ArticleJournal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering
Performance of an auto-adjusting prosthetic socket during walking with intermittent socket release.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Adjustable prosthetic sockets: a systematic review of industrial and research design characteristics and their justifications.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Quick fabrication of 3D-printed prosthetic sockets with embedded sensors to track limb motion.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Monitoring the Residual Limb-Socket Interface: A Perspective on Clinical Needs and Challenges.Biomedical materials & devices (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- An adaptive prosthetic socket for people with transtibial amputation.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Model-based design of a pneumatic actuator for a dynamically reconfigurable socket for transtibial amputees.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- A Pneumatically Controlled Prosthetic Socket for Transfemoral Amputees.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A novel portable sensor to monitor bodily positions and activities in transtibial prosthesis users.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2022Article
- Testing an adjustable prosthetic socket in a simulated military environment.Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineeringArticle
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14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Introduction: A challenge in the engineering of auto-adjusting prosthetic sockets is to maintain stable operation of the control system while users change their bodily position and activity. The purpose of this study was to test the stability of a socket that automatically adjusted socket size to maintain fit. Socket release during sitting was conducted between bouts of walking. Methods: Adjustable sockets with sensors that monitored distance between the liner and socket were fabricated. Motor-driven panels and a microprocessor-based control system adjusted socket size during walking to maintain a target sensed distance. Limb fluid volume was recorded continuously. During eight sit/walk cycles, the socket panels were released upon sitting and then returned to position for walking, either the size at the end of the prior bout or a size 1.0% larger in volume. Results: In six transtibial prosthesis users, the control system maintained stable operation and did not saturate (move to and remain at the end of the actuator's range) during 98% of the walking bouts. Limb fluid volume changes generally matched the panel position changes executed by the control system. Conclusions: Stable operation of the control system suggests that the auto-adjusting socket is ready for testing in users' at-home settings.
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