Patents
US 8523951 B2: Prosthetic socket interface and assembly
- Granted
- 2013-09-03
- Filed
- 2008-12-22 application 12341038
- Type
- Utility · 35 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A tube-sock shaped polymeric covering for wearing over an amputation stump. The covering has an open end for receiving the amputation stump and a closed end opposite the open end. The covering includes a docking means for attachment of an external device to the covering. The covering may also include one or more areas of reinforcing material that can be present in the form of a strip or rod, for example. The reinforcing material is comprised of a material that is less stretchable than the polymeric material forming the covering, and acts to reduce stretching and/or movement of the covering.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130903.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio Willow Wood Company 21 patents | US company or organization | Rittman, OH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce G. Kania | Billings, MT | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | A61F2/7812 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KANIA, BRUCE G. signed 2005-06-22 | THE OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY MOUNT STERLING, OH | 36176/555 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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