EXPANSIBLE-SHRINKABLE SOCKETS

Abstract

The design criteria necessary for the fabrication of forms suitable to make and expand laminates of sufficient shape and size so that upon post heating the expanded laminate would shrink to the exact contour of the stump shape being fitted are discussed. Fifteen to twenty basic preforms would be necessary to fit the majority of B.E. amputees. The porous laminate system was evaluated and found to be unsatisfactory in that effective expansions of only 35% were obtainable whereas a minimum of 70% would be required to make the system at all feasible; in addition the physical properties of the laminates were very poor. The overall practicality of introducing the expansible- shrinkable system into the limb industry is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0600806

Entities

People

  • Donald R. Igenito
  • James T. Hill

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amputees
  • Design Criteria
  • Diameters
  • Epoxy Laminates
  • Fabrication
  • Intervals
  • Laminates
  • Material Forming Processes
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Prosthetics
  • Recovery
  • Resilience
  • Shape

Readers

  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Systems Analysis and Design