Assessment prosthesis and prosthetic leg

An assessment prosthesis for use with a trans-tibial amputation, comprises an upper shell (40 - 41) flexibly secured to the upper leg, and a lower shell (43) pivotally connected thereto, the lower shell being connected to a rigid shin member (46) which in turn carries a prosthetic foot, and containi...

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1. Verfasser:	GEOFFREY WILLIAM IVES-BROWN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	An assessment prosthesis for use with a trans-tibial amputation, comprises an upper shell (40 - 41) flexibly secured to the upper leg, and a lower shell (43) pivotally connected thereto, the lower shell being connected to a rigid shin member (46) which in turn carries a prosthetic foot, and containing an inflatable socket (44, 45) for receiving the stump. The prosthesis allows the patient's knee joint to be exercised. The invention also provides a similar prosthetic leg for longer term use with such an amputation in which the lower shell takes the form of a socket specifically moulded to receive the individual patient's stump.