Carbon Fiber Off-Loading Orthosis

碳纤维减重矫形器

• 批准号: 9121252
• 负责人: MARY K HASTINGS
• 金额: $ 18.67万
• 依托单位: PROSTHETIC DESIGN, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-05-24 至 2018-05-23
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9121252
• 关键词: Activities of Daily Living; Algorithms; American; Amputation; Ankle; Cardiovascular system; Characteristics; Clinical; Clinical Management; Communities; Computer-Aided Design; Computer-Assisted Manufacturing; Coupled; Data; Development; Devices; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetic Foot; Diabetic Foot Ulcer; Diagnosis; Elements; Engineering; Ensure; Esthesia; Foot Deformities; Foot Diseases; Foot Ulcer; Future; Geometry; Goals; Healed; Health; Health Benefit; Height; Human; Immobilization; Incidence; Individual; International; Lower Extremity; Measures; Mechanics; Modeling; Motion; Musculoskeletal; Neuropathy; Obesity; Orthotic Devices; Participant; Patients; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Persons; Phase; Physical activity; Production; Property; Qualifying; Quality of life; Research; Research Personnel; Risk; Selection Criteria; Shoes; Surface; Techniques; Technology; Testing; Therapeutic; Time; Ulcer; Vocation; Walking; Weight; base; carbon fiber; cost; design; foot; healing; improved; model development; phase 2 study; physical therapist; pressure; prevent; public health relevance; sedentary lifestyle

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposed project will further develop a CFC off-loading AFO designed to offload plantar pressures and optimize patient function through maximizing plantarflexor power production. During Phase I, we will determine the effects of varying design characteristics of CFC off-loading AFOs. We will refine and create new FEA models and algorithms that predict the appropriate brace design given patient characteristics including patient baseline functional abilities. In a future Phase II project, we will continue to refine the algorithm for patients with various diagnoses and presentations to ensure the applicability across the spectrum of potential users and develop rapid fabrication techniques that integrate CAD/CAM technology to maximize brace durability, minimize error, and allow national and international CFC off-loading AFO distribution.