A61F 2002/802
Suction sockets, i.e. utilizing differential air pressure to retain the prosthesis on
Official title: {Suction sockets, i.e. utilizing differential air pressure to retain the prosthesis on the stump}
A61F2002/802 (Suction sockets, i.e. utilizing differential air pressure to retain the prosthesis on) appears on 289 US grants and 349 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Lanyard systems for prosthetic devices and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,841 B2Click Holdings, LLC
- Method for producing a prosthetic liner and system consisting of prosthetic liner and prosthetic socket8 Sep 2026US 12,728,020 B2Ottobock SE & Co. Kgaa
- Prosthetic socket release/relock system4 Aug 2026US 12,697,234 B2University of Washington
- Vacuum pump systems for prosthetic limbs and methods of using the same23 Jun 2026US 12,661,243 B2Northwestern University
- Inflatable limb prosthesis21 Apr 2026US 12,605,262 B2
- Vacuum Pump Systems for Prosthetic Limbs and Methods of Using the Same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294652 A1Northwestern University
- Prosthetic limb sockets and methods of making and using21 May 2026US 2026/0137530 A1Willowwood Xtremity Acquisition Holdings LLC
- Orthotic and prosthetic device and manufacturing system and method19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076812 A1Hanger, Inc.
- Ventilated prosthetic liner12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069436 A1Ossur Iceland Ehf
- Adjustable seal system, seal component and method for using the same8 Jan 2026US 2026/0007530 A1Ossur Iceland Ehf
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and process for making prosthetic suction sleeve171US 6,485,776 B2Ossur Hf · 2002
- Composite elastic material157US 6,706,364 B2Ossur Hf · 2004
- Suspension prosthetic sleeve for rigorous activity155US 4,908,037 A1990
- Structure for enhanced retention of artificial limbs and method of fabrication142US 5,007,937 ANew York University Medical Center · 1991
- Hypobarically-Controlled artificial limb for amputees139US 5,549,709 A1996