Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tapered flex plate for prosthetic foot
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Application No.: US16934381Application Date: 2020-07-21
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Publication No.: US11540929B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Orn Ingvi Jonsson , Aron Kristbjorn Albertsson
- Applicant: Össur Iceland ehf
- Applicant Address: IS Reykjavik
- Assignee: Össur Iceland ehf
- Current Assignee: Össur Iceland ehf
- Current Assignee Address: IS Reykjavik
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/66
- IPC: A61F2/66

Abstract:
Prosthetic feet that provide improved rollover and performance are provided. A prosthetic foot can include a lower foot member extending from a heel end to a toe end, a second foot member disposed above the lower foot member, and an optional third foot member disposed above the second foot member. The second foot member is tapered such that its thickness decreases toward the proximal end. Optionally, the second foot member can taper toward its distal end as well as toward its proximal end from an intermediate location on the second foot member. The third foot member can be tapered such that its thickness decreases toward the distal end. There can be a gap between a distal end of the third foot member and the second foot member that closes during dorsiflexion of the prosthetic foot during use and provides dynamic stiffness control to the prosthetic foot.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210000618A1 TAPERED FLEX PLATE FOR PROSTHETIC FOOT Public/Granted day:2021-01-07
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