Prosthetic device utilizing electric vacuum pump

A prosthetic device, comprising:

• a prosthetic socket comprising a side wall extending from a distal end of the prosthetic socket to form an interior and an exterior of the prosthetic socket, wherein the interior of the prosthetic socket is adapted to receive a residual limb;
• a mounting adapter built directly into the side wall of the prosthetic socket;
• a vacuum passage extending into the interior of the prosthetic socket and through the side wall of the prosthetic socket and the mounting adapter;
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• an evacuation device comprising an electrically powered vacuum pump and a source of electric power both contained within a common housing, wherein:
• the common housing is on the exterior of the prosthetic socket and attached to the mounting adapter,
• the electrically powered vacuum pump is in communication with the vacuum passage, and
• the electrically powered vacuum pump draws air from the interior of the prosthetic socket, while the residual limb is received within the interior of the prosthetic socket, to evacuate the prosthetic socket.

A prosthetic device, comprising:

• a prosthetic socket comprising a side wall extending from a distal end of the prosthetic socket to form an interior and an exterior of the prosthetic socket, wherein the interior of the prosthetic socket is adapted to receive a residual limb;
• a mounting adapter built directly into the side wall of the prosthetic socket;
• a vacuum passage extending into the interior of the prosthetic socket and through the side wall of the prosthetic socket and the mounting adapter;
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• an evacuation device comprising an electrically powered vacuum pump, a source of electric power, and an evacuation device vacuum passage each contained within a common housing, wherein:
• the common housing is on the exterior of the prosthetic socket and attached to the mounting adapter;
• the evacuation device vacuum passage is aligned with the vacuum passage that extends through the side wall of the prosthetic socket and the mounting adapter;
• the electrically powered vacuum pump is in communication with the vacuum passage, and
• the electrically powered vacuum pump draws air from the interior of the prosthetic socket, while the residual limb is received within the interior of the prosthetic socket, to evacuate the prosthetic socket.