Patent ID: 11890209
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 23:
24. The method of claim 1, wherein the molding the formable flexible pre-socket onto the inner surface of the rigid prosthetic socket further comprises:
providing a flexible bladder;
arranging the flexible bladder into the flexible pre-socket such the flexible bladder extends outside the flexible pre-socket and wraps around the first end of the flexible pre-socket;
connecting a vacuum source to a channel in a base; and
molding the formable flexible pre-socket onto the inner surface with a vacuum pressure from the vacuum source of the rigid prosthetic socket such that a portion of the flexible bladder presses against an inner circumference so that the outer circumference of the formable flexible pre-socket substantially follows the contours of the inner surface of the rigid prosthetic socket, thereby reducing the inner circumference of the rigid prosthetic socket in a predetermined manner based on the thickness of the flexible pre-socket to provide a globally reduced fit of the rigid prosthetic socket.