Safety Overload for Direct Skeletal Attachment
AssigneeRehabilitation Institute of Chicago
InventorsTodd Kuiken, Michael Peshkin, Kyle Kaveny
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for prosthetic devices. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first section attachable to an abutment screw of a percutaneous implant; a second section attachable to a prosthetic limb; a latch for coupling the first section with the second section, the latch releasable in response to an overload on the prosthetic limb. A compliance component may be positioned between the first section and the second section, such that when the latch releases in response to the overload, the compliance component provides a tension between the first section and the second section.
Claims10
A apparatus, comprising:
- a first section attachable to a skeletal attachment;
- a second section attachable to a prosthetic limb;
- a latch for coupling the first section with the second section, the latch releasable in response to an overload on the prosthetic limb;
- a compliance component positioned between the first section and the second section, such that when the latch releases in response to the overload, the compliance component provides a tension between the first section and the second section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.