CUSHIONED LINER AND USE WITH PROSTHETIC DEVICES

An improved cushioned liner (i.e., prosthetic liner) for covering a residual limb of an amputee is provided. According to one embodiment, the cushioned liner includes a sock-shaped fabric body member formed of at least two fabri c pieces. One of the fabric pieces is a distal end piece that is attach...

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Hauptverfasser: SCHAFFER, STEPHEN P, MAY, BARRY A, CARLSON, RYAN, EBERLE, JOHN D
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Zusammenfassung:An improved cushioned liner (i.e., prosthetic liner) for covering a residual limb of an amputee is provided. According to one embodiment, the cushioned liner includes a sock-shaped fabric body member formed of at least two fabri c pieces. One of the fabric pieces is a distal end piece that is attached to a t least one other fabric piece along a circumferential edge of the distal end piece. The distal end piece is free of a transverse seam that extends across the distal end piece. The cushioned liner also includes a cushion layer disposed on at least one side of the sock-shaped fabric member. In another embodiment, a liner body having the above construction is provided and is adapted to receive cushioning material to form the cushioned liner.