US Patent:
20060282175, Dec 14, 2006
Inventors:
Wilbur Haines - Indianapolis IN, US
James Colvin - Hilliard OH, US
Michael Haynes - Columbus OH, US
Christopher Kelley - Grandview Heights OH, US
Mark Ford - Jamestown OH, US
Mark Groves - Columbus OH, US
Jeffrey Denune - Galloway OH, US
International Classification:
A61F 2/62
A61F 2/70
A61F 2/80
US Classification:
623024000, 623034000, 623038000
Abstract:
Evacuation devices for evacuating the socket of a prosthetic limb, and prosthetic limb systems employing such vacuum devices. The evacuation devices each preferably include at least an electrically powered vacuum pump and a power source. Such evacuation devices can be attached at various locations on or in a prosthetic limb. Because the electrically powered pump does not require manual manipulation to create vacuum, it is substantially easier to use than a manual pump. Due to the small size and small power source required by such an electrically powered pump, an evacuation device may be readily incorporated into a prosthesis.