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US 2024/0148524 A1Published application
Lanyard systems for prosthetic devices and related methods
AssigneeClick Holdings, LLC
InventorsJoseph A. Mahon, Nicholas E. Scoville, Simon T. Scoville, James A. Capra, Arni Thor
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Abstract
A prosthesis device can include a socket or a kit for forming a socket having a lanyard suspension system. In one example, the lanyard suspension system includes a tightening device having a housing, and tightening the lanyard gathers a tensioning line portion of the lanyard into an interior of the housing.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A prosthetic socket assembly, comprising:
- a socket comprising a sidewall, a cavity configured to receive a liner, a distal end, and a guide path;
- a tensioning line;
- and
- a tightening mechanism;
- wherein the tightening mechanism is configured to control movement of the tensioning line such that the tensioning line is configured to draw the liner into the cavity of the socket and towards the distal end of the socket, and wherein the guide path extends within the sidewall of the socket from the distal end of the socket toward the tightening mechanism.
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A prosthetic socket assembly, comprising:
- a socket comprising a sidewall, a cavity configured to receive a liner, a distal end, and a guide path;
- a tensioning line comprising a releasable connector disposed at an end thereof;
- and
- a tightening mechanism;
- wherein the tightening mechanism is configured to control movement of the tensioning line such that the tensioning line is configured to draw the liner into the cavity of the socket and towards the distal end of the socket, and wherein the guide path is internal to the prosthetic socket assembly as it extends from the distal end of the socket toward the tightening mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.