Patent ID: 7371262

Claim:
An impact and torque-absorbing prosthetic shock module comprising: an inner support member; an outer support member, said inner and outer support members being coaxially supported and telescopingly engaged relative to one another and capable of relative rotation and axial translation; a resilient element resisting axial displacement of the support members; a torque resisting cuff providing torsional resistance to relative rotational motion between said support members wherein said cuff has a generally tubular shape that extends circumferentially about a periphery of the inner and outer support members and is proximally attached to an outer surface of one of said support members and distally attached to an outer surface of the other of said support members; and an adapter for proximally attaching said shock module to a stump-supporting socket or intermediate device, wherein said adapter can be at least partly removed to allow replacement of the resilient element, and wherein said adapter is attached to one of the inner support member and the outer support member with a pinch bolt.