GB621576A - Improvements in and relating to artificial limbs - Google Patents

Improvements in and relating to artificial limbs

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GB621576A
GB621576A GB2060346A GB2060346A GB621576A GB 621576 A GB621576 A GB 621576A GB 2060346 A GB2060346 A GB 2060346A GB 2060346 A GB2060346 A GB 2060346A GB 621576 A GB621576 A GB 621576A
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limb
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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
    • 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
    • A61F2002/5007—Prostheses not implantable in the body having elastic means different from springs, e.g. including an elastomeric insert

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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)
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  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)

Abstract

621,576. Artificial joints. DESOUTTER, A. M. July 10, 1946, No. 20603. [Class 81 (ii)] A jointed artificial limb comprises two relatively movable limb members wherein opposing faces of the members are connected together solely by a block, pad or the like of rubber or similar material which is bonded or caused to adhere to the opposing faces thereby forming a resilient joint, which may flex in all directions. The opposing faces may be formed to converge about a central point of the joint and the rubber block, &c., may be shaped to conform to these faces and bonded thereto; the faces may assume the form of opposing or nesting obtuse angles in which the angle of one may be greater than the angle of the other, and the rubber block &c. may be of such shape that when its surfaces are forced to conform to the opposing surfaces and bonded thereto, either the extremities or the central portion of the block etc. will be in a state of compression. In another form, the faces may be formed of male and female portions in which the smaller and convex-faced male member is adapted to fit into the larger and concavefaced female member, the faces of these members being closest at their central positions and diverging outwards. In a modification of this form (Figs. 5 and 6) a lozenge-shape male member 24 is attached to a screw-threaded pin 25 which is inserted in a boring 20 and secured by a nut 28. The face 29 of one limb member (foot) is arcuate in formation (Fig. 6) and the face 30 of the other member (leg), formed with a cavity 18, is correspondingly shaped. A rubber block 31 shaped to fill the cavity 18 is forced therein and bonded thereto. A clearance space 32 between the limb members may be filled with a washershaped member. The male member may have convex or concave sides or it may be flat-sided. In another form, the opposing faces may converge towards each other to form a pivot point at one end of the faces. The block &c. may comprise a series of layers of rubber etc. bonded together and the faces of the block and the limb faces to which they are to be bonded may be formed with interengaging corrugations, studs, ridges or other uneven surfaces. The rubber blocks &c. may be bonded to separate attachments in turn adapted to be secured to the main limb-members. The joints may be used in artificial ankles, toes, knees, elbows or wrists.
GB2060346A 1946-07-10 1946-07-10 Improvements in and relating to artificial limbs Expired GB621576A (en)

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Cited By (27)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2521422A1 (en) * 1982-02-12 1983-08-19 Blatchford & Sons Ltd ALIGNMENT COUPLING FOR ARTIFICIAL LEG
US5181932A (en) * 1989-04-13 1993-01-26 Phillips L Van Foot prosthesis having auxiliary ankle construction
US5458656A (en) 1991-09-30 1995-10-17 Flex-Foot Energy-storing prosthesis leg pylon vertical shock leg
US5509938A (en) 1991-02-28 1996-04-23 Phillips; Van L. Prosthetic foot incorporating adjustable bladder
US5514185A (en) 1991-02-28 1996-05-07 Phillips; Van L. Split foot prosthesis
US5514186A (en) 1989-04-13 1996-05-07 Phillips; Van L. Attachment construction for prosthesis
US5549714A (en) 1990-09-21 1996-08-27 Phillips; Van L. Symes foot prosthesis
US5593455A (en) * 1994-05-27 1997-01-14 Phillips; Van L. Plug mounted prosthesis
US5695526A (en) * 1993-10-12 1997-12-09 Wilson Michael T One-piece mechanically differentiated prosthetic foot and associated ankle joint with syme modification
US5728177A (en) * 1994-08-15 1998-03-17 Flex-Foot, Inc. Prosthesis with foam block ankle
US5769896A (en) * 1994-09-30 1998-06-23 Brent Rosendahl Prosthetic foot with ankle
WO1998053769A1 (en) * 1997-05-30 1998-12-03 College Park Industries, Inc. Prosthetic foot assembly having improved resilient cushions and components
US5899944A (en) * 1991-02-28 1999-05-04 Phillips; Van L. Prosthetic foot incorporating compressible members
US6206934B1 (en) 1998-04-10 2001-03-27 Flex-Foot, Inc. Ankle block with spring inserts
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
US6899737B1 (en) 1998-04-10 2005-05-31 Van L. Phillips Foot prosthesis having cushioned ankle
US7063727B2 (en) 2000-10-26 2006-06-20 Van L. Phillips Foot prosthesis having cushioned ankle
US7347877B2 (en) 2004-05-28 2008-03-25 össur hf Foot prosthesis with resilient multi-axial ankle
US7871443B2 (en) 2006-02-28 2011-01-18 Wilson Michael T Prosthetic foot with composite heel
US7891258B2 (en) 2004-05-28 2011-02-22 össur hf Method of measuring the performance of a prosthetic foot
US8007544B2 (en) 2003-08-15 2011-08-30 Ossur Hf Low profile prosthetic foot
US8118879B2 (en) 2008-03-14 2012-02-21 Wilson Michael T Prosthetic foot with flexible ankle portion
US8961618B2 (en) 2011-12-29 2015-02-24 össur hf Prosthetic foot with resilient heel
US10821007B2 (en) 2016-12-01 2020-11-03 Össur Iceland Ehf Prosthetic feet having heel height adjustability
US10980648B1 (en) 2017-09-15 2021-04-20 Össur Iceland Ehf Variable stiffness mechanism and limb support device incorporating the same
US11446164B1 (en) 2017-09-15 2022-09-20 Össur Iceland Ehf Variable stiffness mechanisms

