DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTIVE-COOLING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING RESIDUAL-LIMB SKIN CARE IN PERSONS WITH LOWER-LIMB AMPUTATION

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外文摘要：Increases in residual-limb temperatures can occur simply by donning a lower-limb prosthesis and walking。 Intrasocket temperatures can also remain elevated long after an activity ends。 To address problems associated with activity-related increases in intrasocket temperatures (e。g。， discomfort， decreased prosthesis use， lost suspension， residual-limb skin breakdown)， an innovative Intrasocket Cooling Element (ICE) system has been developed and tested on ten， transtibial prosthesis users。 This report describes the design of the thermoelectric driven， active-cooling ICE system and presents the results of both in-laboratory and at-home testing。 Given the capacity for the ICE system to moderate intrasocket temperatures during controlled bouts of in-laboratory exercise， future testing will explore the potential for this technology to reduce the incidence of residual-limb skin issues and improve quality of life outcome measures among a cohort of lower-limb prosthesis users。

外文关键词：

transtibialamputationprosthesissocketresidual limbtemperaturesweatmoisturecomfort

作者：

Todd Farrell、Patricia McCracken、Alexandria Lloyd、Kierra Falbo、Nicole Walker、Andrew Hansen、Matthew Sauerbrey、Jennifer Johansson、Brianna Rozell、Kevin Lawrence、Ryan Myers、Kristian DiMatteo、Thane Hunt、Michaelina Dupnik、Sara Koehler-McNicholas

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作者单位：

Liberating Technologies, Inc. Holliston, MA, USA

Minneapolis VA Healthcare System Minneapolis, MN, USA

Minneapolis VA Healthcare System University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, USA

Vivonics, Inc. Bedford, MA, USA

Vivonics, Inc, Bedford, MA, USA

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会议名称：

Design of Medical Devices Conference

会议地点：

Minneapolis(US)

会议母体文献：

Proceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference

页码：

V001T09A005.1-V001T09A005.6

出版时间：

2022