Patent ID: 6494919
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A61F,A61H

Abstract:
A prosthetic device comprising:i) an elongate, essentially vertical unitary leg member having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein said leg member is a single continuous strut; ii) an essentially horizontal support platform mounted on said leg member for supporting a user's knee and corresponding lower leg portion in a bent position; iii) stabilizing means mounted on said upper portion of said leg member to hold a user's upper leg in position; iv) attachment t means associated with said stabilizing means and said support platform to secure said device to a user's leg, and v) a foot member at an end of said lower portion of said leg member wherein said lower portion of the leg member is offset such that the extent of offset provides for a continuous longitudinal axis from a user's hip, through the upper leg and intersecting the foot member and whereby the unitary nature of the vertical leg member ensures that a user's leg and said device move in unison.