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 sub-ischial 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 and disseminate education materials. During Year 5, we completed the tasks in 5 and worked on the tasks in Aim 4.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA625986

Entities

People

  • Jason M. Wilken
  • Matthew J Major
  • Ryan Caldwell
  • Stefania Fatone

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Amputees
  • Fabrication
  • Fused Deposition Modeling
  • Health Services
  • Lower Limb Amputations
  • Lower Limb Prostheses
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Performance Tests
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthetics
  • Residual Limbs
  • Surgical Amputations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Neurological Diseases/Conditions/Disorders
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.