Foot prosthesis comprising a damping element
AssigneePm Ingenierie Et Design
InventorBenjamin Penot
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a foot prosthesis (1, 61) comprising a heel (6, 71) and a tip (7, 62), both of which can bear on the ground, and an ankle support (2, 67), characterised in that the prosthesis also comprises at least one damping element (10, 76) designed to be at a distance from the ground.
Claims20
A foot prosthesis comprising a heel and a foot tip capable of bearing on the ground and an ankle support wherein the foot prosthesis further comprises at least one damping element, an instep connecting the foot tip to the ankle support, and an elongated connecting rod connecting the instep to the heel, wherein the at least one damping element extends between and contacts the foot tip and the ankle support, and wherein a first end of the connecting rod is pivotably connected to the instep and a second end of the connecting rod is pivotably connected to the heel.
A foot prosthesis comprising a heel and a foot tip capable of bearing on the ground and an ankle support wherein the foot prosthesis further comprises at least one damping element configured to be distant from said ground, an instep connecting the foot tip to the ankle support, and a connecting rod connecting the instep to the heel, wherein the at least one damping element extends between and contacts the foot tip and the ankle support, wherein the ankle support further comprises an adjustment system configured to receive an end of the damping element and configured to adjust the length and/or orientation of the damping element relative to the ankle support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.