Design of a transradial socket - CORE CORE Services Services overviewExplore all CORE services Access to raw data API Dataset FastSync Content discovery Recommender Discovery Managing content Repository dashboard Packages Repository edition About About us Our mission Team Blog FAQs Contact us Design of a transradial socket Authors E.J. (author) Ravensbergen Publication date March 4, 2010 Publisher Abstract Sometimes children are born with (part of) an arm missing. Next to congenital loss, children or adults can loose their arm due to an accident or illness. The missing arm can be replaced with a prosthesis, connected to the arm remnant by a socket. Existing sockets tend to have a hot and humid climate and some sockets are difficult to don and doff. The WILMER open socket is adjustable but looks bulky. All these disadvantages result in reduced wearing of the prosthesis. After the current prostheses are evaluated, the existing patents and available literature are investigated, a list of requirements was made for a new design. With the requirements, the problem can be solved by improving a current socket and designing new sockets. The application of new materials in prosthetics is evaluated, resulting in several new designs. The WILMER open socket is improved, resulting in another design. From these designs one concept is chosen and detailed. The chosen concept is made of stainless steel wire mesh, with an adjustable condyle brace and a standard forearm shell over the mesh.BiomechatronicsBioMechanical EngineeringMechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineerin master thesis Text prosthesis fitting upper extremity prosthetic socket design transradial Similar works Full text TU Delft RepositoryFull text is not available oai:tudelft.nl:uuid:41b2ea73-a476-4877-968a-62098077aae8 Last time updated on 8/22/2013 This paper was published in TU Delft Repository. Having an issue? Is data on this page outdated, violates copyrights or anything else? Report the problem now and we will take corresponding actions after reviewing your request. Report CORE is not-for-profit service delivered by the Open University and Jisc. Product Services Data providers Communities Terms Organisation About us Mission Team Blog Support FAQs Contact us Writing about CORE? Discover our research outputs and cite our work. COREAccessabilityCookiesPrivacy
