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US 12,310,864 · App. 18/450,980 · Granted May 27, 2025

Adjustable prosthetic interfaces and related systems and methods

Inventor: Joseph A. Mahon (Salt Lake City, UT)
Assignee: Click Holdings, LLC
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Patent No.
US 12,310,864
App. No.
18/450,980
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Prosthesis devices can include sockets having adjustable features. In one example, a socket includes one or more panels that can move outwardly or inwardly relative to a receptacle portion of the socket. The panels can be moved by tightening a tensioning line.

Claims (30)

1. An adjustable prosthetic socket, comprising:

a receptacle comprising a cavity that is sized to receive at least a portion of a residual limb therein;

a panel, wherein the panel is configured to move radially inward relative to the cavity; and

an adjustment mechanism configured to selectively fix the panel at a desired position relative to the cavity.

2. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 1 , wherein the panel is coupled to the receptacle via a tensioning line.

3. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 1 , wherein the panel is separate from the receptacle.

4. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 2 , wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises a ratchet member and a spool member, and wherein the tensioning line is wrapped about the spool member so as to provide tension in the tensioning line.

5. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises an actuator comprising a knob, a lever, or a button.

6. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to lock the panel at the desired position relative to the cavity.

7. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 1 , wherein the panel is configured to move to the desired position without changing a configuration of the receptacle of the adjustable prosthetic socket.

8. An adjustable prosthetic socket, comprising:

a receptacle comprising a cavity that is sized to receive at least a portion of a residual limb therein;

a panel, wherein the panel is configured to move relative to the cavity to change a fit between the adjustable prosthetic socket and at least a portion of a residual limb; and

an adjustment mechanism configured to selectively fix the panel at a desired position relative to the cavity.

9. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 8 , wherein the panel is coupled to the receptacle via a tensioning line.

10. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 8 , wherein the panel is separate from the receptacle.

11. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 9 , wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises a ratchet member and a spool member, and wherein the tensioning line is wrapped about the spool member so as to provide tension in the tensioning line.

12. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 8 , wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises an actuator comprising a knob, a lever, or a button.

13. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 8 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to lock the panel at the desired position relative to the cavity.

14. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 8 , wherein the panel is configured to move to the desired position without changing a configuration of the receptacle of the adjustable prosthetic socket.

15. An adjustable prosthetic socket, comprising:

a receptacle comprising a cavity that is sized to receive at least a portion of a residual limb therein;

a pressure member that is separate from the receptacle and that is configured to move relative thereto; and

an adjustment mechanism configured to selectively move the pressure member relative to the cavity;

wherein movement of the pressure member toward an interior of the cavity is configured to change a fit between the adjustable prosthetic socket and at least a portion of a residual limb.

16. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 15 , wherein the pressure member is free floating relative to the receptacle portion of the socket.

17. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 15 , wherein the pressure member is coupled to the receptacle via a tensioning line.

18. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 17 , wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises a ratchet member and a spool member, and wherein the tensioning line is wrapped about the spool member so as to provide tension in the tensioning line.

19. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 15 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to lock the pressure member at the desired position relative to the cavity.

20. The adjustable prosthetic socket of claim 15 , wherein the pressure member is configured to move to the desired position without changing a configuration of the receptacle of the adjustable prosthetic socket.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2023
From: MAHON, JOSEPH A.
To: CLICK HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 064615/0968 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 18059299 · Nov 28, 2022
Continuation 17397871 · Aug 9, 2021
Continuation 17064493 · Oct 6, 2020
Continuation 15938907 · Mar 28, 2018
Continuation 13898248 · May 20, 2013
Division 12886348 · Sep 20, 2010
Provisional Application 61243868 · Sep 18, 2009
Related Publication 20240108481A1 · Apr 4, 2024
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