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Patent No.:

US 9265628 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 07, 2007
Applicants:

Michael E. Tompkins, Jamestown, NC (US);

Dale Berry, Bloomington, MN (US);

Inventors:

Michael E. Tompkins, Jamestown, NC (US);

Dale Berry, Bloomington, MN (US);

Assignee:

Hanger, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/78 (2006.01); A61F 2/68 (2006.01); A61F 2/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/74 (2006.01); A61F 2/76 (2006.01); A61F 2/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/78 (2013.01); A61F 2/68 (2013.01); A61F 2002/701 (2013.01); A61F 2002/704 (2013.01); A61F 2002/705 (2013.01); A61F 2002/707 (2013.01); A61F 2002/741 (2013.01); A61F 2002/742 (2013.01); A61F 2002/747 (2013.01); A61F 2002/748 (2013.01); A61F 2002/769 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7635 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7655 (2013.01); A61F 2002/802 (2013.01); A61F 2250/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosed prosthetic device may comprise a receptacle for receiving a limb of a person; a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the receptacle for maintaining an amount of vacuum used for connecting the receptacle to the limb of the person; a controller; and/or an electronically controllable fluid control device. The controller may be configured to provide a vacuum signature to be displayed at a user interface and/or to control the amount of vacuum used for connecting the receptacle to the limb of the person.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Tompkins, Michael. (2016). Prosthetic device and connecting system using a vacuum (U.S. Patent No. 9265628). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9265628

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