Patent ID: 8080065

Claim:
An apparatus for attaching a prosthetic to a residual limb, comprising: a. means for surrounding a lower portion of said limb with material; b. first means depending downward from an upper portion of said surrounding means for circumferentially covering said same; c. second means depending downward from an upper portion of said surrounding means for circumferentially covering said same, wherein said second means is positioned above and overlapping said first means; d. first permeation means interposed between said surrounding means and said first means for permeating air between said outer surface of said surrounding means and said first means; e. second permeation means interposed between said first means and said second means for permeating air between them; f. a prosthetic socket positioned over said surrounding means and said first and second means such that an airtight seal is created between said socket and surrounding means; g. said socket including means for expelling air from an interior of said socket; and, h. said socket also including means for connecting an interior of said socket with an exterior vacuum source.