Patent ID: 8641779

Claim:
A method of urging a residual limb of a user into a receiver of a prosthesis, the receiver having an open end for receiving the residual limb and a closed end, the receiver having a slot formed through the receiver and situated in the vicinity of said closed end, the residual limb having a stocking engaged thereto having a strap having a free end emanating therefrom, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing a tool having: i. a length, front and rear faces, and first and second ends; ii. said tool having a first slot formed through said front and rear face, said first slot formed to allow the passage of a length of said strap therethrough; iii. said first end of said tool formed to pivotally engage said prosthesis; iv. said second end of said tool formed to retain said strap; b) placing said free end of said strap through said slot formed through said receiver; c) positioning said front face of said tool in the vicinity of said slot formed through said receiver, with said first end of said tool situated adjacent to the closed end of said receiver; d) threading said free end of said strap at said front face through said first slot and pulling said strap until resistance is met; e) aligning the length of said strap along one of said front or rear faces of said tool, over said second end of said tool, and over the other of said front or rear faces of said tool respectively; f) gripping said tool over said length of said strap along said tool, while positioning said first end of said tool against said prosthesis; and g) pivoting said second end of said tool away from said receiver so as to pull said strap out of said receiver via said strap slot, urging said residual limb into said receiver.