WO2002078567A3 - Prosthetic foot with tunable performance - Google Patents

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WO2002078567A3
WO2002078567A3 PCT/US2002/009573 US0209573W WO02078567A3 WO 2002078567 A3 WO2002078567 A3 WO 2002078567A3 US 0209573 W US0209573 W US 0209573W WO 02078567 A3 WO02078567 A3 WO 02078567A3
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prosthetic foot
foot keel
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Barry W Townsend
Byron K Claudino
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Byron K Claudino
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Priority to AT02733905T priority Critical patent/ATE499082T1/en
Priority to JP2002576838A priority patent/JP4369125B2/en
Priority to CA2442104A priority patent/CA2442104C/en
Priority to EP02733905A priority patent/EP1372546B1/en
Priority to DE60239263T priority patent/DE60239263D1/en
Priority to US10/473,465 priority patent/US7429272B2/en
Priority to AU2002305104A priority patent/AU2002305104A1/en
Priority to US10/131,142 priority patent/US20020143408A1/en
Publication of WO2002078567A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002078567A2/en
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Priority to HK04109227.2A priority patent/HK1066159A1/en

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Abstract

A prosthetic foot (70) incorporates a foot keel (71) and a calf shank (72) connected to the foot keel to form an ankle joint area of the prosthetic foot. The foot keel has forefoot and hindfoot portions and an upwardly arched midfoot portion extending between the forefoot and midfoot portions. The calf shank includes a downward convexly curved lower end which is adjustably attached at a portion thereof to the foot keel by way of a releasable fastener arrangement which includes a coupling element (73) intermediate the calf shank and foot keel. The coupling element includes a resilient material forming a joint permitting subtalar joint-like motion of the prosthetic foot in gait.
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