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Title:
ARTIFICIAL LIMB CASING AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/050894
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to an artificial limb casing (1) having an insertion opening (4) for inserting the artificial limb, wherein a joint area (3) to which an end area (2) is integrally connected is formed on the casing (1). The invention further relates to a method for producing an artificial limb casing (1), wherein a textile intermediate layer (8) is applied to the outside of a hollow polyurethane substrate (9), and a silicone layer (7) is applied to the textile intermediate layer. The casing (1) is made of an elastomer material that has a lower Shore hardness in the joint area (3) than in the end area (2).

Inventors:
JANSSEN HEINZ-GERD (DE)
SCHNEEGANS MARKUS (DE)
SCHNEEGANS WALDEMAR (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2010/006065
Publication Date:
September 15, 2011
Filing Date:
October 05, 2010
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Assignee:
BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH (DE)
JANSSEN HEINZ-GERD (DE)
SCHNEEGANS MARKUS (DE)
SCHNEEGANS WALDEMAR (DE)
International Classes:
A61F2/54; A61F2/60
Domestic Patent References:
WO2006005569A22006-01-19
WO2005117746A22005-12-15
WO2009115835A12009-09-24
WO2001067842A12001-09-20
Foreign References:
EP0281855A11988-09-14
US5133775A1992-07-28
US20060015192A12006-01-19
GB2341325A2000-03-15
GB2357725A2001-07-04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
STORNEBEL, Kai (Lins & Partner GbRTheodor-Heuss-Straße 1, Braunschweig, DE)
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