ARTIFICIAL FOOT Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC A61F2/66 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: artificial foot consists of shaping flexible case with figured cavity for connection elements. Case contains heel damper and elastic insertion. Elastic insertion is directed along case and is furnished with toe part and nub for adapter. Adapter nub interacts with its back to heel damper. Figured cavity comprises connection element as fastening rod furnished with supporting cap, and connection element as adapter. Adapted is mounted on fastening rod clasping to adapter platform. Adapter platform is placed on nub of elastic insertion. Heel damper is designed as changeover flexible buffer. Changeover flexible buffer is hollowed. Hardness of changeover flexible buffer is chosen according to weight and physical state of disabled person. Toe part of elastic insertion is widen and furnished with centre long slot with one end wall on directed to nub and longitudinally bendable by permanent radius. Width of centre long slot is not less than 1/4 of its end wall height, which is exceeded with average height of nub at less in 2 times.

EFFECT: invention enables to provide specific flexibility and hardness of toe part.

3 cl, 2 dwg