Patent ID: 8372159

Claim:
A sealing sheath for use with a prosthetic socket and associated liner, the sealing sheath comprising: a textile tube for surrounding at least a portion of a liner that is configured to wear on a residual limb; and an annular seal positioned adjacent a proximal end of the textile tube and continuously extending from and along an inside surface of the textile tube configured to be adjacent the liner, through the textile tube to an outside surface thereof configured to be adjacent an inside of the prosthetic socket; wherein the annular seal comprises a first wing along on the inside surface of the textile tube configured to be adjacent the liner and extending and to the outside surface, a second wing on an outside of the textile tube configured to be adjacent an inside of the prosthetic socket, and a base connecting lower ends of the first and second wings adjacent to the outside surface of the textile tube to define a v-shaped cross-section of the annular seal wherein the textile tube forms an inner peripheral surface of the sealing sheath in areas outside of the annular seal.