# US 2017/0285618 A1 · Systems and methods for integrated robust orthotics and prosthetics hyper-customization > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0285618 A1 - Document ID: US20170285618A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/478,489 - Filed: 2017-04-04 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-04 - Assignees: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. - Applicants: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. - Inventors: Bradley Rosenkrantz; Sam Drucker; Sheikh Salauddin; Brandon Lowe - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170285618A1 ## CPC - A61F 2/5046: {for designing or making customized prostheses, e.g. using templates, finite-element analysis or CAD-CAM techniques} - A61F 2002/505: {using CAD-CAM techniques or NC-techniques} - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract Disclosed are systems, methods and computer-readable medium for developing a custom design for a prosthetic for a residual limb comprising: measuring, using a scanning apparatus, a usable measurement of the residual limb; and creating, using a computing device, a design for a prosthetic for at least a portion of a missing portion of the residual limb, wherein the prosthetic is proportionally sized according to a correlation between the usable measurement and normal anthropometric measurements. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for developing a custom design for a prosthetic for a residual limb comprising: measuring, using a scanning apparatus, a usable measurement of a residual limb; and creating, using a computing device, a design for a prosthetic for at least a portion of a missing portion of the residual limb, wherein the prosthetic is proportionally sized by the computing device according to a correlation between the usable measurement and normal anthropometric measurements. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the scanning apparatus comprises a rigid arm, wherein one or more measurement sensors are mounted on the rigid arm and said rigid arm with said one or more measurement sensors mounted thereon encircles the residual limb to measure the usable measurement. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more measurement sensors comprise one or more time of flight (TOF) sensors. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the scanning apparatus is communicatively coupled with the computing device such that said usable measurement is transmitted from the scanning apparatus to the computing device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the usable measurement comprises a diameter of the residual limb. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the usable measurement comprises the diameter of a forearm and the prosthetic comprises at least a hand that is proportionally sized according to a correlation between the forearm diameter and hand size. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the residual limb is placed in a stand before measuring, using the scanning apparatus, the usable measurement of the residual limb. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising the computing device executing computer-readable instructions to create the designed prosthetic using a 3-dimensional (3D) printer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting the usable measurement of the residual limb by a constant distance offset value to allow for growth of the residual limb. ### Claim 10 A system for developing a custom design for a prosthetic for a residual limb comprising: a scanning apparatus, wherein the scanning apparatus determines a usable measurement of the residual limb; and a computing device comprising a processor and a memory, the processor executing computer-readable instructions stored in the memory, said computer-readable instructions causing the processor to: receive the usable measurement from the scanning apparatus; and create a design for a prosthetic for at least a portion of a missing portion of the residual limb, wherein the prosthetic is proportionally sized according to a correlation between the usable measurement and normal anthropometric measurements. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the scanning apparatus comprises a rigid arm, wherein one or more measurement sensors are mounted on the rigid arm and said rigid arm with said one or more measurement sensors mounted thereon encircles the residual limb to measure the usable measurement. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more measurement sensors comprise one or more time of flight (TOF) sensors. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the scanning apparatus is communicatively coupled with the computing device such that said usable measurement is transmitted from the scanning apparatus to the computing device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the usable measurement comprises a diameter of the residual limb. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the usable measurement comprises the diameter of a forearm and the processor executes computer-readable instructions to design a prosthetic that comprises at least a hand that is proportionally sized according to a correlation between the forearm diameter and hand size. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, further comprising a stand, wherein the residual limb is placed in a stand before measuring, using the scanning apparatus, the usable measurement of the residual limb. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, further comprising a three-dimensional (3D) printer, wherein the processor executes computer-readable instructions to create the designed prosthetic using the 3D printer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, further comprising the processor executing computer-readable instructions to adjust the usable measurement of the residual limb by a constant distance offset value to allow for growth of the residual limb. ### Claim 19 A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon, said computer executable instructions causing a processor to perform a method of developing a custom design for a prosthetic for a residual limb, said method comprising: receiving a usable measurement of a residual limb from a scanning apparatus; and creating a design for a prosthetic for at least a portion of a missing portion of the residual limb, wherein the prosthetic is proportionally sized according to a correlation between the usable measurement and normal anthropometric measurements. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, further comprising computer-readable instructions to create the designed prosthetic using a 3-dimensional (3D) printer.