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January 12, 2021, 15:20

 

The expert system

Introduction
  • Socketfinder®  is your helper in the constuction of your ischial containment or conventional above-knee sockets.
  • Socketfinder® It enables you to benefit from an extremely efficient tool without any investment !
  • Socketfinder® gives you the benefit of the largest above-knee socket bank in the world !

Sectional view of an ischial containment socket.

How does Socketfinder® works?

All your patients are different. But some of them resemble one other!
Socketfinder® utilizes their anthropometric similarities.

Cyclone: The Renishaw® cyclone 3D scanner.

The above-knee sockets are digitized and inputted into the Socketfinder® data bank.

The constituent sockets have stood their test, since they are being worn by amputee patients - which thus demonstrates the correctness of their shape and their volume.

With its vast data bank, which is updated every week, Socketfinder® contains all the experience required for use in the fabrication of new sockets.
 

What has to be done?

No in-plaster measurements, no casts, no screen modelling:
All that is needed is to input the desired values for the future socket (circumferences, skeletal space, depthn, etc.) to obtain from Socketfinder® a selection of recordings.

 

The transformations needed for the production of a new socket by CAM are automatically indicated.

  • Suitable research impellents !
  • Efficient sorting of the information !
  • Simplicity of use !

Socketfinder® software processes your socket request when you have to construct a new prosthesis. It extracts for you a choice of socket shapes having the same anthropometrical similarities with your patient.

  • In the case of a new patient, Socketfinder® enables you to search among the sockets you have already recorded in the data base or in the data set for the socket which meets the situation.
  • To fabricate a new socket for a patient who already has a socket recorded in the Socketfinder®, you can order a copy, if necessary asking for it to be enlarged or reduced either proportionally to a modification factor or by adding a positive or negative surface displacement.

Time saved at the preparatory stage.

Orthopaedic technicians engaged in fitting above-knee amputees with prostheses have more time for testing , because they no longer have to prepare the test socket , especially as they can make use of their own models if they have been deposited in the Socketfinder® data bank

The product.

The customized product !

A socket block in two halves to be bonded, two retaining pins. The product. The customized product ! A socket block in two halves to be bonded, two retaining pins. The firm responsible for the machining process can mill a blank for you which you can use to fabricate the socket or make a transparent check socket after having constructed a positive of the socket.


Possibilities offered by the product !


1.The socket in plastic material.

 


2. The socket in wood.



3. Proximal ring.

In-plaster measurement for orthoprosthesis with proximal ring developed with the aid of Socketfinder®. (Patient aged 12 months.)


 

Orion Knee

The Orion is a microprocessor controlled prosthetic knee in which the sensors measure knee action in real time and process that information to anticipate support and speed requirements. Hydraulic and pneumatic knee control actuators regulate the knee speed and security providing optimal walking on stairs, slopes and over flat terrain. This results in fewer falls for the person wearing the prosthesis and a very natural and relaxed gait.

Elan foot

 

The BlatchfordElan foot is a revolutionary new prosthetic foot/ankle system with microprocessor controlled speed and terrain response. Sensors continuously monitor environmental feedback and the algorithm changes the foot characteristic to offer the safest, most comfortable and energy efficient response on the flat, descending or ascending ramps and stairs. The hydraulic ankle control ensures silent operation and sinuous movement that biomimetically matches the Activity Level 3 user’s body and walking style.

Echelon foot

The Echelon foot is a unique prosthetic device, which provides self-alignment of the prosthesis on varied terrain and following footwear changes. It has an instant impact on postural symmetry, easing abnormal pressures at interface and other joints.

Wearing Echelon ensures stability and confidence on uneven surfaces and is ideal for high level amputees who need security when rising from sitting to standing and particularly on slope.

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