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US 12,751,841 B2Granted
Lanyard systems for prosthetic devices and related methods
AssigneeClick Holdings, LLC
InventorsJoseph A. Mahon, Nicholas E. Scoville, Simon T. Scoville, James A. Capra, Arni Thor
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Abstract
A prosthesis device can include a socket or a kit for forming a socket having a lanyard suspension system. In one example, the lanyard suspension system includes a tightening device having a housing, and tightening the lanyard gathers a tensioning line portion of the lanyard into an interior of the housing.
Claims16
A prosthetic socket assembly, comprising:
- a socket comprising a sidewall, a cavity configured to receive a liner, a distal end, and a guide path;
- a tensioning line;
- and
- a tightening mechanism located spaced proximally away from the distal end;
- wherein the tightening mechanism is configured to control movement of the tensioning line such that the tensioning line is configured to draw the liner into the cavity of the socket and towards the distal end of the socket, and wherein the guide path extends within the sidewall of the socket from the distal end of the socket proximally toward the tightening mechanism, wherein an entire length of the guide path extends within the sidewall from the distal end of the socket to the tightening mechanism, advantageously hiding the tensioning line and/or protecting the tensioning line from weathering or snagging.
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A prosthetic socket assembly, comprising:
- a socket comprising a sidewall, a cavity configured to receive a liner, a distal end, and a guide path;
- a tensioning line;
- and
- a tightening mechanism located spaced proximally away from the distal end;
- wherein the tightening mechanism is configured to control movement of the tensioning line such that the tensioning line is configured to draw the liner into the cavity of the socket and towards the distal end of the socket, wherein the sidewall is substantially rigid, and wherein the guide path extends within the sidewall of the socket from the distal end of the socket proximally toward the tightening mechanism, wherein an entire length of the guide path extends within the sidewall from the distal end of the socket to the tightening mechanism, advantageously hiding the tensioning line and/or protecting the tensioning line from weathering or snagging.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.