Reshapable prosthesis

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1984-07-10

1987-11-03

Kight, John

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

Having electrical actuator

Bioelectrical

623 32, 623 57, 128 89R, 128 90, 264222, B29C 1704, A61F 300, B28B 306

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ABSTRACT:
A prosthesis adapted to be formed and reformed to a model made of a person's body part, and comprised of a blank member of cured vinyl plastic or the like prepared for formation and reformation and to be softened to a plastic condition at raised temperature substantially below its previous curing temperature and brought into conformity with the model countours and permitted to return to room temperature for hardening, and thereafter stripped from the model for use.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3377416 (1968-04-01), Kandel
patent: 3662057 (1972-05-01), Webster
patent: 3789518 (1974-02-01), Chase
patent: 4019505 (1977-04-01), Wartman
patent: 4397701 (1983-08-01), Johnson
patent: 4473421 (1984-09-01), Gustafsson
Atlas of Limb Prosthetics, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, C. V. Mosby Co., 1981, pp. 59-62.

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