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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2011
Applicant:
Pierre Chabloz, Saint Georges de Commiers, FR;
Inventor:
Pierre Chabloz, Saint Georges de Commiers, FR;
Assignee:
Otto Bock Healthcare GmbH, Duderstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/64 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/64 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5038 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5006 (2013.01); A61F 2002/607 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthesis for a lower limb includes an element for receiving a thigh stump fitted on a support part, a leg assembled on the support part by a pivot link forming a knee joint to enable flexion or extension of the leg with respect to the element for receiving, and an absorbing system to absorb the flexion or extension efforts. The absorbing system is fitted on the one hand on the pin of the pivot link and on the other hand on a first end of a rocker pivotally mounted on the leg, and a rod is fitted on the one hand on a second end of the rocker and on the other hand on the support part.