Unibody endoskeletal transtibial prosthetic devices and digital fabrication workflow
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsJoshua Pelz, Luca De Vivo, Falko Kuester, Herbert J. Barrack
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AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsJoshua Pelz, Luca De Vivo, Falko Kuester, Herbert J. Barrack
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A unibody transtibial prosthetic device includes a socket personalized for a specific patient's residual limb. A pylon extends from the socket, the pylon being a unitary polymer structure of interconnected elongated supports having open spaces therebetween. The device also includes a foot-ankle complex, the foot-ankle complex being a unitary polymer extending from the pylon, the foot and ankle unitary structure being shaped to provide multi-axial dynamic flex to enable dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, inversion and eversion motion for smooth symmetric gait performance and energy capture and return. The socket, pylon and foot-ankle complex are portions of a unibody.
A patient specific workflow method for producing a unibody transtibial prosthetic device, the workflow comprising:
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