Patent ID: 7363778

Claim:
A stretchable sleeve operable to be received on and conform to an amputated limb presenting a distal-most end, said stretchable sleeve comprising: a seamless fabric receptacle operable to receive the limb, said receptacle presenting an upper open end, through which the limb is operable to be extended, and a lower toe end, said receptacle including a tubular section projecting from the upper end, with said tubular section presenting a lowermost open margin and knitting edge locations diametrically opposed from one another across the open margin, said receptacle further including a rounded section extending between the toe end and the lowermost open margin, said rounded section including opposite panels joined along a common knitted edge extending from the knitting edge locations of the tubular section, said common knitted edge presenting arcuate segments having a common radius that is substantially constant along the segments, wherein the rounded section is configured to receive and conform to the distal-most end of the limb.