PROSTHETIC DEVICE UTILIZING ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP

• Main Authors: COLVIN, JAMES, M, DENUNE, JEFFREY, A, GROVES, MARK, W, FORD, MARK, W, HAYNES, MICHAEL, L, KELLEY, CHRISTOPHER, T
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 05.11.2009
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A prosthetic device and prosthetic assembly operative to evacuate an interior of a prosthetic socket, and control systems for use therewith. The prosthetic device and prosthetic assembly employ evacuation devices for evacuating the socket. The evacuation devices preferably include at least an electrically powered vacuum pump and a power source, and are adapted for mounting to a universal adapter that is installed to the distal end of a prosthetic socket. Associated control systems may be of various design and may employ wired or wireless communication. When wireless communication is employed, a hand held controller may be used to remotely control operation of the evacuation device. L'invention porte sur une prosthèse, et sur un dispositif associé d'évacuation d'air d'une emboîture de prothèse et ses systèmes de commande. Le dispositifs d'évacuation, qui comporte de préférence au moins une pompe à vide électrique et son alimentation, se monte sur un adaptateur universel installé à l'extrémité distale de l'emboîture. Les systèmes de commande peuvent être de différente conception et utiliser des communications filaires ou sans fil. En cas de communications sans fil on peut prévoir une télécommande à main du dispositif d'évacuation.