Simplified biofidelic lower leg surrogate
AssigneeHer Majesty the Queen as represented by the Minister of National Defence of Her Majesty's Canadian Government
InventorsKevin Williams, Daniel Bourget, Duane Cronin, Denis Bergeron, Christopher Salisbury
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Abstract
A biofidelic lower leg surrogate includes a latex skin containing tissue simulating gelatin and a simulative bone assembly. The bone assembly is defined by a hollow, cylindrical, polymeric tibia body connected to an ankle piece in the shape of a section of a solid cylinder; a pair of heel blocks bonded to each other and to the ankle piece with a triangular bottom opening therebetween defining an arch; a nylon tendon strip mounted in grooves in the bottom of the heel blocks; and a heel pad extending across the bottom of the blocks.
Claims13
A lower leg surrogate comprising:
- (a) an outer skin formed of a flexible, resilient material;
- (b) a tissue resembling gel encased in said skin;
- (c) a simulative bone assembly in said gel, said bone assembly including:
- (i) an elongated cylindrical tibia body;
- (ii) an ankle piece bonded to a bottom end of said tibia body;
- (iii) at least one heel block bonded to said ankle piece, said heel block having an arch at the bottom thereof;
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- (iv) a heel pad extending across the bottom of the heel block and the arch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.