Patent ID: 8496715

Claim:
An artificial limb comprising: a prosthetic socket having an interior formed by an open-ended socket wall with an inner surface and an outer surface and into which a residual limb may be inserted, the socket forming, when the residual limb is inserted, a sealed interior wherein a positive or negative pressure may be generated through a hole in the wall of the socket when connected to a pressure source; and a connector made of flexible material and mounted to the socket at the hole, the connector fluidly connecting the interior of the socket with the pressure source, the connector including: an elongated tubular section having a lumen; a flange formed at one end of the elongated tubular section, the flange having a seal surface sealingly abutting the outer surface of the socket wall around the hole; and a tubular portion adjacent to the flange, the tubular portion received within the hole and including an oversized section extending from the seal surface of the flange, the tubular portion being trimmed flush with the inner surface of the socket, and the oversized section being oversized relative to the hole and configured to abut against an inner surface of the hole along a length of the hole to provide a reasonably air-tight seal between the oversized section and the inner surface of the hole.