Patent ID: 7008454

Claim:
A prosthetic device comprising: a first component having a first bearing surface; a second component having a second bearing surface disposed in sliding bearing engagement with the first bearing surface, the second bearing surface including a groove with opposite first and second ends, first and second notches formed respectively at the first and second ends of said groove; and a control assembly having a pivotal support pivotally engaged with said first component, a control arm in proximity to the pivotal support, the control arm having opposite first and second ends and being engaged in said groove, a first stop disposed at the first end of the control arm and engageable in the first notch of the bearing and a second stop removably mounted to second end of said control arm by mounting means accessible at said second end of said control arm and being engageable in said second notch, said first and second stops cooperating with said first and second notches for limiting movement of said second component relative to said first component in directions parallel to the control arm.