Patent ID: 11911300
Assignee: MEDICAL CREATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A method for shaping a prosthetic socket, comprising:
providing a compression sleeve configured to be attached to a suspension stand;
arranging the prosthetic socket into at least a portion of the compression sleeve;
heating the prosthetic socket to a shaping temperature in a range from about 70° C. to 150° C.; and
shaping the heated prosthetic socket with the compression sleeve onto a residual limb of a patient,
wherein the compression sleeve is sized and configured to apply circumferential pressure onto the prosthetic socket during the shaping of the prosthetic socket,
wherein the suspension stand comprises:
a base;
a support; and
a receiver,

wherein the prosthetic socket comprises:
a first portion comprising a material having a first pliability at temperature in a range from about 70° C. and 150° C.; and
a second portion having a second pliability that is different than the first pliability.