Patent ID: 6666894
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An attachment system for a prosthesis, comprising:a suction liner adapted to fit snugly over a residual limb of a user to be secured to the residual limb, said suction liner having a proximal end and a distal end, and an outside surface; a strap secured to said suction liner's outside surface at a location more proximal than the distal end of the suction liner, said strap extending towards the distal end of said suction liner; a socket of a prosthesis fitting over said suction liner and said residual limb, said socket having a proximal end and a distal end, an inside surface, and an outside surface; an aperture in said socket allowing said strap to pass from the inside surface of the socket to the outside surface of the socket, said aperture being placed at a location more proximal than the distal end of said socket; and a lock mechanism on the outside surface of said socket receiving and securing said strap; wherein the prosthesis is adapted to secure to the residual limb by the suction liner being secured to the residual limb and the strap extending between the suction liner and the socket.