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US 12,708,530 B2Granted
Digit prosthesis assembly
OwnerDaniel Didrickinventor
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Abstract
A digit prosthesis assembly is described. Embodiments of the digit prosthesis assembly include, but are not limited to, an attachment assembly, a thumb assembly, one or more finger assemblies, a pinky finger assembly, a palm engagement assembly, and combinations thereof.
Claims19
A digit prosthesis assembly comprising:
- an attachment assembly adapted to be removably coupled to a wrist of a user;
- and
- a thumb assembly including:
- an extension member having a substantially “U” shape;
- and
- a thumb member coupled to a second end of the extension member;
- wherein (i) a first end of the extension member is (a) adapted to be located on a dorsal side of a hand of the user, and (b) rotatably coupled to the attachment assembly;
- and (ii) the second end of the extension member is adapted to be located underneath a metacarpal joint of a thumb of a user.
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A digit prosthesis assembly comprising:
- an attachment assembly adapted to be removably coupled to a wrist of a user;
- and
- a thumb assembly including:
- an extension member having at least one bend and being adapted to extend from a dorsal side of a hand of the user to a palmar side between a thumb and a pointer finger;
- and
- a thumb member coupled to a second end of the extension member;
- wherein (i) a first end of the extension member is rotatably coupled to the attachment assembly;
- and (ii) the second end of the extension member is adapted to be located underneath and approximate a thenar eminence or a metacarpal joint of the thumb of the user.
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A digit prosthesis assembly comprising:
- an attachment assembly adapted to be removably coupled to a wrist of a user;
- a thumb assembly including:
- an extension member having at least one bend;
- and
- a thumb member coupled to a second end of the extension member;
- wherein (i) a first end of the extension member is (a) adapted to be located on a dorsal side of a hand of the user, and (b) rotatably coupled to the attachment assembly;
- and (ii) the second end of the extension member is adapted to be located underneath a metacarpal joint of a thumb of a user;
- a palm engagement assembly coupled to the attachment assembly and being adapted to interface with a palm of the user;
- a first finger assembly including:
- a first finger attachment assembly adapted to couple to the palm engagement assembly;
- a hinge member having a first end rotatably coupled to the attachment assembly;
- and
- a first finger cover coupled to a second end of the hinge member;
- a second finger assembly including:
- a second finger attachment assembly adapted to couple to the palm engagement assembly;
- a curved hinge member having a first end slidably engaging the second finger attachment assembly;
- and
- a second finger cover coupled to a second end of the curved hinge member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.