Adapter for an exoprosthetic standard element
US6485522B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00011
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates an adapter for an exoprosthetic standard element such as an exoprosthetic knee joint. The adapter can be inserted with a proximal handle part into a tubular bone stump. The proximal handle part is at least partly covered with a tree-dimensional open-loop network structure and at its distal end has a coupling device for the standard element.
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