US PATENT SUBCLASS 623 / 21
.~.~.~ Wrist, hand (e.g., finger, etc.), ankle or foot (e.g., toe, etc.)

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623 /   HD   PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR AIDS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR

11  DF  IMPLANTABLE PROSTHESIS {5}
16  DF  .~ Bone prosthesis {2}
18  DF  .~.~ Joint {4}
21.~.~.~ Wrist, hand (e.g., finger, etc.), ankle or foot (e.g., toe, etc.)

DEFINITION

Classification: 623/21

Wrist, hand (e.g., finger, etc.), ankle or foot (e.g., toe, etc.):

(under subclass 18) Subject matter manufactured or adapted to replace or assist a defective joint in either: (a) the system of bones forming the junction between a hand and a forearm, i.e., a wrist; or (b) in the bones of the terminal part of the human arm, i.e., a hand; or (c) in the system of bones forming the junction between a foot and a lower leg, i.e., an ankle, or (d) the bones of the terminal part of a human leg.