Gel and cushioning devices

An open-ended annular sleeve configured to receive a limb of a wearer and comprising an inside, an outside, a first open end, a second open end, and an intermediate portion provided between said first opened end and said second open end, said annular sleeve comprising a foamed or non-foamed gel composition comprising a block copolymer and mineral oil, wherein said gel is arranged to be capable of forming an air-tight seal with a limb or prosthetic socket when worn by said wearer.

An open-ended annular sleeve configured to receive a limb of a wearer and comprising an inside, an outside, a first open end, a second open end, and an intermediate portion provided between said first opened end and said second open end, said annular sleeve comprising a foamed or non-foamed gel composition comprising a block copolymer and mineral oil, wherein the elasticity of said sleeve is higher in a circumferential direction than in an axial direction.

An open-ended annular sleeve configured to receive a limb of a wearer and comprising an inside, an outside, a first open end, a second open end, and an intermediate portion provided between said first opened end and said second open end, said annular sleeve comprising a foamed or non-foamed gel composition comprising a block copolymer and mineral oil, wherein the elasticity of said sleeve is higher in a circumferential direction than in an axial direction and wherein said block copolymer is selected from the group consisting of styrene-ethylene/propylene, styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene and styrene isoprene-butadiene block copolymers.

An open-ended annular sleeve configured to receive a limb of a wearer and comprising an inside, an outside, a first open end, a second open end, and an intermediate portion provided between said first opened end and said second open end, said annular sleeve comprising a foamed or non-foamed gel composition comprising a block copolymer and mineral oil, wherein the elasticity of said sleeve is higher in a circumferential direction than in an axial direction and wherein said sleeve further comprises fabric which coats part or all of said gel on at least one of the inside and outside of said sleeve.

An open-ended annular sleeve configured to receive a limb of a wearer and comprising an inside, an outside, a first open end, a second open end, and an intermediate portion provided between said first opened end and said second open end, said annular sleeve comprising a foamed or non-foamed gel composition comprising a block copolymer and mineral oil, wherein the elasticity of said sleeve is higher in a circumferential direction than in an axial direction, and wherein said gel is arranged to be capable of forming an air-tight seal with a limb or prosthetic socket when worn by said wearer.

An open-ended annular sleeve configured to receive a limb of a wearer and comprising an inside, an outside, a first open end, a second open end, and an intermediate portion provided between said first opened end and said second open end, said annular sleeve comprising a foamed or non-foamed gel composition comprising a block copolymer and mineral oil, wherein a thickness of said intermediate portion is greater than a thickness that one or both of said first open end and said second open end.

An open-ended annular sleeve configured to receive a limb of a wearer and comprising an inside, an outside, a first open end, a second open end, and an intermediate portion provided between said first opened end and said second open end, said annular sleeve comprising a foamed or non-foamed gel composition comprising a block copolymer and mineral oil, wherein said sleeve is completely coated on one of the inside or outside thereof with fabric and, on the other side, is coated with fabric only at said intermediate portion.

An open-ended annular sleeve configured to receive a limb of a wearer and comprising an inside, an outside, a first open end, a second open end, and an intermediate portion provided between said first opened end and said second open end, said annular sleeve comprising a foamed or non-foamed gel composition comprising a block copolymer and mineral oil, wherein said block copolymer is selected from the group consisting of styrene-ethylene/propylene, styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene and styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymers, and wherein said sleeve further comprises fabric and is completely coated on one of the inside or outside thereof with fabric and, on the other side, is coated with fabric only at said intermediate portion.

An open-ended annular sleeve configured to receive a limb of a wearer and comprising an inside, an outside, a first open end, a second open end, and an intermediate portion provided between said first opened end and said second open end, said annular sleeve comprising a foamed or non-foamed gel composition comprising a block copolymer and mineral oil, wherein said sleeve further comprises fabric which coats part or all of said gel on at least one of the inside and outside of said sleeve, and wherein said sleeve is completely coated on one of the inside or outside thereof with fabric and, on the other side, is coated with fabric only at said intermediate portion.

An open-ended annular sleeve configured to receive a limb of a wearer and comprising an inside, an outside, a first open end, a second open end, and an intermediate portion provided between said first opened end and said second open end, said annular sleeve comprising a foamed or non-foamed gel composition comprising a block copolymer and mineral oil, wherein said gel is arranged to be capable of forming an air-tight seal with a limb or prosthetic socket when worn by said wearer, and wherein said sleeve is completely coated on one of the inside or outside thereof with fabric and, on the other side, is coated with fabric only at said intermediate portion.