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Transfemoral rotator using push button spring clips

  • US 10,639,171 B2
  • Filed: 01/04/2017
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Transfemoral rotator configured to couple an upper, proximal prosthetic device to a lower, distal prosthetic device, the upper, proximal prosthetic device configured to couple to a user'"'"'s limb, the transfemoral rotator comprising:

  • a base shell including a cylindrical central cavity therein, a bottom surface, and a button-retaining recess for holding a button for movement in a peripheral location of the base shell, the bottom surface including an opening having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the cylindrical central cavity;

    an inner cylinder nested for rotation within the base shell central cavity, the inner cylinder including a lower cylindrical hub sized to protrude through the opening in the base shell and a top portion having a diameter greater than the diameter of the opening of the base shell, the inner cylinder further including a spring clip-retraining recess for receiving a U-shaped spring clip;

    the U-shaped spring clip having a protrusion configured to protrude through a hole in the inner cylinder and through a hole in the base shell to lock the inner cylinder with respect to the base shell;

    wherein depressing the button will unlock the inner cylinder with respect to the base shell allowing the inner cylinder to rotate freely; and

    wherein the base shell receives a top plate having a first connector configured to attach to the upper, proximal prosthetic device, the lower cylindrical hub includes a second connector configured to attach to the lower, distal prosthetic device, and the top portion of the inner cylinder is enclosed within the cylindrical central cavity by the base shell and the top plate and axially supported by the base shell.

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