Adjustable connector assembly for a prosthetic limb
US6576022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/5018
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An adjustable connector assembly includes a circular one-piece base member adapted to be attached to a socket coupler for an amputee's residual limb. The base member has axially projecting spaced track portions which receive therebetween a circular flange of a slidable and rotatable one-piece connector member. A pair of clamping plates receive screws threaded into the track portions for releasably clamping the flange to the base member. In one embodiment, the connector member has a dome surface and a four sided boss projecting from the flange. In another embodiment, the connector member has a projecting annular collar having peripherally spaced threaded holes. The base member and connector member are adapted to be machined from solid titanium bar stock.
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