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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2008
Tracy C. Slemker, Clayton, OH (US);
Robert Hoskins, Springboro, OH (US);
Lucinda Busch, Clayton, OH (US);
Scott R. Schall, Clayton, OH (US);
Ralph Simmons, Dayton, OH (US);
Tracy C. Slemker, Clayton, OH (US);
Robert Hoskins, Springboro, OH (US);
Lucinda Busch, Clayton, OH (US);
Scott R. Schall, Clayton, OH (US);
Ralph Simmons, Dayton, OH (US);
Prosthetic Design, Inc., Clayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for fabricating a prosthetic limb socket component includes the following steps: (a) obtaining measurements of an individual's residual limb; (b) generating electronic data representing outer dimensions of the individual's residual limb utilizing (at least in part) the obtained measurements; (c) storing the electronic data representing outer dimensions of the individual's residual limb in an electronic record, where the electronic record includes cross-reference information; (d) manufacturing a first prosthetic limb socket component utilizing, at least in part, the electronic data representing outer dimensions of the individual's residual limb; (e) placing a permanent unique indicia on the prosthetic limb socket component, where the unique indicia includes data corresponding to the cross-reference information; and (f) utilizing the unique indicia data to access, with the assistance of a computer, the electronic record via the cross-reference information.