US Patent 7344567 Immediate postoperative prosthesis

An immediate postoperative prosthesis including: a base adapted to receive a distal prosthetic component, the base comprising a substantially circular pan having a raised wall extending proximally about its periphery; a plurality of flexible straps mounted to and extending proximally from the interior face of the raised wall of the circular pan, the flexible straps adapted to interface with a postoperative residual limb; and wrap materials wrapped around and substantially solidified about the flexible straps. The invention also includes a process for postoperative fitting of a prosthetic component to a residual limb of a prosthetic recipient.