Liner for vacuum sockets, and use of the liner
AssigneeOtto Bock Healthcare GmbH
InventorThilo-Mathias Bielefeld
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Abstract
A liner for vacuum sockets for receiving amputation stumps and for use in prosthetic sockets, wherein the liner has a double wall made up of an inner liner (2) and of an outer liner (3), permits improved sealing by a vacuum between liner and prosthetic socket (4) by virtue of the fact that the inner liner (2) and the outer liner (3) are fixedly connected to each other in the middle third and/or distal third and that the outer liner (3) is designed to provide a seal with the prosthetic socket (4).
Claims7
A liner for vacuum sockets for receiving amputation stumps and for use in prosthetic sockets, said liner having a double wall made up of an inner liner (2) and of an outer liner (3), characterized in that the inner liner (2) and the outer liner (3) are fixedly connected to each other in the middle third and/or distal third, and in that the outer liner (3) is designed to provide a seal with the prosthetic socket (4).
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