DE69524198D1 - Prothesenstange mit gleichförmigen biegecharakteristiken - Google Patents

Prothesenstange mit gleichförmigen biegecharakteristiken

Info

Publication number
DE69524198D1
DE69524198D1 DE69524198T DE69524198T DE69524198D1 DE 69524198 D1 DE69524198 D1 DE 69524198D1 DE 69524198 T DE69524198 T DE 69524198T DE 69524198 T DE69524198 T DE 69524198T DE 69524198 D1 DE69524198 D1 DE 69524198D1
Authority
DE
Germany
Prior art keywords
pylon
mandrel
mold
laminate
flexible portion
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
DE69524198T
Other languages
English (en)
Other versions
DE69524198T2 (de
Inventor
M Houser
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Seattle Orthopedic Group Inc
Original Assignee
Seattle Orthopedic Group Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Seattle Orthopedic Group Inc filed Critical Seattle Orthopedic Group Inc
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of DE69524198D1 publication Critical patent/DE69524198D1/de
Publication of DE69524198T2 publication Critical patent/DE69524198T2/de
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/50—Prostheses not implantable in the body
    • A61F2/5044—Designing or manufacturing processes
    • A61F2/5046—Designing or manufacturing processes for designing or making customized prostheses, e.g. using templates, finite-element analysis or CAD-CAM techniques
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/50—Prostheses not implantable in the body
    • A61F2/60—Artificial legs or feet or parts thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/04—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising reinforcements only, e.g. self-reinforcing plastics
    • B29C70/28—Shaping operations therefor
    • B29C70/40—Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied
    • B29C70/42—Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C70/44—Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles using isostatic pressure, e.g. pressure difference-moulding, vacuum bag-moulding, autoclave-moulding or expanding rubber-moulding
    • B29C70/446—Moulding structures having an axis of symmetry or at least one channel, e.g. tubular structures, frames
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/50—Prostheses not implantable in the body
    • A61F2/5044—Designing or manufacturing processes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/50—Prostheses not implantable in the body
    • A61F2/78—Means for protecting prostheses or for attaching them to the body, e.g. bandages, harnesses, straps, or stockings for the limb stump
    • A61F2/80—Sockets, e.g. of suction type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/30—Joints
    • A61F2002/30001—Additional features of subject-matter classified in A61F2/28, A61F2/30 and subgroups thereof
    • A61F2002/30108—Shapes
    • A61F2002/30199—Three-dimensional shapes
    • A61F2002/30224—Three-dimensional shapes cylindrical
    • A61F2002/30235—Three-dimensional shapes cylindrical tubular, e.g. sleeves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/50—Prostheses not implantable in the body
    • A61F2/5044—Designing or manufacturing processes
    • A61F2002/5055—Reinforcing prostheses by embedding particles or fibres during moulding or dipping, e.g. carbon fibre composites
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/50—Prostheses not implantable in the body
    • A61F2/60—Artificial legs or feet or parts thereof
    • A61F2/66—Feet; Ankle joints
    • A61F2002/6614—Feet
    • A61F2002/6657—Feet having a plate-like or strip-like spring element, e.g. an energy-storing cantilever spring keel
    • A61F2002/6671—C-shaped
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2230/00—Geometry of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2230/0063—Three-dimensional shapes
    • A61F2230/0069—Three-dimensional shapes cylindrical
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2240/00—Manufacturing or designing of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2240/001—Designing or manufacturing processes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C53/00—Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening or flattening; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C53/56—Winding and joining, e.g. winding spirally
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/753—Medical equipment; Accessories therefor
    • B29L2031/7532—Artificial members, protheses
DE69524198T 1994-09-16 1995-09-15 Prothesenstange mit gleichförmigen biegecharakteristiken Expired - Fee Related DE69524198T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/308,092 US5571207A (en) 1994-09-16 1994-09-16 Prosthetic pylon having uniform flexure characteristics
PCT/US1995/011689 WO1996008216A1 (en) 1994-09-16 1995-09-15 Prosthetic pylon having uniform flexure characteristics

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
DE69524198D1 true DE69524198D1 (de) 2002-01-10
DE69524198T2 DE69524198T2 (de) 2002-05-02

Family

ID=23192510

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
DE69524198T Expired - Fee Related DE69524198T2 (de) 1994-09-16 1995-09-15 Prothesenstange mit gleichförmigen biegecharakteristiken

Country Status (5)

Country Link
US (1) US5571207A (de)
EP (1) EP0729326B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE209470T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69524198T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1996008216A1 (de)

Families Citing this family (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB9621138D0 (en) * 1996-10-10 1996-11-27 Chas A Blatchford And Sons Lim A below-knee lower limb prosthesis and a shin component for the prosthesis
GB9724680D0 (en) * 1997-11-21 1998-01-21 Blatchford & Sons Ltd A foot and shin component for a lower limb prosthesis
US6586110B1 (en) 2000-07-07 2003-07-01 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Contoured metal structural members and methods for making the same
US6893733B2 (en) 2000-07-07 2005-05-17 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Modified contoured crushable structural members and methods for making the same
US6736848B2 (en) * 2001-05-29 2004-05-18 Sdgi Holdings, Inc. Method and apparatus for using formable polymers for orthopedic support
US20070100465A1 (en) * 2003-06-25 2007-05-03 Egan Joseph S Method of construction of moulded products
BRPI0617500B8 (pt) * 2005-10-17 2021-07-27 Spidertech A Div Of Stoecker & Associates A Subsidiary Of The Dermatology Center Llc kit de imunoensaio para a detecção de veneno de loxosceles reclusa
US8366789B2 (en) * 2008-05-28 2013-02-05 3D Systems, Inc. Prosthetic limb
US8613716B2 (en) 2008-11-09 2013-12-24 3D Systems, Inc. Custom braces, casts and devices having limited flexibility and methods for designing and fabricating
US8413313B2 (en) * 2009-11-06 2013-04-09 David Delon Williams Divided-end artificial limb
US10034782B2 (en) 2014-09-19 2018-07-31 össur hf Variable stiffness prosthetic foot

