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US 8,409,299 B2Granted
Limb stump receiving sleeve comprising an integrated locking device for a sealing element
AssigneeMedi GmbH & Co. KG
InventorChristof Kurth
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Abstract
The invention relates to a limb stump receiving sleeve (1) comprising an integrated locking device for locking a limb by sealing a distal region of the interior of the stump receiving sleeve in relation to the limb and the surrounding atmosphere, a functional element (3) of the device being integrated into the inner face of the receiving sleeve and a sealing element (5) that extends inwards being reversibly attachable to the functional element in a positive fit, preventing air from flowing in behind said element.
Claims9
A limb stump receiving sleeve comprising:
- an integratable locking device for locking a limb stump by sealing a distal region of an interior of the stump receiving sleeve with respect to the limb stump and surrounding atmosphere, wherein the locking device includes
- a functional element integrated in an inner face of the receiving sleeve, and
- an inwardly extending sealing element reversibly attached to said functional element in a positively locking manner and in such a way that air cannot flow in behind the sealing element, and
- a side of the functional element for inserting the sealing element which faces toward the interior of the stump receiving sleeve is circumferentially provided with a groove, in which the sealing element is reversibly attached in the positively locking manner such that air cannot flow in behind the sealing element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.