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Design of an adjustable transfemoral prosthesis interface to accommodate limb volume fluctuation.
Rel. Laura Gastaldi, Niels Leergaard Pedersen. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Biomedica, 2026
Abstract
Changes in residual limb volume of transfemoral amputees significantly affect the fit, comfort, and stability of prosthetic sockets. These physiological changes often require continuous socket adjustments and represent a major clinical challenge in transfemoral prosthetic design. The aim of this study was to design a printable transfemoral prosthetic interface able to accommodate limb volume fluctuations by overcoming the limitations of current solutions through the development of a cost-effective, adaptable, and fast design strategy. The project was carried out at Snapform Startup based at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The proposed idea is an SLS-printable polyamide model with a single flexible component positioned posteriorly, which allows compression using the Click Medical Boa system.
The model was built using Creo Parametric; initially, a simplified socket shape was used, and subsequently, the model was developed based on real lower limb volumes obtained through 3D scanning, which were edited and cleaned using Autodesk Meshmixer
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