1981-06-09
1984-05-08
Apley, Richard J.
A61F 108
Patent
active
044465807
ABSTRACT:
A foot section of the artificial limb comprising a base, a housing pivotally connected to the base to form an ankle joint, a shaft pivotally connected to the other portion of the base and extending into the housing, and a bumper device for adjusting a heel-height of the foot regardless of change of the heel-height. A pivotal axis of the housing relative to the base is positioned on a line which lies intermediate an axial line of the shaft and a toe break of the foot.
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Furuya Koutaro
Hosoda Kazuho
Ishikura Yasuyuki
Kameda Morihiro
Takeuchi Takahito
Apley Richard J.
Isabella David J.
Keiai Orthopedic Appliance Co., Ltd.
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