Patents by Inventor Bernard Carus

Bernard Carus has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Prosthesis Socket and System Comprising a Prosthesis Socket and Prosthesis Device
    Publication number: 20100191348
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prosthesis shaft for receiving an amputation stump of an extremity, comprising connecting means for a distal prosthesis device (2), wherein the prosthesis shaft (1) comprises at least one shell (11, 12), which has an arched, open cross-section and the shell ends of which in the applied state overlap each other at least partially, at least one tensioning means (14, 15) being disposed on the shell (11, 12), said means acting in the circumferential direction and tensioning the shell ends relative to each other, and the shell (11, 12) being made of a dimensionally stable plastic having regions with varying elasticity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Kettwig, Bernard Carus, Sven Zarling, Felix Ruess