Adjustable lower limb prosthesis and apparatus and method for the adjustment thereof
US5133777A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/901
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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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