Patent ID: 9072611
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A sealing sheath for use with a prosthetic socket and associated liner, the sealing sheath comprising: a textile tube defining an open proximal end; and an annular seal including a base and a first wing, each continuously extending from and along an inside surface of the textile tube and through the textile tube to an outside surface thereof, and a second wing extending along the outside surface of the textile tube, the base connecting lower ends of the first and second wings adjacent to the outside surface of the textile tube to define a v-shaped cross-section of the annular seal; wherein the base and the first wing define distal and proximal edges of the annular seal protruding outwardly from the outside surface and bounded by the textile tube and the textile tube forms outer and inner peripheral surfaces of the sealing sheath in areas beyond the annular seal.