Patent ID: 6872347

Claim:
A method of constructing an exoskeletal leg prosthesis, said method comprising the steps: forming a leg socket in an upper end of a leg portion for receiving the leg of a user therein; affixing a first temporary adapter to a bottom of the leg portion attaching an ankle block to the top of a prosthetic foot, the ankle block including an insert for attaching the block to the foot and an outermold molded over the insert and having an upwardly extending portion defining a recess therein; affixing a second temporary adapter to the insert of the ankle block; attaching an endoskeletal pylon system to the adapters on the ankle block and leg portion to create a temporary adjustable prosthetic leg; adjusting the endoskeletal pylon to align the prosthetic foot with the leg portion, removing the prosthetic foot from the ankle block; retaining the adjusted leg portion and the ankle block in a fixed alignment relative to one another; removing the endoskeletal pylon and temporary adapters while maintaining the fixed adjusted alignment between the leg portion and the ankle block; molding a structural foam support between the leg portion and the ankle block; and reattaching the prosthetic foot.