Above-knee lower limb prosthesis and a shin component for the pr

Details Above-knee lower limb prosthesis and a shin component for the pr Above-knee lower limb prosthesis and a shin component for the pr

1997-10-09

1999-08-24

Yu, Mickey

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

Leg

Ankle

623 27, 623 53, A61F 264, A61F 274, A61F 266

Patent

active

059419130

ABSTRACT:
A single-piece fibre-reinforced plastics shin component for a lower limb prosthesis for an above-knee amputee has an energy storing blade and, integrally formed therewith, a shin cradle in the form of a channel section which has a pair of pivot supports formed as flanges extending away from one of the major surfaces of the blade. Each flange has a pair of holes defining transverse pivot axes, one of which is a knee axis and the other of which is a pivot axis for mounting the distal end of a knee movement control unit. These holes together define a longitudinal axis which is generally parallel to and to the anterior of the blade. The blade merges smoothly into the channel section and, over a distal end portion, is straight and of constant cross-section to allow the blade to be cut to length to suit the amputee.

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