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Cosmetic prosthesis cover

US9889024B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Otto Bock Healthcare LP · DE

Inventors

Steffen Sawatzki · Sollstedt, DE
Markus SCHNEEGANS · Duderstadt, DE
Sven Zarling · Duderstadt, DE
Sandra Niederstrasser · Duderstadt, DE
Andreas Kruse · Herzogenrath, DE
Ilka Schlesiger · Jena, DE
Christian Thomas · Walldorf, DE
Dirk Haase · Leutenbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 13, 2012
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 13, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD03D27/06
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a cosmetic cover (1) for lining a prosthesis (10), with a distal section (2), and with a joint section (3) which, when the cosmetic cover (1) for the prosthesis is fitted in place, covers a joint mechanism (30) arranged between a proximal prosthesis component (40) and a distal prosthesis component (20), wherein the joint section (3) is made from a 3D spacer knit having an upper textile and a lower textile, which are spaced apart and attached to each other by support threads.

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