Method and apparatus for decreasing build height of prosthetic products
AssigneeOssur Hf
InventorsSigurdur Olafsson, Helgi Jonsson
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Abstract
An adapter assembly allows mechanical coupling of prosthetic components such that a distal end of a socket adapter extends below a top surface of a prosthetic. The adapter assembly may include sets of external threads to operatively engage internally threaded surfaces of the prosthetic and the socket adapter.
Claims22
A method of mechanically coupling a prosthetic including a top surface and an internally threaded surface recessed within the top surface and a socket adapter configured to fit around a residual limb, the method comprising:
- extending a male element through a bore of a female element, the male element comprising exterior threads and a lip projecting outwardly from an outer surface, and the female element comprising the bore therethrough and a shoulder projecting inwardly from an inner surface of the bore;
- engaging the exterior threads of the male element to the internally threaded surface of the prosthetic;
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- engaging the female element to the socket adapter, wherein the lip of the male element engages the shoulder of the female element to secure the prosthetic to the socket adapter configured to fit around a residual limb.
A method comprising mechanically coupling a prosthetic and a socket adapter including a first internally threaded surface near a distal end, wherein, after coupling, the distal end of the socket adapter is fixed below a top surface of the prosthetic.
A method of mechanically coupling a prosthetic including a top surface and a socket adapter including a distal end, the method comprising:
- engaging the prosthetic and the socket adapter such that the distal end of the socket adapter extends below the top surface of the prosthetic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.