Patent ID: 9675472
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A mounting plate system for use with a prosthetic socket, the mounting plate system comprising: a mounting plate having a cylindrical configuration, the mounting plate including: a valve housing positionable in the opening and having at least one channel defined therein for fluid communication with the interior portion of the prosthetic socket; a first one-way expulsion valve removably secured to the valve housing, the first one-way expulsion valve arranged for regulating fluid communication between the interior portion of the socket and the at least one channel in the valve housing; a seal plate removably and sealingly attachable to the mounting plate adjacent the valve housing, the seal plate defining a vacuum reservoir and a port arranged for connection to a vacuum pump; a vacuum pump connected to the port via a second one-way valve and associated conduit such that when a vacuum is applied to the one-way valve, air is removed from the seal plate creating a vacuum in the vacuum reservoir between the seal plate and the mounting plate.