US3890650A - Artificial foot for leg prostheses - Google Patents
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- US3890650A US3890650A US494277A US49427774A US3890650A US 3890650 A US3890650 A US 3890650A US 494277 A US494277 A US 494277A US 49427774 A US49427774 A US 49427774A US 3890650 A US3890650 A US 3890650A
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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
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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
- A61F2002/5007—Prostheses not implantable in the body having elastic means different from springs, e.g. including an elastomeric insert
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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
- A61F2002/6614—Feet
- A61F2002/6657—Feet having a plate-like or strip-like spring element, e.g. an energy-storing cantilever spring keel
Definitions
- the foot and the functional characteristics of the same are of considerable importance.
- the foot must allow the amputated patient to tread on the ground with a maximum of dampening. in simultaneously providing a rigid linkage for the prothesis and maintaining, during walking, the highest possible degree of resiliency of the rolling motion resistance.
- an artificial foot made of foamed synthetic materials that are foamed within a mold, for leg prostheses is characterized by a metallic base plate disposed in the area of the sole of the foot within the foamed foot member, a forwardly extending portion of the metallic base plate defining a downwardly depending offset portion, the configuration of the offset portion of the base plate adapted to the roll-off motion of the ball of the foot, the offset portion secured to a forefoot core made of a homogeneous plastic material, the configuration of the forefoot core corresponding to the shape of the point of the foot, and a rearwardly extending portion of the metallic base plate supported by a portion of a tab made of a homogeneous plastic material, the tab being disposed within the heel portion of the foot.
- a recess is provided in a rearward portion of the foot and extends from the top surface of the artificial foot down to the upper surface of the metallic base plate and adapted to receive articulation and attachment members.
- the drawing illustrates a longitudinal vertical sectional view of an artificial foot in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- a metallic base plate 10 is provided in the area of the sole of the foot.
- the metallic base plate 10 is adapted to the configuration of the sole of the foot within the area of the ball of the foot 12 by means of a downwardly depending offset portion 11.
- the offset portion 11 allows to perform the rolling motion functions of the foot within a transverse sectional area located substantially in a region intermediate a first and a second third at the forward end of the foot when assuming the foot to be subdivided, along its length, into three longitudinal portions of approximately equal lengths.
- This transverse area is predetermined by nature itself and substantially coincides with the line of articulation of the toes.
- a forefoot core 14 made of a homogeneous elastomer material is prevulcanized to the downwardly depending offset portion 11 of the base plate 10.
- the lower boundary of the forefoot core 14 corresponds to the outer configuration of the ball of the foot.
- This forefoot core 14 is of a nonfoamed structure and is perfectly resistant to aging. Therefore the rolling motion resistance may be predetermined and will not alter during extended periods of time.
- a tab is likewise made of a homogeneous elastomer material is prevulcanized to the metallic base plate 10 and forms a reinforcement member.
- the thus formed functional core of the foot comprising the metallic base plate 10, the forefoot core 14 and the tab 15 may be readily adapted to any size of foot and to different heel heights.
- the actual foot body 16 is integrally foamed of a cellular material about the functional foot core, in order to preserve a low weight of the foot.
- a recess 17 may be provided within a rearward portion of the artificial foot. This recess 17 may extend from the top surface of the foot body down to the upper surface of the metallic base plate 10 and allows to threadedly attach articulation and attachment members directly to the metallic base plate 10.
- An artificial foot made of foamed synthetic materials that are foamed within a mold, for leg prostheses characterized by a metallic base plate disposed in the area of the sole of the foot within the foamed foot member, a forwardly extending portion of said metallic base plate defining a downwardly depending offset portion, the configuration of said offset portion of said base plate adapted to the roll-off motion of the ball of the foot, said offset portion secured to a forefoot core made of a homogeneous plastic material, the configuration of said forefoot core corresponding to the shape of the point of the foot, and a rearwardly extending portion of said metallic base plate supported by a portion of a tab made of a homogeneous plastic material, said tab being disposed within the heel portion of the foot.
- An artificial foot as in claim I further characterized by a recess in a rearward portion of the foot, said recess extending from the top surface of said artificial foot down to the upper surface of the metallic base plate and adapted to receive articulation and attachment members.
