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US 8,945,236 B2Granted
Liner having an integrated electrode
AssigneeOtto Bock Healthcare GmbH
InventorsAndreas Leiniger, Jens Volkmar, Mathias Görth
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AssigneeOtto Bock Healthcare GmbH
InventorsAndreas Leiniger, Jens Volkmar, Mathias Görth
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The invention relates to a liner that is intended to be pulled over an amputation stump, is made of an electrically non-conducting material, has a form that is adapted or that adapts to the amputation stump, has an inner wall (7) that lies against the skin of the amputation stump, and is provided with at least one electrode (11), which is arranged between the skin of the amputation stump and the outside of the liner (1) in order to transmit electrical signals, a high level of wearing comfort is ensured along with reliable transmission of the electrical signals in that at least one conducting section (6) is integrated into the material of the liner (1) in the area of the electrodes (11), the at least one conducting section forming a uniform and consistently oriented inner wall together with the non-conducting material of the liner (1).
A liner having an interior, a closed end, and an open end, and which is intended to be pulled over an amputation stump to position the amputation stump in the interior, is made of an electrically non-conducting material, has a shape that is adapted or that adapts to the amputation stump, has an inner wall coming to lie against the skin of the amputation stump, has at least one seat accessible along an outer wall of the liner, and is provided with at least one electrode which is positioned in the at least one seat, wherein at least one conducting section is formed integrally with the material of the liner in the area of the at least one electrode seat and, together with the non-conducting material of the liner, forms a uniform, uninterrupted and continuous inner surface of the inner wall, wherein the at least one electrode and the at least one conducting section are electrically connected to each other when the at least one electrode is positioned in the at least one seat, and are configured to transmit electrical signals between the skin of the amputation stump and an outside of the liner.
A liner having an interior cavity, a closed end, and an open end, the liner being configured to be pulled over an amputation stump to position the amputation stump inside the interior cavity, the liner comprising an electrically non-conducting material, being of a shape that is adapted or that adapts to the amputation stump, having an inner wall coming to lie against the skin of the amputation stump, having at least one seat formed in and accessible along an outer wall of the liner, having at least one electrode positioned in the at least one seat, and having at least one conducting section formed integrally with the material of the liner in the area of the at least one seat and, together with the non-conducting material of the liner, forms a uniform, uninterrupted and continuous inner surface of the inner wall, wherein the at least one electrode and the at least one conducting section are electrically connected to each other and configured to transmit electrical signals between the skin of the amputation stump and an outside of the liner.
A liner, comprising:
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