Prosthetic foot with tunable performance
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1. A prosthetic foot comprising:
- a longitudinally extending foot keel;
a calf shank secured to the foot keel at a lower end thereof and extending upwardly from the foot keel;
wherein the lower end of the calf shank is downward, convexly curved and extends upwardly, and initially anteriorly therefrom into a reversely curved portion of the calf shank leading to an upstanding upper end thereof.
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Abstract
A prosthetic foot (70) incorporates a foot keel (71) and a calf shank (72) connected to the foot keel to form an ankle joint area of the prosthetic foot. The foot keel has forefoot and hindfoot portions and an upwardly arched midfoot portion extending between the forefoot and midfoot portions. The calf shank includes a downward convexly curved lower end which is secured to the foot keel by way of a coupling element (73). The lower end of the calf shank extends upwardly, and initially anteriorly therefore into a reversely curved portion (75) of the calf shank leading to an upstanding upper end thereof.
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26 Claims
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1. A prosthetic foot comprising:
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a longitudinally extending foot keel;
a calf shank secured to the foot keel at a lower end thereof and extending upwardly from the foot keel;
wherein the lower end of the calf shank is downward, convexly curved and extends upwardly, and initially anteriorly therefrom into a reversely curved portion of the calf shank leading to an upstanding upper end thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A prosthetic foot comprising:
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a longitudinally extending foot keel;
a coupling element connected to the foot keel;
a resilient, upstanding calf shank having a lower end connected to the foot keel by way of the coupling element to form an ankle joint area of the foot, and an upper end to connect with a supporting structure on an amputee'"'"'s leg;
wherein the lower end of the calf shank is downward, convexly curved and extends upwardly, and initially anteriorly therefrom into a reversely curved portion of the calf shank leading to the upper end thereof.
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21. A calf shank for a prosthetic foot comprising:
an elongated, semi-rigid resilient member having an outward convexly curved portion at one end of said member for attachment to a foot keel to form an ankle area of the prosthetic foot, an opposite end of said member to connect with a supporting structure on an amputee'"'"'s leg, and wherein said convexly curved portion at said one end of said member extends from the one end and into a reversely curved portion of the calf shank leading to the opposite end. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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