Smart Socket for Amputees Shows Early Promise
A new motor-driven smart socket has reached the clinical testing phase, and the results are encouraging. The prototype device achieved measurable gains in amputees’ comfort and mobility.| Amplitude
A new motor-driven smart socket has reached the clinical testing phase, and the results are encouraging. The prototype device achieved measurable gains in amputees’ comfort and mobility.| Amplitude
A silicone liner that constantly monitors the size and shape of an amputee's residual limb could vastly reduce the blisters, sores, rashes, and other insults caused by ill-fitting sockets.| Amplitude
Meet the researchers who are developing smart sockets for amputees that promise to increase the comfort, function, and performance of prosthetic limbs.| Amplitude
