Prosthesis liner
AssigneeOttobock SE & Co. Kgaa
InventorsBernard Garus, Lueder Mosler, Christian Mueller, Lukas Bruenjes
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Abstract
A prosthesis liner provided for fitting over a stump of a limb. The prosthesis liner includes a main body having an inner face directed towards the skin of the stump, and an outer face directed away from the stump. The prosthesis liner also includes a proximal access opening and a side wall, which extends from the access opening as far as a closed distal end portion of the liner. At least one sealing lip is arranged on the outer face of the main body and protrudes radially outwards from the main body.
Claims23
A prosthesis liner configured to fit over a stump of a limb, the liner comprising:
- a main body comprising:
- an inner face directed towards a skin surface of the stump;
- an outer face directed away from the stump;
- a proximal access opening;
- a closed distal end portion;
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- a side wall extending from the access opening to the closed distal end portion;
- at least one sealing lip arranged on the outer face of the main body and protruding radially outwards from the main body, the main body being sealed off distally with respect to the at least one sealing lip, wherein the main body is made at least partially of an air-permeable textile or air-permeable open-pore material at least proximal to the at least one sealing lip such that the liner is a breathable liner that permits air flow from the inner face to the outer face;
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- a sealing cap made of an air-impermeable material positioned on the outer face of the main body at least partially distal to the at least one sealing lip, wherein the sealing cap is integrally formed and cast on the outer face of the main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.