Patent ID: 8945236
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A liner having an interior, a closed end, and an open end, and which is intended to be pulled over an amputation stump to position the amputation stump in the interior, is made of an electrically non-conducting material, has a shape that is adapted or that adapts to the amputation stump, has an inner wall coming to lie against the skin of the amputation stump, has at least one seat accessible along an outer wall of the liner, and is provided with at least one electrode which is positioned in the at least one seat, wherein at least one conducting section is formed integrally with the material of the liner in the area of the at least one electrode seat and, together with the non-conducting material of the liner, forms a uniform, uninterrupted and continuous inner surface of the inner wall, wherein the at least one electrode and the at least one conducting section are electrically connected to each other when the at least one electrode is positioned in the at least one seat, and are configured to transmit electrical signals between the skin of the amputation stump and an outside of the liner.