Cited By (48)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2521422A1 (en) * 1982-02-12 1983-08-19 Blatchford & Sons Ltd ALIGNMENT COUPLING FOR ARTIFICIAL LEG
US5728176A (en) 1989-04-13 1998-03-17 Flex-Foot, Inc. Attachment construction for prosthesis
US5181932A (en) * 1989-04-13 1993-01-26 Phillips L Van Foot prosthesis having auxiliary ankle construction
US5976191A (en) 1989-04-13 1999-11-02 Phillips; Van L. Foot prosthesis having curved forefoot
US5486209A (en) 1989-04-13 1996-01-23 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
US5514186A (en) 1989-04-13 1996-05-07 Phillips; Van L. Attachment construction for prosthesis
US5593457A (en) 1989-04-13 1997-01-14 Phillips; Van L. Foot prosthesis having auxiliary ankle construction
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
US5899944A (en) * 1991-02-28 1999-05-04 Phillips; Van L. Prosthetic foot incorporating compressible members
US5458656A (en) 1991-09-30 1995-10-17 Flex-Foot Energy-storing prosthesis leg pylon vertical shock leg
US5695526A (en) * 1993-10-12 1997-12-09 Wilson Michael T One-piece mechanically differentiated prosthetic foot and associated ankle joint with syme modification
US5593455A (en) * 1994-05-27 1997-01-14 Phillips; Van L. Plug mounted prosthesis
US5888238A (en) * 1994-05-27 1999-03-30 Phillips; Van L. Plug mounted prosthesis
US5728177A (en) * 1994-08-15 1998-03-17 Flex-Foot, Inc. Prosthesis with foam block ankle
US5800569A (en) * 1994-08-15 1998-09-01 Phillips; Van L. Prosthesis with resilient ankle block
US5993488A (en) * 1994-08-15 1999-11-30 Phillips; Van L. Prosthesis with resilient ankle block
US5769896A (en) * 1994-09-30 1998-06-23 Brent Rosendahl Prosthetic foot with ankle
US6537322B1 (en) 1997-05-30 2003-03-25 Christopher Lyle Johnson Prosthetic foot assembly having improved resilient cushions and components
WO1998053769A1 (en) * 1997-05-30 1998-12-03 College Park Industries, Inc. Prosthetic foot assembly having improved resilient cushions and components
US7879110B2 (en) 1998-04-10 2011-02-01 Ossur Hf Foot prosthesis having cushioned ankle
US6206934B1 (en) 1998-04-10 2001-03-27 Flex-Foot, Inc. Ankle block with spring inserts
US6899737B1 (en) 1998-04-10 2005-05-31 Van L. Phillips Foot prosthesis having cushioned ankle
US6280479B1 (en) 1998-04-10 2001-08-28 Flex-Foot, Inc. Foot prosthesis having cushioned ankle
US7063727B2 (en) 2000-10-26 2006-06-20 Van L. Phillips Foot prosthesis having cushioned ankle
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
US8858649B2 (en) 2003-08-15 2014-10-14 össur hf Low profile prosthetic foot
US8377146B2 (en) 2003-08-15 2013-02-19 Ossur Hf Low profile prosthetic foot
US9579220B2 (en) 2003-08-15 2017-02-28 össur hf Low profile prosthetic foot
US8377144B2 (en) 2003-08-15 2013-02-19 Ossur Hf Low profile prosthetic foot
US8007544B2 (en) 2003-08-15 2011-08-30 Ossur Hf Low profile prosthetic foot
US9668887B2 (en) 2004-05-28 2017-06-06 össur hf Foot prosthesis with resilient multi-axial ankle
US7998221B2 (en) 2004-05-28 2011-08-16 össur hf Foot prosthesis with resilient multi-axial ankle
US7846213B2 (en) 2004-05-28 2010-12-07 össur hf. Foot prosthesis with resilient multi-axial ankle
US7891258B2 (en) 2004-05-28 2011-02-22 össur hf Method of measuring the performance of a prosthetic foot
US9132022B2 (en) 2004-05-28 2015-09-15 össur hf Foot prosthesis with resilient multi-axial ankle
US7347877B2 (en) 2004-05-28 2008-03-25 össur hf Foot prosthesis with resilient multi-axial ankle
US8025699B2 (en) 2004-05-28 2011-09-27 össur hf Foot prosthesis with resilient multi-axial ankle
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
US8961618B2 (en) 2011-12-29 2015-02-24 össur hf Prosthetic foot with resilient heel
US10821007B2 (en) 2016-12-01 2020-11-03 Össur Iceland Ehf Prosthetic feet having heel height adjustability
US11771572B2 (en) 2016-12-01 2023-10-03 Össur Iceland Ehf Prosthetic feet having heel height adjustability
US10980648B1 (en) 2017-09-15 2021-04-20 Össur Iceland Ehf Variable stiffness mechanism and limb support device incorporating the same
US11446164B1 (en) 2017-09-15 2022-09-20 Össur Iceland Ehf Variable stiffness mechanisms

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