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- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Transplantation (AREA)
- Vascular Medicine (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Biomedical Technology (AREA)
- Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
- Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
- Cardiology (AREA)
- Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Public Health (AREA)
- Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
- Prostheses (AREA)
- Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE2341887A DE2341887C3 (de) | 1973-08-18 | 1973-08-18 | Kunstfuß für eine Beinprothese |
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US3890650A true US3890650A (en) | 1975-06-24 |
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US494277A Expired - Lifetime US3890650A (en) | 1973-08-18 | 1974-08-02 | Artificial foot for leg prostheses |
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US (1) | US3890650A (de) |
DE (1) | DE2341887C3 (de) |
FR (1) | FR2240713B3 (de) |
GB (1) | GB1469982A (de) |
Cited By (22)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4089072A (en) * | 1975-07-18 | 1978-05-16 | Otto Bock Orthopadische Industrie K.G. | Prosthetic appliance |
US4177525A (en) * | 1977-11-09 | 1979-12-11 | Ohio Willow Wood Co., Inc. | Reinforced artificial foot and method of making |
US4225982A (en) * | 1978-12-04 | 1980-10-07 | Cochrane Ian W | Molded syme foot with attached stump socket |
US4645509A (en) * | 1984-06-11 | 1987-02-24 | Model & Instrument Development Corporation | Prosthetic foot having a cantilever spring keel |
US4892553A (en) * | 1988-03-29 | 1990-01-09 | Ipos Gmbh & Co, Kg | Artificial foot for a leg prosthesis |
US5007938A (en) * | 1989-07-08 | 1991-04-16 | Ipos Gmbh & Co. Kg | Artificial foot for a leg prosthesis |
US5037444A (en) * | 1989-01-05 | 1991-08-06 | Phillips L Van | Prosthetic foot |
US5066305A (en) * | 1988-10-25 | 1991-11-19 | Model & Instrument Development Corporation | Prosthetic foot having a low profile cantilever spring keel |
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 |
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 |
US20020087216A1 (en) * | 1996-02-16 | 2002-07-04 | Atkinson Stewart L. | Prosthetic walking system |
US6443995B1 (en) | 2000-12-22 | 2002-09-03 | Barry W. Townsend | Prosthetic foot |
US20040199265A1 (en) * | 2000-12-22 | 2004-10-07 | Townsend Barry W. | Prosthetic foot |
US20040225376A1 (en) * | 2000-12-22 | 2004-11-11 | Townsend Barry W. | Prosthetic foot |
WO2007071993A2 (en) * | 2005-12-20 | 2007-06-28 | Robert John Watts | Foot prosthesis |
US20080004719A1 (en) * | 2006-07-03 | 2008-01-03 | Sigurdur Asgeirsson | Prosthetic foot |
US20100042228A1 (en) * | 2008-08-18 | 2010-02-18 | The Ohio Willow Wood Company | Prosthetic foot |
JP2017517313A (ja) * | 2014-05-09 | 2017-06-29 | オットー・ボック・ヘルスケア・ゲーエムベーハーOtto Bock HealthCare GmbH | 義足足部 |
Families Citing this family (2)
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CA1305585C (en) * | 1986-07-28 | 1992-07-28 | Robert E. Arbogast | Prosthetic foot |
US4865612A (en) * | 1986-07-28 | 1989-09-12 | The Ohio Willow Wood Company, Inc. | Prosthetic foot |
Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US464356A (en) * | 1891-04-01 | 1891-12-01 | Artificial limb | |
US1219374A (en) * | 1916-10-25 | 1917-03-13 | Walter Carrico | Artificial foot. |
US3484871A (en) * | 1968-12-02 | 1969-12-23 | John L Orange | Artificial foot |
Family Cites Families (5)
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DE361972C (de) * | 1922-10-20 | Wilhelm Mull | Kuenstlicher Fuss | |
DE354246C (de) * | 1921-05-21 | 1922-06-06 | Anton Leisten | Kuenstlicher Fuss |
US2556525A (en) * | 1949-10-08 | 1951-06-12 | William M Drennon | Artificial limb joint |
US3335428A (en) * | 1964-11-02 | 1967-08-15 | Goodrich Co B F | Resilient prosthetic foot made from elastic polymers of different hardness |
DE1998183U (de) * | 1965-11-29 | 1968-12-12 | Teufel Wilh Jul Fa | Kunstfuss fuer beinprothesen. |
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- 1973-08-18 DE DE2341887A patent/DE2341887C3/de not_active Expired
