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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
James K Rasmusson, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Becker Orthopedic Appliance Company, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 38 ; 403 90 ; 403362 ;
Abstract
An endoskeletal system having an adjustable adapter assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment the adapter assembly utilizes a ball-and-post coupler to adjustably couple an endoskeletal pylon to a stump socket or artificial foot or hand. The adapter assembly includes a cylindrical collar which is fastened to one end of the pylon. The interior bore of the collar is spherically contoured to form a seat for receiving a bulbous end of the ball-and-post coupler, which itself is fastened to the stump socket via a socket adapter plate. The spherical interface of the ball-and-post coupler and the seat forms a articulable bearing.