Abstract: Valve for a prosthesis socket, the socket delineating an open cavity to receive a stump of an amputated limb and delineating a pass-through hole opening into the cavity and designed to receive the valve, the valve including a support in which a pass-through channel is formed and an element movable between an outlet position in which the element allow an air flow out of the channel in an outlet direction and a sealing position in which the element prevent any air flow inside the channel in an opposite direction to the outlet direction, the support including a thread configured to mount the support in removable manner inside the pass-through hole, and to enable disassembly of the support in an opposite direction to the outlet direction.

Abstract: Prosthetic knee joint includes: proximal part mobile in rotation around first axis between extended position and flexion position of prosthetic knee joint; the proximal part being mobile in first direction of rotation from extended position to flexion position, at least one part that is fixed when proximal part is moved in first direction of rotation; link part, arranged to connect the proximal part and part, and presenting contact surface with part; the link part and part being arranged so, when proximal part is moved in first direction of rotation, link part slides on contact surface being subjected to first friction force, when proximal part is moved in second direction of rotation, the link part slides on contact surface being subjected to second friction force strictly lower than first friction force.

Abstract: The method for manufacturing a made-to-measure prosthetic sleeve from a thermoformable preform includes: providing a reduced positive mold corresponding to the copy of the shape of the stump of the residual limb reduced by 3 to 5% of all of the circumferences of the shape of the stump; providing a preform made from a thermoformable elastomer base, the preform presenting an open proximal end, a closed distal end, a uniform wall thickness and a hardness of more than 40 Shore A; placing the preform on the reduced positive mold to form a preform/mold assembly; shaping the preform by heating the preform/mold assembly to a temperature between 60° C. and 150° C.

Abstract: Valve for a prosthesis socket, the socket delineating an open cavity to receive a stump of an amputated limb and delineating a pass-through hole opening into the cavity and designed to receive the valve, the valve including a support in which a pass-through channel is formed and an element movable between an outlet position in which the element allow an air flow out of the channel in an outlet direction and a sealing position in which the element prevent any air flow inside the channel in an opposite direction to the outlet direction, the support including a thread configured to mount the support in removable manner inside the pass-through hole, and to enable disassembly of the support in an opposite direction to the outlet direction.

Abstract: Prosthetic knee joint includes: proximal part mobile in rotation around first axis between extended position and flexion position of prosthetic knee joint; the proximal part being mobile in first direction of rotation from extended position to flexion position, at least one part that is fixed when proximal part is moved in first direction of rotation; link part, arranged to connect the proximal part and part, and presenting contact surface with part; the link part and part being arranged so, when proximal part is moved in first direction of rotation, link part slides on contact surface being subjected to first friction force, when proximal part is moved in second direction of rotation, the link part slides on contact surface being subjected to second friction force strictly lower than first friction force.

Abstract: Connector between a prosthetic socket and a prosthetic limb, the prosthetic socket including an open proximal end intended to receive a sleeve, and a closed distal end, the prosthetic limb including a fastener provided with a threading, the connector including: a base; an upper wall extending from the base, and configured to receive the distal end of the prosthetic socket; a tapping formed in the base, and configured to cooperate with the threading of the fastener of the prosthetic limb; wherein the upper wall forms an enclosure configured to envelop the distal end of the prosthetic socket, and wherein the enclosure is off-centered with respect to the base.