowledge). So, just to satisfy our curiosity, could you make it easy on us and give us the patent numbers so we can look up this publicly attainable knowledge on the USPTO-site ( <URL Redacted>?
Regards,
Edsko Hekman
for the record: I am not affiliated with Bock, or other industry
...........................................................
.Edsko Hekman MSc .
.Laboratory of Biomechanical Engineering .
.Twente University .
.PO box 217 tel. 31-53-4893173 .
.7500AE Enschede fax. 31-53-4893695 .
.The Netherlands .
.e-mail <Email Address Redacted> .
...........................................................
>[mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On Behalf Of DAW Industries, Inc.
You probably just forgot in the heat of the battle ;-), please put your name under your messages
>And I am sure that you realize that only DAW is using a microcontroller
>that not only contains a CPU microprocessor, but battery monitoring and RAM and PROM
>circuitry as well.
...snip...
>you would instantly realize that the microcontroller we use must be the most advanced,
>since it is the only one being used.
Are you saying the others like the C-Leg have no microcontroller, no PROM, no RAM? You are suggesting these knees have no means to adapt? Perhaps you are mistaken ..
>The only place to get accurate information in English
>concerning Teh Lin product is from the DAW website. Teh Lin is a Chinese
>manufacturer whose English is frequently not accurate.
Well, we live in a free country so that's up to us to decide, isn't it? Anyway for those who are interested the weblink is <URL Redacted> but it does not seem to work well.
If you are so adamant on the proper working of the knee, I am sure it has been patented. And as we all know, patents are public knowledge (purpose: protect business ánd disseminate technical knowledge). So, just to satisfy our curiosity, could you make it easy on us and give us the patent numbers so we can look up this publicly attainable knowledge on the USPTO-site ( <URL Redacted>?
Regards,
Edsko Hekman
for the record: I am not affiliated with Bock, or other industry
...........................................................
.Edsko Hekman MSc .
.Laboratory of Biomechanical Engineering .
.Twente University .
.PO box 217 tel. 31-53-4893173 .
.7500AE Enschede fax. 31-53-4893695 .
.The Netherlands .
.e-mail <Email Address Redacted> .
...........................................................
Citation
Hekman, E.E.G. (CTW), “Re: Microprocessor Knee Assistance Requested,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/225148.
