Development of Subischial Prosthetic Sockets with Vacuum-Assisted Suspension for Highly Active Persons with Transfemoral Amputations

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to develop a highly flexible sub-ischial prosthetic socket with assisted-vacuum suspension for highly active persons with transfemoral amputation. The Specific Aims are to: A1. Develop a highly flexible socket with subischial trim lines; A2. Develop durable liners and sealing sleeves; A3. Develop/identify an appropriate vacuum pump; A4. Evaluate system performance with military amputees; and A5. Develop education materials. During Year 4, we completed the tasks in Aims 1, 2 and 5, completed the original and supplemental tasks in Aim 3, and are working on the tasks in Aim 4. We are ready to disseminate our technique using the plan developed as part of Task 12d. Publications are underway.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA612438

Entities

People

  • Andrew H. Hansen
  • Brian Robillard
  • Cheng Sun
  • Jason M. Wilken
  • Matthew J Major
  • Ryan Caldwell
  • Stefania Fatone
  • Steven A Gard
  • Wei Chen

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amputees
  • Bench Top Testing
  • Electronic Mail
  • Fabrication
  • Health Services
  • Lower Limb Amputations
  • Lower Limb Prostheses
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthetics
  • Residual Limbs
  • Surgical Amputations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Neurological Diseases/Conditions/Disorders
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.