Development of continuous fiber reinforced prosthetic running blades for young children

年轻的下肢截肢者（LLA）通常佩戴假肢跑步叶片参加体育运动。不幸的是，跑步叶片通常由高性能碳纤维复合材料制成，价格昂贵。因此，由于这些假肢的高昂费用，患有下腰痛的幼儿处境更加不利。 在这项工作中，我们的团队旨在通过生产低成本的假肢跑步叶片来降低幼儿的进入门槛。 为了实现这一目标，我们的团队将利用连续纤维增强3D打印技术来生产低成本但高质量的假肢跑步叶片。 我们的团队将首先使用连续纤维增强3D打印方法设计和制造新的假肢跑步叶片。 然后将通过机械测试对生产的假肢进行评估，并与市售的跑步叶片进行比较。 接下来，我们的团队将开发一种自动化工具，该工具将根据LLA的测量值配置新的患者特定运行刀片。 自动化软件工具将允许根据患者特定要求快速制造运行刀片。

Young Lower limb amputees (LLA) commonly wear prosthetic running blades to participate in sports Unfortunately, running blades are often fabricated with high-performance carbon fiber composites and can be prohibitively expensive. As a result, young children with LLA are further disadvantaged due to the high cost of these prosthetics. In this work, our team aims to lower young children barriers to entry by producing low-cost prosthetic running blades. To achieve this, our team will utilize a continuous fiber-reinforced 3D printing technology to produce low-cost but high-quality prosthetic running blades. Our team will first design and fabricate new prosthetic running blades using the continuous fiber reinforced 3D printing method. The produced prosthetics will then be evaluated through mechanical testing and compared against commercially available running blades. Next, our team will develop an automated tool that will configure new patient-specific running blades based on measurements of the LLA. The automated software tool will allow for rapid manufacturing of running blades based on patient-specific requirements.