US 11,850,171 B2
Waterproof prosthetic knee and removable covering therefor
David Landry, Reykjavik (IS); Gudni Ingimarsson, Reykjavik (IS); Gunnar Omar Lillie Magnusson, Reykjavik (IS); Lucas Ikelaar, Reykjavik (IS); Sylvain Gagné, Reykjavik (IS); and Kristin Asa Thorisdottir, Reykjavik (IS)
Assigned to Össur Iceland ehf, Reykjavik (IS)
Filed by Össur Iceland ehf, Reykjavik (IS)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/685,193.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/273,569, filed on Oct. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/200,381, filed on Mar. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0280315 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/64 (2006.01); A61F 2/78 (2006.01); A61F 2/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/68 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/64 (2013.01) [A61F 2/70 (2013.01); A61F 2/78 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5001 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5004 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6818 (2013.01); A61F 2002/701 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A prosthetic knee, comprising:
an elongate frame configured to house electronics;
an actuator movably coupled to a proximal portion of the elongate frame, the actuator being rotatable in an anterior-posterior direction about a medial-lateral axis, the actuator comprising an outer spline;
a proximal connector coupled to the outer spline and configured to rotate with the outer spline about the medial-lateral axis;
a distal connector coupled to a distal end of the elongate frame;
one or more waterproof seals; and
a waterproof cover assembly coupled to the actuator and the elongate frame, comprising
an upper housing including an upper enclosure coupleable to a medial side and a lateral side of the actuator via the one or more waterproof seals, and
a lower housing configured to enclose a distal portion of the elongate frame and configured to couple to the distal connector via the one or more waterproof seals.