Patents by Inventor Eric P. Potts

Eric P. Potts 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 connector and alignment assembly
    Patent number: 6013105
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for positioning and/or aligning a connector between a prosthetic socket and a prosthetic limb. An alignment assembly may have a rotational positioning module and a sliding adjustment unit to position a connector at a natural joint location for a particular patient. The connector may also independently rotate with respect to the sliding adjustment unit to align the connector faces with a set of natural articulation axes of the patient. After the components are positioned and aligned, the components may be fixed together to provide a fixed connector custom fitted to a particular patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Model & Instrument Development Corporation
    Inventor: Eric P. Potts