US Patent 9265628 Prosthetic device and connecting system using a vacuum

Patent 9265628 was granted and assigned to Hanger, Inc. on February, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Hanger, Inc.

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

92656280

Patent Inventor Names

Michael E. Tompkins0

Dale Berry0

Date of Patent

February 23, 2016

Patent Application Number

125180740

Date Filed

December 7, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Bruce E Snow

Patent abstract

The disclosed prosthetic device may comprise a receptacle for receiving a limb of a person; a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the receptacle for maintaining an amount of vacuum used for connecting the receptacle to the limb of the person; a controller; and/or an electronically controllable fluid control device. The controller may be configured to provide a vacuum signature to be displayed at a user interface and/or to control the amount of vacuum used for connecting the receptacle to the limb of the person.