Method and apparatus for decreasing build height of prosthetic products

摘要

An adapter assembly allows mechanical coupling of prosthetic components such that a distal end of a socket adapter extends below a top surface of a prosthetic. The adapter assembly may include sets of external threads to operatively engage internally threaded surfaces of the prosthetic and the socket adapter.

主权项

1. A method of mechanically coupling a prosthetic and a socket adapter using an adapter assembly, wherein the socket adapter is attachable to a socket configured to fit around a residual limb, the method comprising:
extending a male element of the adapter assembly through a bore of a female element of the adapter assembly, the male element comprising exterior threads and a lip projecting outwardly from an outer surface, and the female element comprising the bore therethrough and a shoulder projecting inwardly from an inner surface of the bore; engaging the exterior threads of the male element to an internally threaded surface recessed within a top surface of the prosthetic; and engaging the female element to the socket adapter, wherein the lip of the male element engages the shoulder of the female element to secure the prosthetic to the socket adapter.