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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Arbogast, Mount Sterling, OH (US);
Robert Arbogast, Mount Sterling, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ohio Willow Wood Company, Mount Sterling, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 38 ; 623 27 ;
Abstract
A lower limb prosthesis as a prosthetic foot and an elongate rod formed substantially of unidirectional long fibers embedded in a thermoplastic matrix, the fibers extending substantially parallel to the length of the rod. An adjustment apparatus for the prosthesis includes a pair of pods which may be clamped to the rod and rotated at controlled angles once the thermoplastic rod has been heated to its deformation temperature.