Patent ID: 9610178
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A prosthetic limb heating apparatus for use with a prosthetic assembly having a socket for receiving a residual limb, an upper limb connector portion extending from a lower end of the socket, a lower limb connector portion operatively coupled to the upper limb connector portion, and an artificial limb coupled with the lower limb connector portion, said prosthetic limb heating apparatus comprising: a housing having a continuous side wall that defines an interior area configured to receive the socket of the prosthetic assembly, a brim, and a distal end; wherein: an electrically conductive wire associated with said housing and extending circuitously thereabout, said conductive wire having opposed first and second ends; and a battery operatively coupled to said side wall of said housing, said battery being electrically connected to said first and second ends of said conductive wire so as to selectively energize said conductive wire; wherein said conductive wire is configured to impart heat to the socket when the socket is nested within said interior area of said housing and said conductive wire is energized, and wherein said housing is selectively removable from the socket while the residual limb is received in the socket.