Patent ID: 7351367

Claim:
A method of forming a prosthetic residual limb socket based upon a test socket, comprising: positioning an anchor within the test socket, the anchor being engaged with an alignment member extending out through a hole in the test socket; introducing a molding material into the test socket so as to at least partially encase the anchor and allowing the molding material to set to form a model; separating the test socket from the model and disengaging the anchor from the alignment member; providing an adapter bracket having at least one through-hole adjacent the model and introducing the alignment member through the at least one through-hole in the adapter bracket and into engagement with the anchor to position the adapter bracket relative to the model; forming a prosthetic residual limb socket about the model and adapter bracket; disengaging the alignment member from the anchor; and separating the prosthetic residual limb socket from the model.