Motorized adjustable socket for amputee prosthesis users and methods for use thereof

An apparatus for automatically adjusting a socket size of a prosthesis, the apparatus comprising:

• the prosthesis having a socket configured to receive a liner arranged over a limb;
• a first opening in a wall of the socket;
• a first panel aligned with the first opening;
• a first actuator coupled to the first panel and to the prosthesis, wherein the first actuator is configured to advance and retract the first panel through the first opening;
• a first sensor coupled to the wall of the socket and configured to obtain limb-to-socket gap data corresponding to a distance between the limb and the wall of the socket;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the first actuator and to the first sensor, wherein the processor is configured (i) to receive the limb-to-socket gap data, (ii) to determine a socket-size adjustment based on the limb-to-socket gap data and a predetermined socket-fit value, (iii) to generate a command with the socket-size adjustment, and (iv) to send the command with the socket-size adjustment to the first actuator to advance or retract the first panel through the first opening.