Scan to socket: development of a novel automated design pipeline for prosthetic sockets

Abstract
Minimising prosthetic socket discomfort is paramount in avoiding device abandonment and secondary complications (e.g. blisters). This is best achieved through customisation but there is a growing need for processes which create comfortable sockets at lower cost to healthcare providers, less inconvenience to users and at faster processing times. This project will develop an automated design-through-manufacture pipeline, utilizing a novel fitting protocol to capture biomechanical characteristics and advanced 3D printing technology to produce a new generation of prosthetic sockets. The project will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of design engineers and medical clinicians, and leading industrial experts (PACE Rehabilitation).

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