IP Library Granted Patent US 12,376,975
Granted Patent B2
US 12,376,975 · App. 17/311,666 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Orthopedic device

Inventor: Lars Benjamin Finke (Landolfshausen, DE)
Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
A61F2/7812A61F2/80A61F2002/7806A61F2002/7837A61F2002/802
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Patent No.
US 12,376,975
App. No.
17/311,666
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an orthopedic device comprising a main part with a first surface which is provided with at least one adhesive region. At least one recess is provided in the main part, said at least one recess being at least partly formed behind the adhesive region and being provided with a pressure and/or suction connection. The first surface is designed to be at least partly suctioned into the recess when negative pressure is applied in the at least one recess and or pushed out when positive pressure is applied.

Claims (30)

1. An orthopedic device, comprising:

a main body comprising at least one recess formed in the main body; and

a first surface comprising at least one adhesive region and at least one non-adhesive or adhesion-reduced region;

wherein said at least one recess overlaps the at least one adhesive region, the main body defines a pressure and/or suction port connected to the at least one recess, wherein the first surface is designed to be at least partially sucked into the at least one recess when a negative pressure is applied in the at least one recess and/or to be pushed out when a positive pressure is applied, wherein, when no pressure is applied to the at least one recess, the at least one adhesive region and the at least one non-adhesive or adhesion-reduced region is positioned in a starting plane that is configured to contact a body of a user, and wherein, when the negative pressure is applied to the at least one recess, the at least one adhesive region is positioned in a position which is deeper than the starting plane within the at least one recess such that the at least one adhesive region does not contact the body of the user and the at least one non-adhesive or adhesion-reduced region remains in the starting plane and remains in contact with the body of the user.

2. The orthopedic device of claim 1 , wherein the first surface is formed separately from the main body and is secured thereon.

3. The orthopedic device of claim 1 , wherein on a side of the main body lying opposite the first surface, a second, separate surface is secured which at least covers the at least one recess.

4. The orthopedic device of claim 1 , wherein the entire first surface is designed to be adhesive, or wherein a coating for increasing or reducing the adhesion is applied to some regions of the first surface.

5. The orthopedic device of claim 4 , wherein the at least one adhesive region is arranged exclusively above the at least one recess.

6. The orthopedic device of claim 1 , wherein the first surface comprises a plurality of cup-like or channel-shaped recesses arranged in the main body and are fluidically connected to the pressure and/or suction port.

7. The orthopedic device of claim 6 , wherein at least two of the cup-like or channel-shaped recesses in the main body are fluidically connected to the pressure and/or suction port via a valve.

8. The orthopedic device of claim 1 , wherein the first surface comprises a plurality of cup-like or channel-shaped recesses arranged in the main body and are fluidically connected to one another.

9. The orthopedic device of claim 8 , wherein throttles or valves are arranged in the fluidic connections between the plurality of cup-like or channel-shaped recesses.

10. The orthopedic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one recess extends as far as an edge of the orthopedic device.

11. The orthopedic device of claim 1 , wherein the first surface is produced from an elastic material.

12. The orthopedic device of claim 1 , wherein the orthopedic device is designed as a cuff, prosthesis liner, prosthesis socket or prosthesis socket component.

13. The orthopedic device of claim 1 , wherein the orthopedic device is designed as a prosthesis socket component and the prosthesis socket component has fastening devices for reversible fastening to a dimensionally stable outer socket.

14. An orthopedic device, the device comprising:

a main body comprising at least one recess formed in the main body;

a first surface comprising at least one adhesive region, the at least one recess overlapping the at least one adhesive region and at least one non-adhesive or adhesion-reduced region; and

a second surface substantially opposite the first surface and covering the at least one recess, wherein the main body defines a pressure and/or suction port connected to the at least one recess;

wherein the first surface is designed to be at least partially sucked into the at least one recess when a negative pressure is applied in the at least one recess and/or to be pushed out when a positive pressure is applied, wherein, when no pressure is applied to the at least one recess, the at least one adhesive region and the at least one non-adhesive or adhesion-reduced region is positioned in a starting plane that is configured to contact a body of a user, and wherein, when the negative pressure is applied to the at least one recess, the at least one adhesive region is positioned in a position which is deeper than the starting plane within the at least one recess such that the at least one adhesive region does not contact the body of the user and the at least one non-adhesive or adhesion-reduced region remains in the starting plane and remains in contact with the body of the user.

15. The orthopedic device of claim 14 , wherein the entire first surface is designed to be adhesive.

16. The orthopedic device of claim 14 , wherein the first surface comprises a plurality of cup-like or channel-shaped recesses arranged in the main body and are fluidically connected to the pressure and/or suction port.

17. The orthopedic device of claim 16 , wherein at least two of the cup-like or channel-shaped recesses are fluidically connected to the pressure and/or suction port via a valve.

18. The orthopedic device of claim 14 , wherein the first surface comprises a plurality of cup-like or channel-shaped recesses arranged in the main body and are fluidically connected to one another.

19. An orthopedic device, the device comprising:

a main body with a first surface, the main body further comprising at least one recess at least overlapping at least one adhesive region formed on the first surface, at least one non-adhesive or adhesion-reduced region formed on the first surface, and a pressure and/or suction port, the main body further comprising:

a second surface substantially opposite the first surface; and

the first surface comprises a plurality of cup-like or channel-shaped recesses fluidically connected to the pressure and/or suction port;

wherein the first surface is designed to be at least partially sucked into the at least one recess when a negative pressure is applied in the at least one recess and/or to be pushed out when a positive pressure is applied, and wherein the second surface covers the at least one recess of the main body, wherein, when no pressure is applied to the at least one recess, the at least one adhesive region and the at least one non-adhesive or adhesion-reduced region is positioned in a starting plane that is configured to contact a body of a user, and wherein, when the negative pressure is applied to the at least one recess, the at least one adhesive region is positioned in a position which is deeper than the starting plane within the at least one recess such that the at least one adhesive region does not contact the body of the user and the at least one non-adhesive or adhesion-reduced region remains in the starting plane and remains in contact with the body of the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2021
From: FINKE, LARS BENJAMIN
To: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
Reel/Frame 056976/0989 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102018131550.3 · Dec 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220104954A1 · Apr 7, 2022
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