Otto Bock Healthcare Gmbh

Waldemar Schneegans

Markus Schneegans

Heinz-Gerd Janssen

Marcus Schneegans

The invention relates to an artificial limb casing () having an insertion opening () for inserting the artificial limb, wherein a joint area () to which an end area () is integrally connected is formed on the casing (). The invention further relates to a method for producing an artificial limb casing (), wherein a textile intermediate layer () is applied to the outside of a hollow polyurethane substrate (), and a silicone layer () is applied to the textile intermediate layer. The casing () is made of an elastomer material that has a lower Shore hardness in the joint area () than in the end area ().

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Duderstadt, Germany

Waldemar Schneegans