Volume ManagementSmart Variable Geometry Socket (SVGS) Technology for Lower‐Limb Prostheses
作者:
Richard,
Greenwald Robert,
Dean Wayne,
期刊:
JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics
(OVID Available online 2003)
卷期:
Volume 15,
issue 3
页码: 107-112
ISSN:1040-8800
年代: 2003
出版商: OVID
关键词: Lower‐limb prosthesis;volume management;socket fit;socket retention
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
&NA;Smart variable geometry socket (SVGS) technology provides a method of dynamic volume management for lower limb amputees. Because amputees experience residuum volume changes during the day and over time, the fit of their sockets may vary. Currently, socks are often added or removed to maintain a stable and comfortable fit. SVGS technology automatically and continuously accommodates for residuum volume changes to maintain the fit of the socket. The system functions by adding and removing liquid from the intrasocket environment, regulated dynamically by intrasocket pressure. SVGS rationale, theory of operation, alternative approaches, and clinical relevance are described.
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