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- 1974-07-25 GB GB3294074A patent/GB1469982A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-08-02 US US494277A patent/US3890650A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1974-08-19 FR FR7428459A patent/FR2240713B3/fr not_active Expired
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US464356A (en) * | 1891-04-01 | 1891-12-01 | Artificial limb | |
US1219374A (en) * | 1916-10-25 | 1917-03-13 | Walter Carrico | Artificial foot. |
US3484871A (en) * | 1968-12-02 | 1969-12-23 | John L Orange | Artificial foot |
Cited By (37)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4089072A (en) * | 1975-07-18 | 1978-05-16 | Otto Bock Orthopadische Industrie K.G. | Prosthetic appliance |
US4177525A (en) * | 1977-11-09 | 1979-12-11 | Ohio Willow Wood Co., Inc. | Reinforced artificial foot and method of making |
US4225982A (en) * | 1978-12-04 | 1980-10-07 | Cochrane Ian W | Molded syme foot with attached stump socket |
US4645509A (en) * | 1984-06-11 | 1987-02-24 | Model & Instrument Development Corporation | Prosthetic foot having a cantilever spring keel |
US4892553A (en) * | 1988-03-29 | 1990-01-09 | Ipos Gmbh & Co, Kg | 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 |
US5037444A (en) * | 1989-01-05 | 1991-08-06 | Phillips L Van | Prosthetic foot |
US5181932A (en) * | 1989-04-13 | 1993-01-26 | Phillips L Van | Foot prosthesis having auxiliary ankle construction |
US5486209A (en) * | 1989-04-13 | 1996-01-23 | Phillips; Van L. | Foot prosthesis having auxiliary ankle construction |
US5593457A (en) * | 1989-04-13 | 1997-01-14 | 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 |
US6406500B1 (en) | 1989-04-13 | 2002-06-18 | Van L. Phillips | Foot prosthesis having curved forefoot |
US5007938A (en) * | 1989-07-08 | 1991-04-16 | Ipos Gmbh & Co. Kg | Artificial foot for a leg prosthesis |
US5549714A (en) * | 1990-09-21 | 1996-08-27 | Phillips; Van L. | Symes foot prosthesis |
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 |
US5458656A (en) * | 1991-09-30 | 1995-10-17 | Flex-Foot | Energy-storing prosthesis leg pylon vertical shock leg |
US20020087216A1 (en) * | 1996-02-16 | 2002-07-04 | Atkinson Stewart L. | Prosthetic walking system |
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 |
US20040199265A1 (en) * | 2000-12-22 | 2004-10-07 | Townsend Barry W. | Prosthetic foot |
US20040225376A1 (en) * | 2000-12-22 | 2004-11-11 | Townsend Barry W. | Prosthetic foot |
US6936074B2 (en) | 2000-12-22 | 2005-08-30 | Barry W. Townsend | Prosthetic foot |
US7108723B2 (en) | 2000-12-22 | 2006-09-19 | Townsend Barry W | Prosthetic foot |
WO2007071993A2 (en) * | 2005-12-20 | 2007-06-28 | Robert John Watts | Foot prosthesis |
WO2007071993A3 (en) * | 2005-12-20 | 2007-08-23 | Robert John Watts | Foot prosthesis |
US20090030531A1 (en) * | 2006-07-03 | 2009-01-29 | Sigurdur Asgeirsson | Prosthetic foot |
US20080004719A1 (en) * | 2006-07-03 | 2008-01-03 | Sigurdur Asgeirsson | Prosthetic foot |
US20090043403A1 (en) * | 2006-07-03 | 2009-02-12 | Sigurdur Asgeirsson | Prosthetic foot |
US7503937B2 (en) | 2006-07-03 | 2009-03-17 | Ossur Hf | Prosthetic foot |
US7771488B2 (en) | 2006-07-03 | 2010-08-10 | Ossur Hf | Prosthetic foot |
US8177855B2 (en) | 2006-07-03 | 2012-05-15 | Ossur Hf | Prosthetic foot |
US20100042228A1 (en) * | 2008-08-18 | 2010-02-18 | The Ohio Willow Wood Company | Prosthetic foot |
US8317877B2 (en) | 2008-08-18 | 2012-11-27 | The Ohio Willow Wood Company | Prosthetic foot |
US9351853B2 (en) | 2008-08-18 | 2016-05-31 | The Ohio Willow Wood Company | Prosthetic foot |
JP2017517313A (ja) * | 2014-05-09 | 2017-06-29 | オットー・ボック・ヘルスケア・ゲーエムベーハーOtto Bock HealthCare GmbH | 義足足部 |
US11039941B2 (en) | 2014-05-09 | 2021-06-22 | Ottobock Se & Co. Kgaa | Prosthetic foot |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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DE2341887C3 (de) | 1981-04-30 |
DE2341887A1 (de) | 1975-02-27 |
GB1469982A (en) | 1977-04-14 |
FR2240713A1 (de) | 1975-03-14 |
FR2240713B3 (de) | 1977-06-10 |
DE2341887B2 (de) | 1980-07-17 |
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