摘要:
The present invention includes repelling magnetic fixtures implanted within opposing bones in an articulating joint to hold the bones apart during relative articulating movement of the bones in the joint.
摘要:
An arm socket and attached hand prosthesis. The socket has a gate in an anterior wall making the socket easy to put on and allowing the user to adjust the pads on the interior of the socket to changes in the shape of the residuum or the amount of padding required over a scar or bony area. The hand prosthesis includes an artificial hand and a connector. The artificial hand has a stationary jaw and a movable jaw with a slidable ratchet bar connected at one end to the movable jaw for moving the movable jaw towards the stationary jaw and at the other to a cable, a pair of pawls in mesh with the ratchet bar for holding the movable jaw in selected position.
摘要:
A prosthetic device for use in rehabilitating a patient after a limb reduction surgery, allows the patient to begin learning to walk with a bendable knee joint that is typically used with a more permanent, later provided prosthetic. The inventive prosthetic device includes an adjustable first portion that is secured about a portion of the amputated limb and a second portion that provides axial and radial clearance between the terminal end of the amputated limb and the interior of the prosthetic sleeve. The second portion of the prosthetic sleeve also includes a radially defined opening that assists a patient or medical personnel in observing the terminal end of the amputated limb during the post-operative healing process.
摘要:
A breast prosthesis to be worn on the body of a person who has had a mastectomy includes a soft-elastic prosthetic body made of two plastic sheets which are connected to each other along a common edge, with a plastic mass being contained hollow-free between the plastic sheets. The prosthetic body has a front side resembling in its form the natural breast and a rear side which faces the wearer's body. A fabric member covers the rear side and is attached solely to the peripheral edge of the plastic sheets of the prosthetic body to thereby increase the comfort of wearing the breast prosthesis. The fabric member is suitably made of thermoplastic material, with the welding of the plastic sheets and the welding of the fabric member with the plastic sheets being carried out in a single working step.
摘要:
A breast prosthesis to be worn on the body of a person who has had a mastectomy includes a soft-elastic prosthetic body made of two plastic sheets which are connected to each other along a common edge, with a plastic mass being contained hollow-free between the plastic sheets. The prosthetic body has a front side resembling in its form the natural breast and a rear side which faces the wearer's body. A fabric member covers the rear side and is attached solely to the peripheral edge of the plastic sheets of the prosthetic body to thereby increase the comfort of wearing the breast prosthesis. The fabric member is suitably made of thermoplastic material, with the welding of the plastic sheets and the welding of the fabric member with the plastic sheets being carried out in a single working step.
摘要:
An external cranial protective device which provides a protective and aesthetically pleasing function in protecting the brain of an individual where a section of the bone has been removed from the skull or face.
摘要:
A transcutaneous coupling device having an implanted unit and an external unit uses VELCRO for attaching the external unit to the skin in a proper location for optimal electromagnetic coupling between the units. The VELCRO has two surfaces, which adhere to one another, one surface being affixed to the external unit, and the other surface being adhesively attached to the skin. In one embodiment, the VELCRO is a patch coextensive with the surface area of the side of the external unit. In another embodiment, where the thickness of the VELCRO interferes with the coupling, the VELCRO takes the form of a ring or set of smaller patches permitting projecting portions of the side of the external unit to directly contact the skin for better coupling.
摘要:
An adjustable socket system includes a socket frame having a proximal area, a distal area opposite the proximal area, a first component arranged along a first side of the socket system, and a second component arranged along a second side of the socket system. The first component is connected to the second component. A tubular insert is arranged on an interior of at least the proximal area of the socket frame. The tubular insert forms an interior surface of the socket system. At least one tensioning element operatively connects the tubular insert to the first and/or second components. At least one tensioner is attached to the at least one tensioning element that selectively tensions the tensioning element to adjust a circumference of at least one area of the socket system.
摘要:
A method of providing a modular prosthetic socket for a residual limb of a patient may involve receiving digital data defining a three-dimensional digital profile of the residual limb and selecting prosthetic socket components from component-specific inventories, based at least in part on the digital profile. The selected prosthetic socket components may include: multiple longitudinal struts; one or more proximal brim members for attachment to the longitudinal struts; and a distal socket base to which the longitudinal struts attach at or near their distal ends. The method may further involve providing the selected prosthetic components to an operator for assembling into the modular prosthetic socket. The prosthetic socket, when assembled, defines an internal space substantially complementary to the profile of the residual limb.
摘要:
A method of providing a modular prosthetic socket for a residual limb of a patient may involve receiving digital data defining a three-dimensional digital profile of the residual limb and selecting prosthetic socket components from component-specific inventories, based at least in part on the digital profile. The selected prosthetic socket components may include: multiple longitudinal struts; one or more proximal brim members for attachment to the longitudinal struts; and a distal socket base to which the longitudinal struts attach at or near their distal ends. The method may further involve providing the selected prosthetic components to an operator for assembling into the modular prosthetic socket. The prosthetic socket, when assembled, defines an internal space substantially complementary to the profile of the residual limb.