Patent ID: 7846213
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A prosthetic foot, comprising: a lower element having a front end at a toe end of the prosthetic foot, and a back end at a heel end of the prosthetic foot; an upper element having a front end and a back end, wherein the front end of the upper element is closer to the toe end than the back end of the upper element is to the toe end, wherein the back end of the upper element is closer to the heel end than the front end of the upper element is to the heel end; a resilient ankle member positioned between the lower and upper elements, the ankle member further positioned at the front end of the upper element and extending rearwardly therefrom to completely separate the lower element from the upper element such that the lower element does not contact the upper element; and an attachment adapter having a front end, a back end, and a lower back end surface, wherein the lower back end surface abuts an upper surface of the upper element at the back end of the upper element; wherein a gap is formed by a lower front edge surface of the adapter and the upper surface of the upper element, wherein the gap contains a resilient material contacting the lower front edge surface of the adapter and the upper surface of the upper element that does not substantially extend from the gap, wherein the resilient ankle member extends from the front end of the upper element toward the back end of the upper element to a position below the attachment adapter.