GB1245651A - Improvements in artificial legs - Google Patents

Improvements in artificial legs

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Publication number
GB1245651A
GB1245651A GB30454/68A GB3045468A GB1245651A GB 1245651 A GB1245651 A GB 1245651A GB 30454/68 A GB30454/68 A GB 30454/68A GB 3045468 A GB3045468 A GB 3045468A GB 1245651 A GB1245651 A GB 1245651A
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Prior art keywords
rod
spring
band
june
around
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GB30454/68A
Inventor
Brian Geoffrey Blatchford
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Chas A Blatchford and Sons Ltd
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Chas A Blatchford and Sons Ltd
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Application filed by Chas A Blatchford and Sons Ltd filed Critical Chas A Blatchford and Sons Ltd
Priority to GB30454/68A priority Critical patent/GB1245651A/en
Priority to US835583A priority patent/US3599245A/en
Priority to DE19691931888 priority patent/DE1931888A1/en
Priority to FR6921521A priority patent/FR2014265A1/fr
Publication of GB1245651A publication Critical patent/GB1245651A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • A61F2/60—Artificial legs or feet or parts thereof
    • A61F2/64—Knee joints

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Transplantation (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)

Abstract

1,245,651. Artificial knee joints. CHAS. A. BLATCHFORD & SONS Ltd. 24 June, 1969 [26 June, 1968], No. 30454/68. Heading A5R. An artificial knee joint consists of a drum 5A connected to and movable with the lower part of a leg assembly 6, 6B, 6C and a friction band 9 extending around the drum and also around a member 10 adjustably connected to the thigh portion, not shown, of the leg and a pre-set automatic compensating mechanism adapted to apply a substantially constant tension to the band. This mechanism comprises a pre-set clock-type spring 12 coiled around the axis of a rod 11. The member 10 has a threaded bore (10A), Fig. 2 (not shown) therein in which the threaded rod 11 is received via an aperture in the band 9. Rod 11 is rotatable by the spring 12 and the portion 11B of the rod 11 furthermost from the member 10 is of generally square cross-section, and innermost coil 12A of the spring fits closely to the portion 11B. The distal end of spring 12 is anchored to pin 12B fixed in the frame 2 of the leg assembly. The spring 12 is pre-tensioned and exerts a torque on rod 11 in such a direction as to tend to rotate rod 11 so as to move the member 10 upwards, thereby compensating automatically for slackness arising in band 9 owing to wear.
GB30454/68A 1968-06-26 1968-06-26 Improvements in artificial legs Expired GB1245651A (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB30454/68A GB1245651A (en) 1968-06-26 1968-06-26 Improvements in artificial legs
US835583A US3599245A (en) 1968-06-26 1969-06-23 Artificial leg having a preset automatic friction band tension control
DE19691931888 DE1931888A1 (en) 1968-06-26 1969-06-24 Artificial limb
FR6921521A FR2014265A1 (en) 1968-06-26 1969-06-26

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB30454/68A GB1245651A (en) 1968-06-26 1968-06-26 Improvements in artificial legs

Publications (1)

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GB1245651A true GB1245651A (en) 1971-09-08

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GB30454/68A Expired GB1245651A (en) 1968-06-26 1968-06-26 Improvements in artificial legs

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US (1) US3599245A (en)
DE (1) DE1931888A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2014265A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1245651A (en)

Families Citing this family (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1534181A (en) * 1976-09-13 1978-11-29 Blatchford & Sons Ltd C Artificial leg with knee joint
US5472410A (en) * 1994-04-22 1995-12-05 Deroyal/Lmb, Inc. Adjustable flexion and extension joint orthoses
US7361196B2 (en) * 2005-02-22 2008-04-22 Stryker Spine Apparatus and method for dynamic vertebral stabilization
US8109973B2 (en) * 2005-10-31 2012-02-07 Stryker Spine Method for dynamic vertebral stabilization
US20090105756A1 (en) 2007-10-23 2009-04-23 Marc Richelsoph Spinal implant
US9603629B2 (en) 2008-09-09 2017-03-28 Intelligent Implant Systems Llc Polyaxial screw assembly
IT1396692B1 (en) 2009-11-18 2012-12-14 Rizzoli Ortopedia S P A STRUCTURE OF PROSTHESES FOR AMPUTES TO THE LOWER LIMBS.
US9987150B2 (en) 2013-06-07 2018-06-05 Advanced Suspension Systems, Llc Attachment system for prosthetic device
US9044273B2 (en) 2013-10-07 2015-06-02 Intelligent Implant Systems, Llc Polyaxial plate rod system and surgical procedure
FR3049851A1 (en) * 2016-04-08 2017-10-13 Commissariat Energie Atomique PROTHETIC KNEE FOR A FEMALE AMPUTIVE PATIENT.

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB233950A (en) * 1924-08-23 1925-05-21 Richard Ferrer Burlton Improvements in artificial limbs
GB779087A (en) * 1954-01-12 1957-07-17 Brian Geoffrey Blatchford Artificial limb

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US3599245A (en) 1971-08-17
DE1931888A1 (en) 1970-01-22
FR2014265A1 (en) 1970-04-17

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