GB2092451B - Improvements in artificial limbs - Google Patents

Improvements in artificial limbs

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GB2092451B
GB2092451B GB8204768A GB8204768A GB2092451B GB 2092451 B GB2092451 B GB 2092451B GB 8204768 A GB8204768 A GB 8204768A GB 8204768 A GB8204768 A GB 8204768A GB 2092451 B GB2092451 B GB 2092451B
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artificial limbs
limbs
artificial
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GB8204768A
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Chas A Blatchford and Sons Ltd
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Chas A Blatchford and Sons Ltd
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    • 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
    • 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
    • A61F2/6607—Ankle joints
    • 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
    • A61F2/76—Means for assembling, fitting or testing prostheses, e.g. for measuring or balancing, e.g. alignment means
    • 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
    • A61F2002/5007—Prostheses not implantable in the body having elastic means different from springs, e.g. including an elastomeric insert
    • 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

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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)
GB8204768A 1980-03-03 1981-03-03 Improvements in artificial limbs Expired GB2092451B (en)

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GB8007132 1980-03-03

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GB2092451A GB2092451A (en) 1982-08-18
GB2092451B true GB2092451B (en) 1984-05-02

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Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5458656A (en) 1991-09-30 1995-10-17 Flex-Foot Energy-storing prosthesis leg pylon vertical shock leg
US5486209A (en) 1989-04-13 1996-01-23 Phillips; Van L. Foot prosthesis having auxiliary ankle construction
US5509938A (en) 1991-02-28 1996-04-23 Phillips; Van L. Prosthetic foot incorporating adjustable bladder
US5514186A (en) 1989-04-13 1996-05-07 Phillips; Van L. Attachment construction for prosthesis
US5514185A (en) 1991-02-28 1996-05-07 Phillips; Van L. Split foot prosthesis
US5549714A (en) 1990-09-21 1996-08-27 Phillips; Van L. Symes foot prosthesis
US6406500B1 (en) 1989-04-13 2002-06-18 Van L. Phillips Foot prosthesis having curved forefoot
US6443995B1 (en) 2000-12-22 2002-09-03 Barry W. Townsend Prosthetic foot
US9351853B2 (en) 2008-08-18 2016-05-31 The Ohio Willow Wood Company Prosthetic foot

Families Citing this family (18)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2177925A (en) * 1985-07-18 1987-02-04 Vessa Ltd Adjustable ankle connector for artificial leg
GB8605026D0 (en) * 1986-02-28 1986-04-09 Hanger & Co Ltd J E Artificial foot
CA1305585C (en) * 1986-07-28 1992-07-28 Robert E. Arbogast Prosthetic foot
SE456134B (en) * 1987-02-25 1988-09-12 Yngve Ljungblad GUIDANCE AT A FOOT PROTECTION
GB8707378D0 (en) * 1987-03-27 1987-04-29 Hanger & Co Ltd J E Hip joint
EP0331468B1 (en) * 1988-03-04 1994-04-06 CHAS. A. BLATCHFORD & SONS LIMITED Lower limb prosthesis
US5112356A (en) * 1988-03-04 1992-05-12 Chas A. Blatchford & Sons Limited Lower limb prosthesis with means for restricting dorsi-flexion
DE8804228U1 (en) * 1988-03-29 1988-05-05 Ipos GmbH & Co KG, 2120 Lüneburg Artificial foot for a leg prosthesis
US5066305A (en) * 1988-10-25 1991-11-19 Model & Instrument Development Corporation Prosthetic foot having a low profile cantilever spring keel
US5387246A (en) * 1989-04-13 1995-02-07 Phillips; Van L. Prosthetic ski leg
US5545234A (en) * 1991-04-04 1996-08-13 Collier, Jr.; Milo S. Lower extremity prosthetic device
WO1992020305A2 (en) * 1991-05-10 1992-11-26 College Park Industries, Inc. Prosthetic foot with heel adjustement mechanism
US5158570A (en) * 1991-05-10 1992-10-27 College Park Industries, Inc. Prosthetic foot with improved ankle and elastomeric heel pad
US5482513A (en) * 1993-03-31 1996-01-09 Wilson Michael T Ankle joint with dedicated transverse rotator
US5695526A (en) * 1993-10-12 1997-12-09 Wilson Michael T One-piece mechanically differentiated prosthetic foot and associated ankle joint with syme modification
US5800570A (en) * 1996-03-14 1998-09-01 Collier; Milo S. Lower extremity prosthetic device
US7871443B2 (en) 2006-02-28 2011-01-18 Wilson Michael T Prosthetic foot with composite heel
US8118879B2 (en) 2008-03-14 2012-02-21 Wilson Michael T Prosthetic foot with flexible ankle portion

Cited By (14)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5593457A (en) 1989-04-13 1997-01-14 Phillips; Van L. Foot prosthesis having auxiliary ankle construction
US6406500B1 (en) 1989-04-13 2002-06-18 Van L. Phillips Foot prosthesis having curved forefoot
US6527811B1 (en) 1989-04-13 2003-03-04 Van L. Phillips Foot prosthesis with modular foot plate
US5514186A (en) 1989-04-13 1996-05-07 Phillips; Van L. Attachment construction for prosthesis
US5728176A (en) 1989-04-13 1998-03-17 Flex-Foot, Inc. Attachment construction for prosthesis
US5486209A (en) 1989-04-13 1996-01-23 Phillips; Van L. Foot prosthesis having auxiliary ankle construction
US5976191A (en) 1989-04-13 1999-11-02 Phillips; Van L. Foot prosthesis having curved forefoot
US5549714A (en) 1990-09-21 1996-08-27 Phillips; Van L. Symes foot prosthesis
US5514185A (en) 1991-02-28 1996-05-07 Phillips; Van L. Split foot prosthesis
US5509938A (en) 1991-02-28 1996-04-23 Phillips; Van L. Prosthetic foot incorporating adjustable bladder
US5458656A (en) 1991-09-30 1995-10-17 Flex-Foot Energy-storing prosthesis leg pylon vertical shock leg
US6443995B1 (en) 2000-12-22 2002-09-03 Barry W. Townsend Prosthetic foot
US6743260B2 (en) 2000-12-22 2004-06-01 Barry W. Townsend Prosthetic foot
US9351853B2 (en) 2008-08-18 2016-05-31 The Ohio Willow Wood Company Prosthetic foot

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