Patent ID: 7641625

Claim:
A non-load bearing limb guard system for application to a stump remaining following amputation of a portion of a limb said system designed to fit either a left or right limb without interchanging components and to be placed interchangeably over a surgical dressing, a post operative dressing, or a surgical sock, said system comprising: a) an inner soft liner for placement on and around the limb above the end of the stump, b) an end pad for placement over the stump, c) a shell for placement over the end pad and inner soft liner, d) a medial strut and a lateral struts each extending laterally along the length of the limb guard system and over and in contact with the inner soft liner, said medial strut and lateral strut each including hook fasteners along an inner surface of each strut for attachment of the struts directly to the inner soft lining, e) strap closures for securing the inner soft liner, shell with enclosed end pad and struts to the limb, and e) a waist belt and suspensor, the suspensor having a single upwardly extending portion for attachment to the waist band at an upper end and left and right lower portions for attachment directly to the medial and lateral struts respectively.