Cheetah Prosthetic Running Leg

It is a developed type of sport prosthetic legs because of having the modern technique and the best design.

Cheetah prosthetic running leg. Ultra lightweight high activity prosthesis. Kram argues however that because the Cheetahs are made of carbon fiber and are lighter they cant transmit nearly as much force to the ground as. Some J shaped blades include the 1E90 Sprinter by Ottobock and the Cheetah Xtend.

The prosthetic foot complex is a passive system and cannot return more enegry than what is put into it. Which will allow you to quickly swing the leg through to keep up with the fast speed of running. The Cheetah was first launched in 1996 for competing athletes the backward curve mimics the leg shape of the big cat.

He experimented with different materials and for inspiration on the shape he looked to nature studying the way animals run. The curve creates a spring that stores the runners energy as they step down then releases it propelling them forwards. It is suitable for patients between 45 147kg.

No matter how good a spring you design it cannot return more than 100 of the energy it absorbs. Leg lengths were measured from the greater trochanters to the most distal locations of the unloaded prostheses. Because of the C-shaped segment the kinetic energy from the wearers steps distributes and provides for a vertical forward movement when the toe leaves the ground and propels the runner forward simulating normal human gait.

Modeled after the hind leg of a cheetah Cheetah feet store energy and use it to propel the runner forward. While most prosthetics are designed to look like a lower leg the Flex-Foot prosthetic line is designed to function like a lower leg with extra flexing in the places. The carbon fiber blade features a more extreme curve and a dynamic shape that.

The resulting Catapult Cheetah Xtend and 1E90 Sprinter prosthesis leg lengths represent the closest attainable maximum IPC-regulated leg lengths from each participant and prosthetic model combination. The original Flex-Foot Cheetah however was designed and released by the inventor Van Phillips in 1984. Flex-Foot Cheetah is considered one of the lower limb prostheses used in high-intensity activities such as running.