Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Leg – Foot
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-07
2011-06-07
Willse, David H (Department: 3774)
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Leg
Foot
C623S047000, C623S052000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07955399
ABSTRACT:
A prosthetic foot (100) incorporates a foot keel (101) and a resilient calf shank (105) with its lower end connection to the foot keel to form an ankle joint of the prosthetic foot. The foot keel has forefoot and hindfoot portions and a midfoot portion extending between the forefoot and hindfoot portions. The calf shank extends upward from the foot keel by way of an anterior facing convexly curved portion (106) of the shank, and is secured to the foot keel by way of a coupling element (107) which is monolithically formed with the forefoot portion of the foot. The lower end of the shank is reversely curved (110) and housed by a reversely curved portion (112) of the coupling element.
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Claudino Byron K.
Townsend Barry W.
Antonelli, Terry Stout & Kraus, LLP.
Bioquest Prosthetics LLC
Blanco Javier G
Willse David H
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