设计和验证一个侧面安装的动力关节假肢的原型
Sarah Mroz1, Natalie Baddour1, Patrick Dumond1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
概括
研究人员为截肢者开发了一种新型的侧面安装动力关节 (LMPHJ),提高了运动能力. 这种动力假肢为关节截肢的人提供了增强的关节功能和运动.
科学领域:
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 假肢和整形手术
- 康复工程 康复工程 康复工程
背景情况:
- 现有的假肢技术为关节截肢者提供了有限的解决方案.
- 目前的关节假肢通常是前部安装的,限制了运动范围和用户的移动性.
研究的目的:
- 介绍和评估一款设计用于增强用户运动的新型侧面安装动力关节 (LMPHJ).
- 解决当前关节假肢的局限性,通过提供靠近解剖旋转中心的动力解决方案.
主要方法:
- 设计和制造了侧面安装动力关节 (LMPHJ) 的原型.
- 根据修改后的ISO 15032:2000标准进行静态测试,以评估100公斤个体的承载能力.
- 使用假肢模拟器与有能力参与者进行功能测试,以评估在平面地面上行走的表现.
主要成果:
- 静态测试表明LMPHJ能够承受日常负载条件.
- 功能测试证实了成功地在平面地面上用动力假肢模拟器行走.
- 机械设计得到了行走功能的验证.
结论:
- 侧面安装的动力关节 (LMPHJ) 是一种可行的解决方案,可以提高关节截肢者的运动能力.
- 原型的成功测试表明,它已准备好与截肢的参与者进行临床评估.
- 这种新的设计推进了动力假肢技术,以改善患者的治疗结果.
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