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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2018
Applicant:
U.s. Department of Veterans Affairs, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
John Ferguson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gregory Owen Voss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Stuart Richard Fairhurst, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andrew Hansen, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/80 (2006.01); A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/68 (2006.01); A61F 2/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/80 (2013.01); A61B 5/103 (2013.01); A61B 5/4851 (2013.01); A61B 5/6811 (2013.01); A61F 2/68 (2013.01); A61F 2/76 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01); A61F 2002/689 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6827 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7635 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods for measuring socket fit in lower limb prostheses and detecting motion of a residual limb relative to a prosthetic socket. Also disclosed herein are methods for developing a socket-fit detection system for sock management that can be applied to adjustable socket systems.