Adjustable lower limb prosthesis

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1992-02-03

1993-04-13

Isabella, David

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

Leg

Adjustable shank or thigh

623 27, A61F 262, A61F 276

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052017753

ABSTRACT:
A lower limb prosthesis as a prosthetic foot and an elongate rod formed substantially of unidirectional long fibers embedded in a thermoplastic matrix, the fibers extending substantially parallel to the length of the rod. An adjustment apparatus for the prosthesis includes a pair of pods which may be clamped to the rod and rotated at controlled angles once the thermoplastic rod has been heated to its deformation temperature.

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