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

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作者：

Farrell, Todd ^{[1
]}

McCracken, Patricia ^{[2
]}

Lloyd, Alexandria ^{[2
]}

Falbo, Kierra ^{[3
]}

Walker, Nicole ^{[3
]}

Hansen, Andrew ^{[3
]}

Sauerbrey, Matthew ^{[2
]}

Johansson, Jennifer

Rozell, Brianna ^{[1
]}

Lawrence, Kevin ^{[1
]}

Myers, Ryan ^{[4
]}

DiMatteo, Kristian ^{[4
]}

Hunt, Thane ^{[1
]}

Dupnik, Michaelina

Koehler-McNicholas, Sara ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Liberating Technol Inc, Holliston, MA 01746 USA

[2] Minneapolis VA Healthcare Syst, Minneapolis, MN USA

[3] Univ Minnesota, Minneapolis VA Healthcare Syst, Minneapolis, MN USA

[4] Vivonics Inc, Bedford, MA USA

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2022 DESIGN OF MEDICAL DEVICES CONFERENCE (DMD2022) | 2022年

关键词：

transtibial; amputation; prosthesis; socket; residual limb; temperature; sweat; moisture; comfort;

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中图分类号：

Q813 [细胞工程];

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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, franstibial 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.

引用

页数：6

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