Family Cites Families (17)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2113826A (en) * 1935-04-12 1938-04-12 Robert F Carpenter Vaulting pole
US3379220A (en) * 1964-03-21 1968-04-23 Kiuchi Atsushi High bending strength tubular members of fiber reinforced plastics
US3491999A (en) * 1967-03-10 1970-01-27 Columbia Products Co Vaulting pole with helical winding having spaced apart convolutions
DE2049545A1 (de) * 1969-10-13 1971-04-22 Sherwood Medical Ind Inc Strangpresse
US4319750A (en) * 1979-04-30 1982-03-16 Aldila, Inc. Golf shaft having controlled flex zone
GB2085351B (en) * 1980-09-26 1985-02-20 Blatchford Chas A And Sons Ltd A method of making an artificial limb component
US4455022A (en) * 1981-11-09 1984-06-19 Don Wright Golf Company Master shaft and method of making golf club shafts therefrom
US4822363A (en) * 1985-08-01 1989-04-18 Phillips L Van Modular composite prosthetic foot and leg
US5188152A (en) * 1987-02-05 1993-02-23 Ryobi Ltd. Tubular structures for fishing rods or the like
US4968545A (en) * 1987-11-02 1990-11-06 The Dexter Corporation Composite tube and method of manufacture
US4971846A (en) * 1987-11-16 1990-11-20 Tre Corporation Thermoplastic cylinder and process for manufacturing same
US4959073A (en) * 1988-06-06 1990-09-25 John Merlette Foot prosthesis and method of making same
US5217500A (en) * 1990-01-12 1993-06-08 Phillips L Van Prosthetic leg
US5201775A (en) * 1990-04-20 1993-04-13 Ohio Willow Wood Company Adjustable lower limb prosthesis
US5156631A (en) * 1991-09-16 1992-10-20 John Merlette Foot and leg prosthesis and method of making same
US5405410A (en) * 1992-08-12 1995-04-11 Ohio Willow Wood Company Adjustable lower limb prosthesis having conical support
US5265872A (en) * 1992-12-23 1993-11-30 Unifiber Usa Golf club shaft having definable "feel"

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0729326B1 (de) 2001-11-28
DE69524198T2 (de) 2002-05-02
WO1996008216A1 (en) 1996-03-21
ATE209470T1 (de) 2001-12-15
US5571207A (en) 1996-11-05
EP0729326A1 (de) 1996-09-04

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4397048A (en) Reinforced plastics artificial limb component and method for making same
DE69524198T2 (de) Prothesenstange mit gleichförmigen biegecharakteristiken
GB2096530A (en) A tubular hollow member and a method for its manufacture and a device for carrying out the method
SE8001447L (sv) Forsterkt ihalig konstruktion och forfarande for dess framstellning
ATE269784T1 (de) Verfahren zur herstellung eines schnitt- und abriebfesten mehrschichtmaterials
CA2005009A1 (en) Procedure for continuous production of fibre-reinforced plastic pipes and device for implementation of the procedure
US4212693A (en) Fishing rod and process for its production
ATE85770T1 (de) Verfahren zur herstellung eines rohrkoerpers einer expansionswelle.
US20040207114A1 (en) Method for producing a connector element for connecting frame parts at a joint location in a bicycle framework and connector element obtained thereby
US5943758A (en) Fabrication of a hollow composite-material shaft having an integral collar
US2643700A (en) Method and apparatus for manufacturing cylindrical bodies
US4614631A (en) Process for screw-cutting in a tube or link made from a composite carbon fiber based material coated with polymerized resin
FR2271024A1 (en) Fibre-reinforced, synthetic-resin-impregnated hollow bodies - by winding layers around mandrel forming part of finished body
JPS6327234A (ja) 木質積層パイプの製造方法
ATE7121T1 (de) Apparat zur verwendung bei der herstellung thermoplastischer rohre durch radiales aufweiten eines rohr-rohlings in einer form mit rundem querschnitt.
JPH04356147A (ja) 振出し型の釣り竿とその製造方法
JPS5734917A (en) Molding method for crooked cylindrical body made of fiber reinforced composite material
JPS6347614B2 (de)
GB2111167A (en) Composite laminated resilient bearings and method of manufacture
JPS56123A (en) Manufacture of vehicle wheel
JPH01124342A (ja) 釣り竿嵌合部分の固着防止を行なう凹凸面の成形方法
JPS62134250A (ja) カ−ボンファイバ強化合成樹脂管の製造方法
JPH01168225A (ja) 釣り竿嵌合部分の固着防止を行なう凹凸面の成形方法
ATE244633T1 (de) Verfahren zur herstellung eines schlauch- bzw. rohrartigen bauteiles
GB584375A (en) Improvements in or relating to the manufacture of rods, dowels, flexible aerial rods and the like

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
8364 No opposition during term of opposition
8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee