Prosthesis Socket Casting Device

Arjan Buis (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

A prosthesis socket casting device having a housing and a flexible membrane for receiving a residual limb, the housing and the membrane defining a cavity for containing a fluid. Within the housing are means that are a function of the patient's weight for altering the distribution of the reactive fluid pressure applied when the residual limb is received within the membrane. In a preferred embodiment, the altering means comprise a movable piston that is provided at a lower end of the housing.
Original languageEnglish
Patent numberEP3267949A1
IPC A61F2/50,A61F2/76,A61F2/80,A61F2/78
Priority date11/03/15
Filing date11/03/15
Publication statusPublished - 10 May 2023

Keywords

  • prosthetics
  • shape capture
  • hands-off
  • hydrostatics
  • Majicast
  • Global South
  • assistive technologies

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