OTTO BOCK US12605260B2 Prosthetic Foot Spring Patent
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12605260B2 to OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE LP for a prosthetic foot with reinforced spring connection. The invention comprises a base spring with toe and heel portions and a top spring assembly featuring dual spring members with bond connections and a spring connector. The patent contains 22 claims and was filed on December 6, 2018.
What changed
USPTO granted patent US12605260B2 to OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE LP covering a prosthetic foot with a reinforced spring connection system. The invention features a base spring with toe and heel end portions, a top spring assembly including first and second spring members bonded at distal ends, a second bond connection between the second spring member and the base spring forefoot portion, and a spring connector extending through holes in the assembly.
Manufacturers developing competing prosthetic foot designs should review this patent for potential infringement exposure. Companies in the prosthetics and orthotics sector may wish to evaluate whether licensing from OTTO BOCK is necessary for any overlapping technology. The dual-spring design with bonded connections represents a specific technical approach now protected by US patent law.
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Prosthetic foot with reinforced spring connection
Grant US12605260B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE LP
Inventors
Vaughn Roy Anderson, Brandon Anderson
Abstract
A prosthetic foot having a base spring having a toe end portion and a heel end portion, and a top spring assembly. The top spring assembly includes a first spring member having a distal end and a proximal end, a second spring member spaced apart from the first spring member along substantially an entire length of the first spring member, the second spring member having a distal end and a proximal end, a first bond connection provided between the distal ends of the first and second spring members, a second bond connection provided between the distal end of the second spring member and a top surface of the base spring in a forefoot portion of the base spring, and a spring connector extending through at least a first hole formed in the base spring, the second bond connection and the second spring member.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/60 A61F 2/66 A61F 2/6607 A61F 2002/6621-6635
Filing Date
2018-12-06
Application No.
16212359
Claims
22
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