KNEE UNIT OF LOWER EXTREMITY PROSTHESIS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: medical equipment applicable in manufacture of prostheses. SUBSTANCE: the offered knee unit has upper link with fastening unit of femur bush, rear, lower and front links, stop, crus-hinging device. The unit additionally has carrying body with stop for lower link and shock-absorbing device, and unit for fastening of crus tube and predeformed flexible link. Carrying body rear part is hinged with lower link. Flexible link is connected by its ends with lower link and carrying body and rests with its middle part of shock-absorbing device. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 2 dwg