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Patent US7955399 - Prosthetic foot with tunable performance - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA prosthetic foot (100) incorporates a foot keel (101) and a resilient calf shank (105) with its lower end connection to the foot keel to form an ankle joint of the prosthetic foot. The foot keel has forefoot and hindfoot portions and a midfoot portion extending between the forefoot and hindfoot portions....http://www.google.com/patents/US7955399?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7955399 - Prosthetic foot with tunable performanceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7955399 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/594,797PCT numberPCT/US2005/011304Publication dateJun 7, 2011Filing dateApr 1, 2005Priority dateApr 1, 2004Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA2561314A1, CA2561314C, CA2561320A1, CA2561323A1, CA2561323C, EP1729697A1, EP1729697A4, EP1729698A2, EP1729698A4, EP1729699A1, EP1729699A4, US20070219643, WO2005097009A1, WO2005097011A1, WO2005097011B1Publication number10594797, 594797, PCT/2005/11304, PCT/US/2005/011304, PCT/US/2005/11304, PCT/US/5/011304, PCT/US/5/11304, PCT/US2005/011304, PCT/US2005/11304, PCT/US2005011304, PCT/US200511304, PCT/US5/011304, PCT/US5/11304, PCT/US5011304, PCT/US511304, US 7955399 B2, US 7955399B2, US-B2-7955399, US7955399 B2, US7955399B2InventorsBarry W. Townsend, Byron K. ClaudinoOriginal AssigneeBioquest Prosthetics, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (120), Non-Patent Citations (24), Referenced by (3), Classifications (24), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetProsthetic foot with tunable performance
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