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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416538 | Walking assistance device There is provided a walking assistance device equipped with an assisting force generator disposed on a side of each of a hip joint and a knee joint, comprising: a hip support member (1) having an attachment means (hip drive source mount 9) capable of r... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7374514 | Economical foam stilts Two blocks of structural foam are fitted with shoe buckles. The blocks have ground contacting areas larger than the user's shoes for stability, and to reduce the toss-over effects of stepping on construction junk on the floor. Small objects embed in the resilient su... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7361126 | Exercise device An exercise device is provided for enabling a user to obtain a full body workout. By attaching the device at selected positions on the hands, feet, arms, legs, or torso, different muscle groups of a user's body can be isolated for training and strengthening purposes... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7288116 | Hucklebone supporting-type artificial leg This invention relates to enable a person to walk smoothly even if a length of a remained thigh of the lost leg is short or even if the leg is cut at the hip joint and has no thigh. The hucklebone supporting type artificial leg comprising the crotch support (1 | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258652 | Adjustable leg for stilts A quick action lock for vertically adjustable legs of a stilt or workbench utilized by construction workers, as for example, installers of wallboard. The lock includes a pair of horizontally aligned squeeze spring fingers completely positioned within the confines of... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7195102 | Telescopic stool A system and method for providing a telescopic stool for enabling a user stable and practical elevated working environment. The system enables the user to climb up or down and to move horizontally relative to a surface, increased and enhanced horizontal mobility, st... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7163518 | Walking leg support Apparatus attaches to the leg at or below the knee to take the shock of walking off the foot and ankle. The foot is encased in a boot. Two spaced-apart tubes extend upward from a subfloor mounted below the boot. The boot is mounted for sliding up and down on the tub... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7108640 | Stilt device with improved leg attachment assembly A stilt device for supporting a user above a base support surface. The stilt device includes a shoe plate, a base member and at least one intermediary strut. A leg attachment assembly comprises an elongated support pole which extends upwardly from the strut. In some... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077868 | Attachment system for prosthesis An attachment system secures a residual limb to an artificial limb in a comfortable and substantially non-rotational manner. The attachment system offers proximal anchoring of the residual limb in a hard socket, by connecting a side surface of a residual limb liner ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070023 | Adjustable stilt A stilt assembly with interchangeable sections for varying the height thereof. A base assembly, middle assembly and foot support assembly include puzzle registries which allow for the stilt to be assembled with two assemblies (base and foot support assemblies only) ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6932096 | Modified crutch with three mode lower leg/foot support The present invention relates to an ordinary crutch modified with a straight support which may be formed from a solid, lightweight tubular member, said support connected at one end to near the bottom portion of the crutch and with a bicycle pedal-like cushion on the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6648803 | Stilts A stilt having a multiple-articulating, three segment base provides enhanced stability and a better translation of walking forces. The intermediate base segment is attached to both toe and heel base segments in a manner that permits relative rotational mo... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6517586 | Support apparatus A support structure having a shoe platform and a floor platform, with the said shoe platform and floor platform movably conjoined, and retained by a sprung component, to a set of supports. Moreover, there are a plurality of leg section supports that are c... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6101630 | Adjustable brassiere with fluid bags The cups of a brassiere are each provided with two fluid bags, one being filled with a fixed volume of fluid and the other permitting the user to vary the volume of fluid filled therein. The bags of each cup extend outwardly and upwardly at an angle of 40... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5976190 | Orthopaedic connection The invention relates to an orthopaedic clamped connection as a functional element for force transmission in a prosthesis, comprising a tube socket and a tube made of light metal. To increase the dynamic stressability, the contact area between tube socket... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5941263 | Leg support crutch A single leg support crutch provides improved stability and balance to a user, who suffers from foot, ankle or lower leg injury, in order to enhance ambulatory movement of the user during recuperation. The leg support crutch comprises a unitary leg cradle... