Prosthetic foot with resilient heel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8961618-B2
Application number	US-201213725494-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2012
Priority date	Dec 29, 2011
Publication date	Feb 24, 2015
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015

Abstract

A prosthetic foot can include a resilient heel member that can be removably coupled to the bottom of a plate-like foot member of the prosthetic foot. The heel member can be made of a resilient material, such as foam. The heel member can have a shape that corresponds to a foot cover and allows the prosthetic foot to fit within a foot cover. A lip may be provided to engage with a corresponding portion of the foot cover to secure the heel member within the foot cover. A rib can be located on the bottom of the heel member to create horizontal or vertical displacement of the foot at heel strike. A recess can be created in the heel member to removably receive an insert, which can alter the stiffness of the heel member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A prosthetic foot comprising:
a monolithic plate-like foot member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the proximal portion is generally vertical and the distal portion is generally horizontal, the foot member having a curved portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion, the curved portion having a concave upper surface and a convex lower surface;
an adapter coupled to the proximal portion of the foot member, wherein the a…

Assignees

• Ossur Hf
• Ssur Hf

Inventors

• Lecomte Christophe
• Bjornsdottir Marta
• Gunnsteinsson Larus

Classifications

• A61F2002/6678

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F2002/5007

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F2/4225 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F2002/6642

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F2002/6614

  Human Necessities · mapped topic