Disarticulated compression socket
US11844667B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/7635
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides for an improved disarticulated compression socket configured to secure a residual limb. The disarticulated compression socket may include a rigid socket frame, and preferably a 3-D printed socket having one or more surface channels that may secure a compression cord optionally positioned within a cord cylinder. Such compression cord may be responsive to a compression actuator and one or more disarticulated compression inserts such that activation of the compression actuator causes the retraction of the compression cord initiating the coordinated inward compression of each of said disarticulated compression inserts securing the residual limb within said socket frame.
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