Patent ID: 6676707
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A prosthesis for a limb of a person, comprising:a first elongated member having first and second spaced apart ends, a second elongated member having first and second spaced apart ends, member coupling means for pivotally coupling said second end of said first member to said first end of said second member such that said first and second members may pivot relative to each other only about said member coupling means, at least one first link having first and second ends, coupling means for pivotally coupling said first end of said first link to said first member, at least one second link comprising a single member having first and second ends, coupling means for pivotally coupling said second end of said second link to said first end of said second member, link coupling means for pivotally coupling said second end of said first link to said first end of said second link, body coupling means for coupling said first end of said first member to a person, and power means for moving said first and second links to cause movement of said first and second members relative to each other.