PROSTHETIC JOINT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

摘要

The prosthetic connector assembly (100) includes a prosthetic pylon (130) having a male end (134) with an opening (140) therein for receiving the shank of a bolt (186), a prosthetic base (200) having a female contact or bearing surface (204) for receiving the male end of the pylon and for anchoring the head of the bolt, and a clamping element (170) carried internally of the pylon for receiving the threaded shank of the securing bolt and, when the bolt is rotated, for clamping the male end of the pylon to releasably lock the pylon in a fixed position relative to the base. The male end of the pylon is preferably convexly hemispherical or domed, and the female contact or bearing surface of the base is preferably concavely spherical for fittingly receiving the male end of the pylon.