E-MAG Active

• Secured stance phase – free swing-through phase
• Electronically controlled system knee joint
• Joint system for custom orthoses
• No electronic components in the lower leg section of the KAFO
• The E-MAG Active is also suitable for patients with no ankle functionality
• The E-MAG Active includes self-adjusting software; no additional software settings are required
• Optional: Various flexion angles in 2.5° increments from 5° to 10° are possible and can be ordered separately
• Smoother, more natural gait pattern
• Temporary release function (e.g. for riding a bicycle)
  

Only certified orthotists are permitted to supply fittings with the E-MAG Active. Otto Bock offers a certification seminar for this purpose.

Thanks to its unique functionality, the E-MAG Active offers significant advantages for your customers.
The E-MAG Active is the first electronically controlled system knee joint with a locked stance phase and free swing-through phase that is not dependent on the ankle and sole of the foot.

The E-MAG Active principle is innovative and consistent: An intelligent sensor system measures the leg position while walking and controls the orthosis joint accordingly.

The key advantage: Since the joint is activated independently of the ankle and sole of the foot, your customers can take advantage of the functionality offered by the orthosis joint even if they have no use of the ankle.

The E-MAG Active allows your customers to achieve a more natural, smoother gait pattern for a significant improvement in mobility and safety. It is suitable for patients with higher mobility requirements who previously refused or were unable to obtain an adequate orthotic fitting for various anatomical reasons. Use of the E-MAG Active can prevent contractures and joint damage caused by immobilisation, reduce muscular atrophy, or promote the development of existing muscles. It provides relief for the contralateral side and compensating movements are avoided. Walking requires less energy and your customers benefit from enhanced mobility.

Indications

The E-MAG Active was developed for patients who, due to partial paralysis or a complete failure of the knee extensors, are unable to stabilize their knee joint without compensating measures. Safe use of the knee joint system requires certain residual muscle functions or hyperextension of the knee joint. This guarantees consistent activation of the swing-through and stance phases. While the knee joint system is controlled unilaterally, it always has to be equipped with a medial support.

The E-MAG Active is suitable for a body weight of up to 85 kg. Your customers do not have to have existing ankle functionality. Use of the E-MAG Active is also possible in cases of leg length reductions or in combination with ortho-prostheses.

Contraindications

• Insufficient residual muscle functions to guarantee safe use; lack of knee joint hyperextension
• Not ability to influence knee joint extension by means of a dorsal stop
• More than 15° flexion contracture in the knee joint
• Cognitive disorders
• Severe spasms so that consistent functionality is not guaranteed