Simplified prosthetic device
AssigneeUnited States Army as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorJoy Danielle Clark
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Abstract
A simplified prosthetic device and methods of use thereof is disclosed with splinting means; an elongate static arm fixedly attached to said splinting means; an elongate mobile arm with a first end and second end, said mobile arm being flexibly attached at said first end to said static arm; an elastic element for allowing re-extension of said mobile arm and attached to said mobile arm and an anchor point; means for translating gross body movements to the mobile arm; and an attachment being attached to the second end of the mobile arm.
Claims15
A prosthetic device comprising:
- splinting means;
- an elongate static arm fixedly attached to said splinting means;
- an elongate mobile arm with a first end and second end, said mobile arm being flexibly attached at said first end to said static arm;
- an elastic element for allowing re-extension of said mobile arm and attached to said mobile arm and an anchor point;
- means for translating gross body movements to the mobile arm;
- and
- an attachment being attached to the second end of the mobile arm.
A prosthetic device comprising:
- splinting means secured to a residual limb by securing means;
- an elongate static arm fixedly attached to the splinting means;
- a hinge attached to the static arm and an elongate mobile arm, said hinge further comprising an extension motion stop and a flexion motion stop and an elastic element connecting the hinge to the mobile arm;
- an eyelet attached to the splinting means;
- connecting means with a first end and second end, said first end being attached to an anchor, said connecting means being threaded through the eyelet and said second end being attached to the elongate mobile arm;
- a cuff for receiving a sliding element fixedly attached to the distal end of the mobile arm, the sliding element further characterized with an elongate slot and interoperable with the cuff;
- and,
- a utensil attachment removably attached to said sliding element through the elongate slot by attachment means.
A method of providing self-sufficiency to an amputee comprising the steps of:
- assessing the amputee as a qualifying candidate for prostheses;
- preparing the residual limb to receive a splint;
- splinting the residual limb;
- attaching a static arm to said splint;
- attaching a mobile arm to said static arm by way of a hinge;
- attaching a flexible element to said mobile arm and an anchor point;
- attaching means for translating the gross body movements of the amputee to the mobile arm and an anchor point;
- and,
- attaching a utensil device to the mobile arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.