Patent ID: 11951023
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A prosthesis system for a user having a back, a torso, a chest, breasts, a first side, an opposed second side relative to a sagittal plane, and an upper residual limb on the first side, said prosthesis system comprising:
an upper arm prosthesis comprising a socket, the upper arm prosthesis being positioned on a first side of the prosthesis system corresponding to the first side of the user;
a harness that is coupled to the socket of the upper arm prosthesis, the harness comprising:
a front portion that is configured to extend across the chest of the user and receive at least a portion of the breasts of the user therein, wherein the front portion has opposed lateral sides;
a back portion that is configured to extend across the back of the user and couple to the opposed lateral sides of the front portion;
a support strap having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the support strap is coupled to the socket of the prosthesis at a first anchor point, wherein the second end is coupled to the back portion of the harness on a second side of the prosthesis system corresponding to the second side of the user, the second side of the prosthesis system being opposite the first side of the prosthesis system relative to the sagittal plane; and
a second anchor point at which the front portion of the harness is coupled to the socket of the upper arm prosthesis,
wherein the harness comprises a first shoulder strap that defines a portion of the front portion of the harness and a portion of the rear portion of the harness, wherein the harness comprises a third anchor point at which the first shoulder strap is coupled to the socket of the upper arm prosthesis.