VALVE FOR PROSTHESIS ATTACHMENT
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1. A valve assembly comprising:
- a base outside a bottom portion comprising an inner containment ring;
a one-way valve with an inlet and an outlet configured to fit inside the inner containment ring;
a spring which is outside the one-way valve and fits inside the inner containment ring;
a latching actuating ring configured to fit over the inner containment ring, the latching actuating ring comprising;
a top cap with an air passage configured to be in fluid communication with the outlet of the one-way valve; and
teeth positioned around an outer, lower portion of the latching actuating ring; and
an indexing ring that is configured to interact with the teeth on the latching actuating ring.
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods relating to a valve that may be used with a prosthesis attachment include a valve assembly that includes a spring loaded insert portion and a base portion that interfaces to lock and unlock by depressing the spring loaded insert portion.
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20 Claims
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1. A valve assembly comprising:
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a base outside a bottom portion comprising an inner containment ring; a one-way valve with an inlet and an outlet configured to fit inside the inner containment ring; a spring which is outside the one-way valve and fits inside the inner containment ring; a latching actuating ring configured to fit over the inner containment ring, the latching actuating ring comprising; a top cap with an air passage configured to be in fluid communication with the outlet of the one-way valve; and teeth positioned around an outer, lower portion of the latching actuating ring; and an indexing ring that is configured to interact with the teeth on the latching actuating ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A prosthesis comprising:
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a valve assembly comprising; a base outside a bottom portion comprising an inner containment ring; a one-way valve with an inlet and an outlet configured to fit inside the inner containment ring; a spring which is outside the one-way valve and fits inside the inner containment ring; a latching actuating ring configured to fit over the inner containment ring, the latching actuating ring comprising; a top cap with an air passage configured to be in fluid communication with the outlet of the one-way valve; and teeth positioned around an outer, lower portion of the latching actuating ring; and an indexing ring that is configured to interact with the teeth on the latching actuating ring; and a prosthesis attachment site, the valve configured to expel air from a space between the prosthesis and a patient'"'"'s limb within the prosthesis attachment site. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A suction socket prosthetic valve assembly comprising a top and a bottom, the valve assembly configured to alternatively lock into a first position and unlock when force is applied to the top to direct it towards the bottom, such that a first applied force causes locking into the first position, and a second applied force causes unlocking.
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20. A method of creating and maintaining negative pressure in an attachment site in a prosthetic limb, comprising:
providing a prosthetic limb comprising a valve assembly comprising; a base outside a bottom portion comprising an inner containment ring; a one-way valve with an inlet and an outlet configured to fit inside the inner containment ring; a spring which is outside the one-way valve and fits inside the inner containment ring; a latching actuating ring configured to fit over the inner containment ring, the latching actuating ring comprising; a top cap with an air passage configured to be in fluid communication with the outlet of the one-way valve; and teeth positioned around an outer, lower portion of the latching actuating ring; and an indexing ring that is configured to interact with the teeth on the latching actuating ring.
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