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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2002
Applicants:
Russell A. Houser, Livermore, CA (US);
William D. Hare, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Russell A. Houser, Livermore, CA (US);
William D. Hare, Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/66 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of using an artificial limb includes mounting an artificial limb to a body part, applying a force to the artificial limb to deflect the artificial limb from a first position in a first direction, and removing the force, whereby the artificial limb moves to the first position. The artificial limb includes a mounting end configured to be mounted to a body part and one or more superelastic members. The superelastic members may be made of Nitinol.