| CPC A61F 2/80 (2013.01) [A61F 2/66 (2013.01); A61F 2002/607 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A prosthetic socket comprising:
(a) a plurality of panels;
(b) a first base comprising a first rotational axis and a plurality of support members disposed about said first rotational axis, wherein each of said plurality of panels is supported by a corresponding support member of said plurality of support members to define a socket opening; and
(c) an adjustment disk comprising a second rotational axis and an actuator, wherein said second rotational axis is co-axially aligned with said first rotational axis, and the actuator is functionally coupled to said plurality of support members, the actuator comprises a selective locking mechanism and a slot, the selective locking mechanism configured to extend from one of said plurality of support members,
wherein a rotation of said adjustment disk in a first direction relative to said first base moves each of the plurality of panels to a first position at which a patient's residual limb comes in contact with at least one of the plurality of panels and a cessation in the rotation of said adjustment disk causes the selective locking mechanism to engage the slot, reducing their perpendicular distance from said first rotational axis and decreasing said socket opening and immobilizing said plurality of support members and a rotation of the adjustment disk in a second, opposite direction moves each of said plurality of panels to a second position, increasing their perpendicular distance from said first rotational axis and enlarging said socket opening.
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