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Prosthesis for long femur and knee disarticulation amputation

  • US 5,895,430 A
  • Filed: 02/06/1998
  • Issued: 04/20/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A prosthesis for accommodating an amputee'"'"'s leg stump resulting from an amputation at or just above the knee joint, comprising:

  • an upper limb socket member having a back wall and a bottom wall, and adapted to be pivotally secured to a lower limb member, the bottom wall being arranged to receive the end of the amputee'"'"'s leg stump;

    a lower limb member;

    a first bracket attached to the upper limb socket member;

    a second bracket attached to the lower limb member and pivotally attached to the first bracket above the bottom wall whereby the axis about which the two members pivot is located above the bottom wall of the upper limb socket member; and

    a hydraulic unit having two ends, one end pivotally attached to the lower limb member and the other end attached to the first bracket above the bottom wall.

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