Patent ID: 9737420
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An alignment system for use with prosthetic feet, the system comprising: a male pyramid plate having a male pyramid and configured to be temporarily coupled to a back of a socket sized to receive a user's amputated leg; a female connector plate having a bore and a female connector at least partially disposed in the bore, the female connector plate configured to be placed adjacent a front of a prosthetic foot proximate a proximal end of the prosthetic foot, the female connector removably coupleable to the male pyramid and selectively fixed relative to the male pyramid to define a desired alignment between the prosthetic foot and the socket, the female connector plate further including at least one fastening opening positioned laterally outward from the bore; a back plate including at least one fastening opening corresponding to the at least one fastening opening on the female connector plate, the back plate configured to be placed adjacent a back of the prosthetic foot proximate a proximal end of the prosthetic foot and removably coupled to the female connector plate about the prosthetic foot via at least one fastener extending through the at least one fastening openings on the female connector plate and back plate; and a laminated plate configured to be coupled to the back of the socket to maintain the desired alignment during normal use and following removal of the male pyramid plate from the socket.