New electronic devices monitor real-time prosthetic cavity comfort

Release date: 2013-08-07



Patients with prostheses have a feeling that with the changes in exercise or diet during the day, the parts of the prosthesis that are connected to the limbs are always swollen or oppressed, or shrinking and feeling empty. If the prosthetic receiving cavity can be adjusted at any time as this natural phenomenon changes, the comfort and ease of use of the prosthesis will be greatly improved. To this end, researchers at the University of Washington have now developed a device to measure or monitor the amount of fluid a prosthetic receives a limb in a patient's prosthesis.
The device consists of two parts, an electrode that connects to the skin, and a cigarette-sized processor to record the reading data for the day. The system has been piloted in Seattle and San Francisco. Researchers hope to get a model of swelling and contraction in a clinical individual in the near future. In the long run, the researchers hope to develop a small device that can take two or three weeks or more to sum up the changes in the size of their limbs in their daily lives. This summer, the team will conduct clinical trials in the United States and Canada for prosthetic patients who use vacuum technology.



Source: Kexun

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