Prosthetic sleeve
AssigneeOtto Bock Healthcare IP GmbH & Co. KG
InventorScott Schneider
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Abstract
The invention is a sleeve for application to a human extremity. The sleeve has a tubular structure with distal and proximal openings, a pre-flexed section between the openings, and distal and proximal contact zones on opposing sides of the pre-flexed section. At least the distal contact zone extends from the pre-flexed section in a conically tapering manner. A distal end zone is disposed between the distal contact zone and the distal end. The distal end zone may also be conically tapered toward the distal end, and in one embodiment has a different degree of taper that the distal contact zone.
Claims7
A prosthetic sleeve size and shaped for placement on a human extremity coupled to a prosthetic device, the sleeve comprising:
- a flexible tubular structure including a distal opening and a proximal opening, a pre-flexed section between the openings, a distal contact zone and a proximal contact zone adjacent to, and on opposing sides of, the pre-flexed section, and a distal end zone between the distal contact zone and the distal opening;
- wherein the distal contact zone and distal end zone conically taper toward the distal opening;
- wherein the distal end zone has a more significant taper than the distal contact zone;
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- wherein the flexible tubular structure includes an elastomer layer on an inner surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.