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7618464 Prosthetic foot with variable medial/lateral stiffness  
A foot plate for a prosthetic foot includes a sole plate and a layer with laterally variable stiffness disposed above the sole plate. The layer has a medial portion and a lateral portion. The...
7611543 Prosthetic foot with tunable performance  
A prosthetic foot ( 124 ) incorporates a foot keel ( 165 ) and a calf shank ( 126 ) connected to the foot keel to form an ankle joint area of the prosthetic foot. The foot keel has forefoot and...
7578852 Prosthetic foot with tunable performance and improved vertical load/shock absorption  
A prosthetic foot ( 64 ) incorporates a foot keel ( 65 ) and a calf shank ( 73 ) connected to the foot keel to form an ankle joint area ( 74 ) of the prosthetic foot. The foot keel has forefoot and...
7503937 Prosthetic foot  
Embodiments of low cost prosthetic feet include a footplate with a connection mechanism embedded within a first foam element having a first stiffness. A second foam element is bonded to the...
7419509 Prosthetic foot with a resilient ankle  
A prosthetic foot device includes an elongated upper forefoot portion, an ankle portion, and a lower footplate. The forefoot portion can extend rearwardly through an upper attachment section,...
7410503 Prosthetic foot with tunable performance  
A prosthetic foot ( 147 ) has a longitudinally extending foot keel ( 149 ) and a resilient, monolithically formed calf shank ( 148 ) extending upwardly from the foot keel to form an ankle joint...
7371262 Low profile active shock module prosthesis  
In one embodiment, an impact and torque-absorbing module for a low profile lower limb prosthesis comprises two support members telescopingly engaged to permit axial and rotational motion...
7354456 Foot prosthesis having cushioned ankle  
A simple, inexpensive prosthetic foot is provided incorporating a cushioned ankle including an ankle block formed of a resilient material or bladder having desired compliance and energy return...
7108723 Prosthetic foot  
A prosthesis is disclosed for improving the gait and comfort qualities of the amputee that participates in walking, running and jumping activities. A foot and an ankle of the prosthesis are...
7060104 Energy storing foot prosthesis with improved plantar flexion  
A prosthetic foot characterized by an easily exchangeable auxiliary ankle member demountably attached to forefoot and sole portions, which are in turn demountably and interchangeably connected. The...
7044984 High profile multiaxial prosthetic foot  
The present invention provides a prosthetic foot that provides both energy storage capabilities and stability. The prosthetic foot of the present invention provides medial-lateral rotation as...
6972043 Foot prosthesis  
There is provided a foot prosthesis having especially good gait characteristics. To that end, the prosthesis comprises a first spring element 1 extending from the toe region to the lower leg...
6942704 Prosthetic foot  
A prosthetic foot including a ground-engaging base in the form of a generally planar and resiliently flexible foot bed which extends between two or more platforms to form one or more flexible...
6936074 Prosthetic foot  
A prosthetic foot is disclosed for improving the gait and comfort qualities of the amputee that participates in walking, running and jumping activities. An ankle pylon component attached to a foot...
6852132 Artificial limbs incorporating superelastic supports  
A method of using an artificial limb includes mounting an artificial limb to a body part, applying a force to the artificial limb to deflect the artificial limb from a first position in a first...
6811571 Universal prosthesis with cushioned ankle  
The invention provides a cushioned ankle prosthetic foot and a cosmesis having a slot between the big toe and adjacent toe to allow the amputee to wear thong sandals and the like. The cushioning...
6793683 Prosthetic foot with medial/lateral stabilization  
A dynamic prosthetic foot provides medial and lateral stabilization. An ankle part diverges upwardly from a sole along a transverse parting line and includes a vertical part. A longitudinally...
6767370 Foot insert for an artificial foot  
The invention relates to a resilient foot insert for an artificial foot, having at least one spring element that determines the spring rigidity of the artificial foot, and an adapting device for...
6764522 Prosthetic foot  
A prosthetic foot includes a longitudinal foot body and a biasing unit. The foot body includes front and rear end portions, and a longitudinal cavity between the front and rear end portions and...
6719807 Prosthetic foot  
A prosthetic foot comprises an elongated, substantially two-dimensional, resilient toe member, an elongated, substantially two-dimensional heel member, and a substantially rigid carrier member. One...
6712860 Lower leg prosthesis  
An improved lower leg prosthesis is disclosed for providing an improved performance, including improved stability and improved multi-axial compliance. The prosthesis includes a two-part lower foot...
6676708 Prosthetic foot with differentiated heel elasticity and split upper ankle  
A dynamic prosthetic foot has a split upper ankle and exhibits differentiated heel elasticity. The ankle diverges upwardly from a sole along a transverse parting line and includes a horizontal and...
6663672 Variable cross section prosthetic foot with carbon spheres  
A dynamic prosthetic foot having variable cross section density. An ankle part diverges upwardly from a sole along a transverse parting line and includes a vertical part. A longitudinally extending...
6596029 Foot prosthesis  
The present invention relates to a foot prosthesis comprising a front foot portion ( 1 ), a rear foot portion ( 2 ) and an intermediate foot portion ( 3 ) formed by a number of rods ( 8 ) of...
6572659 Prosthetic foot  
A prosthetic foot is comprised of a springy internal frame embedded in a resilient foot-shaped outer body. The frame is in the shape of a modified trapezoid, wherein the shorter top member and the...
