摘要 |
A socket adaptor for use in creating a laminated stump socket for attaching a prosthetic limb to a patient having a stump. It includes a separate main body and a plurality of flexible prongs that are permanently affixed to the main body. The main body is formed of relatively rigid and inflexible metal. The prongs are made of flexible sheet metal that can be repeatedly bent without weakening or breaking. Each prong is bendable by hand from a first position wherein the prong is substantially flat and extends radially outward in a plane from a base of the main body to a second position wherein the prong are conformed to fit to a stump socket.
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