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Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 29, 2009
Applicants:

Larry W. Fullerton, New Hope, AL (US);

Mark D. Roberts, Huntsville, AL (US);

Herman M. Thompson, Toney, AL (US);

Herman M. Thompson, Jr., Kelso, TN (US);

Inventors:

Larry W. Fullerton, New Hope, AL (US);

Mark D. Roberts, Huntsville, AL (US);

Herman M. Thompson, Toney, AL (US);

Herman M. Thompson, Jr., Kelso, TN (US);

Assignee:

Cedar Ridge Research, LLC., New Hope, AL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/66 (2006.01); A61F 2/74 (2006.01); H01F 7/20 (2006.01); H01F 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A prosthetic device is described herein that incorporates correlated magnets which enable an artificial prosthesis (e.g., artificial limb) to be easily and effectively attached to and removed from an interface that is secured to a residual limb on a person. In addition, a method is described herein for enabling a person to attach and remove an artificial prosthesis to and from an interface that is secured to a residual limb on the person.


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