6527811 Foot prosthesis with modular foot plate  
A prosthetic foot characterized by a foot portion having an ankle portion demountably and interchangeably connected thereto. The foot portion and ankle portion are fabricated from polymer...
6514293 Prosthetic foot  
Disclosed herewith is a prosthetic foot. The prosthetic foot is to be connected to a pylon that is utilized for the substitution of the shinbone of an amputee. The prosthetic foot includes an ankle...
6511514 Dynamic response prosthetic foot with multiaxial ankle  
A lightweight foot prosthesis is claimed, having a heel, a toe, and a raised instep, an ankle joint incorporated in the foot and capable of motion around each of three perpendicular axes. The foot...
6406500 Foot prosthesis having curved forefoot  
A foot prosthesis is provided for attaching to a pylon or other intermediate supporting member fitted to the stump of an amputee. The foot prosthesis includes a forefoot portion constructed of a...
6398818 Lower leg prosthesis  
An improved lower leg prosthesis is disclosed that, during use, provides an improved dynamic feel at heel strike and that provides improved inversion/eversion compliance. The prosthesis includes an...
6387134 Prosthetic foot  
A prosthetic foot having a spring assembly with an anterior and posterior component, a snubber for limiting the movement of the spring assembly during assembly, and anterior and posterior shock...
6290730 Artificial foot and ankle  
An artificial foot and ankle is provided having a keel component, an ankle component, and a central bumper component interposed between the keel component and the ankle component. The ankle...
6261324 Foot prosthesis  
An improved foot prosthesis is disclosed which is durable in performance and inexpensive to manufacture, yet effective in accurately duplicating the feel and dynamic performance characteristics of...
6254643 Prosthetic device incorporating low ankle design  
The present invention relates to a prosthesis having a substantially rigid leg member, wherein most of the bending takes place about a confined ankle region relatively low to the ground, and in a...
6241776 Prosthetic foot with reinforcing member  
A prosthetic foot has a forefoot reinforcement member extending from an attachment section, through a curvilinear spring and arch section, to a toe end. A forefoot reinforcement member extends from...
6206934 Ankle block with spring inserts  
Provided herein is a simple, inexpensive prosthetic foot incorporating an ankle block with spring inserts. The ankle block is formed of compressible material having desired compliance and energy...
6197068 Prosthetic foot simulating toe rotation  
A prosthetic foot, having a forefoot member and a heel member, is comprised of two separate members forming opposite halves of the foot generally about the longitudinal axis of the foot for...
6197066 Prosthetic foot providing plantar flexion and controlled dorsiflexion  
The present invention relates to a prosthetic foot including an integral spring portion providing motion in the foot, particularly a unitary foot structure providing a selectable degree of plantar...
6165228 Foot prosthesis  
An adaptable forefoot part for use in a foot prosthesis, wherein the forefoot part is adapted to be used together with a prosthesis socket, and an elongated support part, wherein the forefoot part...
6099572 Resilient foot insert  
The invention relates to a resilient foot insert for an artificial foot, having at least one leaf spring. In order to increase structural strength, the at least one leaf spring comprises a...
6077301 Resilient foot insert for an artificial foot  
The invention relates to a resilient insert for a jointless artificial foot having a base-spring connected to a C-shaped spring. An articulated link between the opening of the C-shaped spring and...
6071313 Split foot prosthesis  
A prosthetic foot is characterized by an ankle portion and a foot portion. The foot portion extends from heel to toe and is secured to a downwardly extending lower attachment section of the ankle...
6053946 Flexible prosthetic foot apparatus  
Prosthetic foot apparatus includes a tubular element appropriately bent and flattened to provide desired flexibility. The extent of flexibility, and accordingly the extent of the bending and...
6029374 Shoe and foot prosthesis with bending beam spring structures  
A midsole system for a running shoe or foot prosthesis have a sole spring, a heel spring and/or a forefoot spring stores energy of foot impact and releases it during the running cycle. A preferred...
6019795 Curved prosthesis  
A prosthetic foot characterized by a forefoot portion having a heal portion damountably and interchangeably connected thereto. The forefoot portion and heel portion are fabricated from polymer...
6007582 Prosthetic foot with means for energy storage and release  
A prosthetic foot (10) comprising a movable heel mechanism (12), an energy storing device (14) acted on by to the movable heel mechanism (12) to store energy, and a control device (16) attached to...
5997583 Lower limb prosthesis and a shin component for the prosthesis  
A single-piece fibre-reinforced plastics shin component for a lower limb prosthesis for a below-knee amputee has an elongate resilient energy-storing blade and, integrally formed at a proximal end...
5993488 Prosthesis with resilient ankle block  
An ankle block prosthesis is provided having a lower foot plate and an upper ankle plate connected by a monolithic ankle block. The foot plate, ankle plate and ankle block are generally sized to...
5993487 Integrated keel-pylon prosthesis  
A prosthetic component is described for use in a human lower limb prosthesis. The component can consist of an integrated pylon-keel or foot component. The preferred methods of manufacture are...
5913902 Artificial foot that enables Limp-free walking  
An improved energy-storing artificial foot, connectable onto a lower end of an artificial leg worn by a leg amputee, includes a ball of foot part, a main foot part, and an ankle part. The...
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