Patent ID: 6911049

Claim:
A cosmetic cover for an endoskeletal prosthesis, comprising: a substantially inelastic, yet easily deformable plastic sleeve; said plastic sleeve being pre-stretched to a shape that resembles a human leg; said plastic sleeve loosely sleeving a prosthetic foot, a foam-covered lower pylon, a prosthetic knee, a foam-covered upper pylon, and a prosthetic socket; said plastic sleeve being formed of a heat-shrinkable plastic so that said plastic sheet shrinks in response to application of heat and conforms to the shape of said prosthetic foot, said foam-covered lower pylon, said prosthetic knee, said foam-covered upper pylon, and said prosthetic socket; said plastic sleeve when cooled being substantially inelastic, yet easily deformable; whereby said substantially inelastic, yet easily deformable plastic sleeve does not exert a uniform pressure upon said prosthetic foam; and whereby no visible lines of demarcation form between said prosthetic foot and a distal end of said foam-covered lower pylon; and whereby no visible lines of demarcation form between a proximal end of said foam-covered upper pylon and said socket.