Above and below knee prosthesis—leg coupler

Details Above and below knee prosthesis—leg coupler Above and below knee prosthesis—leg coupler

2005-05-17

2005-05-17

Stewart, Alvin (Department: 3738)

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Leg

Socket holder

C623S033000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06893468

ABSTRACT:
A device to couple a prosthesis to a human leg stump above-the-knee in a first embodiment, and below the knee in the second embodiment. The device has an upper and a lower plate, the connecting mechanism being disposed in the lower plate. The upper plate is round and the same in both embodiments, but for above-the-knee junctions, the lower plate is elliptical while for below-the-knee junctions, the lower plate is round and of the same diameter as the upper plate. The operative connection is achieved by use of a guillotine, whose horizontally disposed blade engages one of a plurality of grooves on a locking stud. The movement of the spring-loaded guillotine is controlled by a retractable release pin to permit the guillotine to engage in or disengage the groove to which is disposed.

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