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US 2020/0368045 A1Published application
Prosthetic leg apparatuses and methods of using same
AssigneeCopli Technologies Ltd.
InventorsOz BENDERMAN, Chen BARAK
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Abstract
A prosthetic leg apparatus for use with a user's stump, comprising: a socket, wherein the socket is constructed of a thermoplastic material; a pylon assembly, connected to the socket and adjustable in length; and, a foot portion, connected to the pylon assembly.
Claims26
A prosthetic leg apparatus adaptable for a user's stump, comprising:
- a socket, wherein the socket is constructed of a thermoplastic material;
- a pylon assembly having a longitudinal axis, wherein the pylon assembly extends within the longitudinal axis, connected to the socket and adjustable in length;
- and,
- a foot portion, connected to the pylon assembly.
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A method of using a prosthetic leg apparatus with a user's stump, comprising:
- choosing a socket for the user's stump;
- heating the socket to a temperature sufficiently high to make the socket malleable;
- forming the socket around the user's stump;
- cooling the socket to a temperature where the socket is rigid;
- and,
- connecting at least a pylon assembly, having a longitudinal axis, wherein the pylon assembly extends within the longitudinal axis, to the socket.
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A foot portion of a prosthetic leg assembly, comprising:
- a closed-loop main body shaped with a general outline of a human foot;
- and,
- an opening provided on the top of the main body configured as a counterpart to a bottom of a housing of a pylon assembly of the prosthetic leg assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.