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US 6,589,289 B2Granted
Prosthetic socket and socket component assembly
AssigneeOssur Hf
InventorGudni Ingimarsson
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Abstract
A prosthetic socket includes a recess at its distal end for receiving a prosthetic socket component such as a pin interlock device and a threaded opening providing access to the recess from the inside of the socket. A threaded retainer may be threadedly fastened to the threads of the opening for removably retaining the prosthetic socket component within the recess.
Claims12
A prosthetic socket comprising a proximal open end, a primary volume and a distal end;
- said distal end including a recess configured to receive a prosthetic socket component;
- an access opening between the primary volume and the recess;
- said access opening configured for receiving a removable retainer for a prosthetic socket component located in the recess, and including a coupling arrangement configured to cooperate with the removable retainer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.