CRURAL PROSTHESIS Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has bearing module having two elastic curved supporting plate members, adjusting connection unit having upper ends of both supporting members attached to its external power belts and foot module having lower ends of the supporting members arranged in its internal cavity. Adjusting connection unit of the crus prosthesis has two conic half-coupling members hingedly connected to each other in the lower part using two half- axles arranged in frontal plane to enable one to control their position in equidistant relation to the external surface of the receiving sleeve. The half-axles are rigidly connected to each other and to the receiving sleeve in the process of their engagement. EFFECT: lower mass of the receiving sleeve; wide range of prosthesis rigidity adjustment. 4 dwg