Limb Volume Accommodation in People With Limb Amputation
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Abstract
A prosthetic sock monitoring system is disclosed. The sock monitoring system includes a storage device and a data collection unit. The data collection unit is operable to receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a prosthetic sock that is wearable by a patient, and store the received data in the storage device. A prosthetic sock is also disclosed. The sock comprises material shaped to fit over at least a portion of the residual limb of the patient and a thickness adapted for inserting the residual limb into the socket of the prosthesis while the sock is fitted over the residual limb. The sock also comprises one or more of a sock identification unit and a force sensing device.
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47 Claims
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1-23. -23. (canceled)
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24. A prosthetic sock for disposition over residual limb of a patient and insertion into a socket of a prosthesis associated with the patient, the prosthetic sock comprising:
material shaped to fit over at least a portion of the residual limb of the patient and of a thickness adapted for inserting the residual limb into the socket of the prosthesis while the sock is fitted over the residual limb; and a sock identification unit operable to identify at least one identifying characteristic of the prosthetic sock and communicate the at least one identifying characteristic to a computing device separate from the prosthetic sock, the at least one identifying characteristic configured to distinguish the prosthetic sock from other prosthetic socks. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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43. A mobile computing device associated with a patient having a residual limb onto which the patient is capable of disposing a prosthetic sock for insertion into a socket of a prosthesis associated with the patient, the mobile computing device comprising:
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a storage element for receiving information defining a sock management strategy; a processor for processing the information defining the sock management strategy to determine when the patient should wear the particular prosthetic sock selected from the plurality of different prosthetic socks; and an output device for providing an indication to the patient indicating when the patient should wear the particular prosthetic sock selected from the plurality of different prosthetic socks. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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