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Redesign Of A Volume Adjustable Transtibial Prosthetic Socket, Samuel Terrazas Quezada
Redesign Of A Volume Adjustable Transtibial Prosthetic Socket, Samuel Terrazas Quezada
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Recent research and development in prosthetics have aimed at improving socket designs and components to mimic more efficiently the human body. One such innovation is the Aperture Socket, a low-cost volume adjustable prosthetic socket. During the validation stage of its development, the Aperture Socket successfully demonstrated that it could compensate for volume changes, but various improvements on use and comfort were identified. This project develops and tests a redesign of the Aperture Socket previously developed for amputees in developing countries and subsequently patented and licensed to LIMBS International, Inc.
The first phase of this study was the creation of various …