Global Patent Index - EP 1441675 A2

EP 1441675 A2 20040804 - PROSTHESIS SHAFT WITH SEAL AT THE DISTAL END

Title (en)

PROSTHESIS SHAFT WITH SEAL AT THE DISTAL END

Title (de)

PROTHESENSCHAFT MIT DICHTUNG AM DISTALEN ENDE

Title (fr)

EMBOITURE DE PROTHESE POURVUE D'UN JOINT A SON EXTREMITE DISTALE

Publication

EP 1441675 A2 20040804 (DE)

Application

EP 02792585 A 20021031

Priority

  • DE 0204059 W 20021031
  • DE 10153796 A 20011105

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03039398A2] A prosthesis shaft with an opening at the distal end is provided with a seal, arranged such that a suction force on the prosthesis shaft gives rise to a servo force on the seal, whereby the external atmospheric pressure increasingly reinforces the seal at the sealing lips with compression. The seal can be fixed to the prosthesis shaft and/or the liner whereby the sealing edge of the opening to be sealed is radially approached more closely than the base of the sealing lip.

IPC 1-7

A61F 2/80

IPC 8 full level

A61F 2/78 (2006.01); A61F 2/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61F 2/7812 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2/80 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2002/30522 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2002/5007 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2002/7831 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2002/7875 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2220/0025 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03039398A2

Citation (examination)

US 5593454 A 19970114 - HELMY NASHAT N [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03039398 A2 20030515; WO 03039398 A3 20040304; AU 2002358414 A1 20030519; DE 10164892 B4 20090827; EP 1441675 A2 20040804; US 2004243251 A1 20041202; US 7235108 B2 20070626

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0204059 W 20021031; AU 2002358414 A 20021031; DE 10164892 A 20011105; EP 02792585 A 20021031; US 48792504 A 20040227