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5941912 | Prosthetic joint connector assembly A prosthetic joint connector assembly includes a pylon having a first end and an outwardly flared portion adjacent to a second end thereof. The second end of the pylon is closed by a convexly domed surface which forms a concave interior surface and has a ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5593373 | Economical foot connected stilt assembly An economical foot connected stilt assembly comprising a pair of foot support base assemblies which are readily and releasably attached to a support structure being an elevating object such as an empty bucket, paint container, and other numerous types of ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5498220 | Toe-articulated stilt An improved toe-articulated stilt is described wherein there are at least three vertically oriented parallel support columns and a plurality of journaling components to allow at least a two piece foot support to control at least a two piece base which con... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5300016 | Lower leg shelf with foldable weight-bearing strut and stabilizer frame A prosthetic device for use as a temporary substitute for a leg that is injured below the knee includes a shelf for supporting the lower leg in a nonweight-bearing position and for supporting the knee in a weight-bearing position. A foldable strut extends... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5178595 | Walking device to assist those with an injury to a lower limb Unlike the prior art crutch that in essence extends the shoulder to the ground to bear the weight of the injured person when walking, the novel walking device of the invention includes an upright staff that extends the pelvis to the ground on the side of ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5011136 | Energy-efficient running brace This invention relates to improvements in a resilient leg brace which acts in parallel with a runner's legs to support his or her weight during foot impact, to store the kinetic energy of vertical motion, and to release said energy thrusting the runner ba... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4735754 | Method for fabricating artificial body parts Disclosed is a method of fabricating a prosthetic member (112) having personalized features of the patient, and being formed to provide an individualized fit to the patient's extremity (18). A rigid jacket (30, 32) is first formed around the uninsured foo... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4608054 | Adjustable connection for connecting adjoining parts of an artificial limb An adjustable connection for adjoining parts of an artificial limb comprises a first and a second coupling element, each of which forms part of or is intended to be fixed to a respective one of the aforementioned artificial-limb parts to be connected toge... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4569516 | Adjustable leg for stilts and the like A vertically adjustable leg for stilts of the type utilized by construction workers as, for example, installers of wallboard. The adjustable leg includes upper and lower complementarily vertically slideably interfitted struts. A quick-action lock is inter... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4520804 | Double-locking ratchet for orthopedic brace A pivotal knee joint associated with an orthopedic leg brace is provided with a ratchet wheel operable to permit adjustable back and forth movement of a knee. Both upper and lower leg brace sections of the leg brace are pivotally attached to the rotatable... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4473421 | Procedure for manufacture of a prosthesis Procedure for the manufacture of an artificial leg with a sleeve for the fixing of the artificial limb to the remaining part of the leg, in which the procedure embraces the manufacture of a positive model of the extremity which is used for forming the sle... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4463459 | Endo-skeletal artificial limb An artificial leg has a ball and socket ankle joint, the socket of which has upper and lower portions. They are connected together and clamped over the ball by a turnbuckle ring. This provides an adjustable shin and foot connection which permits use of a ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4449256 | Leg extension jumpers A unique arrangement for leg extension jumpers consists of elastic members connecting movable extension tubes to guide tubes located at the front and rear of a foot platform. The foot platform is pivotally connected at its front to the front guide tube or... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4415063 | Stilt device The leg stilt device of the invention permits the user to safely adjust the height of the stilt while thereon and is stable, holding the user in a level safe position. The device includes one or more pairs of hollow tubular telescoping vertical support me... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4255822 | Shoe holder adapters for stiff platform A shoe adapter for use for holding the user's shoe in fixed engagement with the shoe receiving stilt platforms of utility stilts, the shoe adapter including a frontal member fixedly secured to the stilt platform adapted to receive the frontal area of the ... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4058119 | Walking device A walking device for use by a person having an injured foot or ankle comprises a standard reaching from the ground to approximately the waist of the wearer and an elongated knee and shin support extending at right angles to the standard. A strap on the st... | 11/15/1977 |
| 3986502 | Ambulation assistance device A device to assist ambulation. The device includes an arcuate edge whose center of curvature is located substantially at a point of load transfer from the body to the frame of the device. That point moves in the ambulation direction as a consequence of ro... | 10/19/1976 |
