Patent ID: 8486156
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A prosthetic foot comprising: an upper element having a substantially rectangular transverse cross-section and an upper section at a posterior end of the upper element, wherein the upper element extends downward and forward from the upper section to a toe section at an anterior end of the upper element, wherein the upper element includes an upper split that separates the upper element into an upper medial blade and an upper lateral blade, wherein the upper split extends from a location spaced from the posterior end of the upper element to the anterior end of the upper element, wherein the upper split includes a straight portion and a portion that curves in a medial direction, and wherein the upper element includes a medial edge on a medial side of the upper medial blade and a lateral edge on a lateral side of the upper lateral blade that are substantially asymmetrical in the toe section, with the lateral edge having a curvature in the toe section that follows a curvature of the curved portion of the split in the toe section so that the two curvatures correspond; and a lower element having a substantially rectangular transverse cross-section and connected to the upper element, the lower element including a heel section at a posterior end of the lower element and a front section at an anterior end of the lower element.