Results from Survey for Prosthetists for Senior Design Project
Cara Negri
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Title:
Results from Survey for Prosthetists for Senior Design Project
Creator:
Cara Negri
Date:
4/10/2014
Text:
Thank you to the 95 participants in the survey for Prosthetists regarding
design of products in our industry for a senior design project. The results
were as followed.
1) In regards to product development, the most important area for the
industry to improve prosthetic devices is
Interface Materials- 49.47%
Fabrication Process- 16.84%
Components- 7.37% 7
Feet- 1.05% 1
Knees- 3.16% 3
Other (please specify)- 22.11%
If Other was chosen, the respondent was asked for additional comments. The
responses were as follows:
- suspension-no pistoning and simple
- assessing the outcomes/validity of devices
- K2 level simple inexpensive stance yeilding microprocessor controlled
knee.
- Upper Extremity
- Suspension mechanism
- socket design
- PROOF OF EFFACY
- Neurocorrelation coefficients
- interface design-not materials
- Interface Design
- Lower costs of products, especially MPKs
- Socket fitting consistency
- Upper extremity
- HD terminal devices
- Sockets the connection between prosthesis and human.
- socket design
- good k-2 knee
- discerning product to patient match
- More indepth training for Prosthetists students
- volume self accomodating sockets
- Interface and suspension methods
2) I expect a transtibial socket to maintain a comfortable fit for
a) 1-2 years- 23.16%
b) 2-3 years- 33.68%
c) 3-4 years- 12.63%
d) 4-5 years- 4.21%
e) More than 5 years- 3.16%
f) Other (please specify)- 23.16%
If Other was chosen, the respondent was asked for additional comments. The
responses were as follows:
- This is a difficult question to answer, as it depends alot on where the
amputee is (new amputee vs older residual limb)
- it just varies too much to set a time range
- maintaining fit is always dependent on residual limb maturity and patinet
weight gain and loss
- depends upon patient anatomiical changes, not universal
- Differs depending on age of amputation and weight change
- New amputee 1-2 yrs- seasoned-3-5 yrs
- Depends on unique histological dynamics
- 6-12 months for a new amputee and 12-18months for a mature lim
- Too many patient variables
- as long as there is no pysiologic change to teh pateint
- It depends on many things - age of amputee (child or adult) how long
since amputation you can expect the residual limb to lose volume as it
matures,
- I don't have a preconceived expectation. Patients limbs change at
different rates.
- Initial socket while limb is changing... 6mo to a year, definitive socket
on mature limb... 3 years ideally
- Patient dependent
- Depends on the patient's weight/volume changes
- deoebds ib age of limb and lifestyle
- Too many factors to predict ever
- 5-6 years was the lifespan of a prosthesis in the 1960s
- depends on the patient being fit, and the age of the patient. A less
active patient the socket should fit for a longer period of time vs an
active patient.
- depends on how new the pt is/rate of volume fluctuation
- Too many variables to predict.
- Depends on the patient. Weight fluctuation and limb volume changes vary
greatly patient to patient.
The responses from questions 3-5 to follow in part 2 of this post.
If you have any questions regarding the survey, please feel free to contact
me.
Best regards,
Cara Negri, CP
<Email Address Redacted>
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design of products in our industry for a senior design project. The results
were as followed.
1) In regards to product development, the most important area for the
industry to improve prosthetic devices is
Interface Materials- 49.47%
Fabrication Process- 16.84%
Components- 7.37% 7
Feet- 1.05% 1
Knees- 3.16% 3
Other (please specify)- 22.11%
If Other was chosen, the respondent was asked for additional comments. The
responses were as follows:
- suspension-no pistoning and simple
- assessing the outcomes/validity of devices
- K2 level simple inexpensive stance yeilding microprocessor controlled
knee.
- Upper Extremity
- Suspension mechanism
- socket design
- PROOF OF EFFACY
- Neurocorrelation coefficients
- interface design-not materials
- Interface Design
- Lower costs of products, especially MPKs
- Socket fitting consistency
- Upper extremity
- HD terminal devices
- Sockets the connection between prosthesis and human.
- socket design
- good k-2 knee
- discerning product to patient match
- More indepth training for Prosthetists students
- volume self accomodating sockets
- Interface and suspension methods
2) I expect a transtibial socket to maintain a comfortable fit for
a) 1-2 years- 23.16%
b) 2-3 years- 33.68%
c) 3-4 years- 12.63%
d) 4-5 years- 4.21%
e) More than 5 years- 3.16%
f) Other (please specify)- 23.16%
If Other was chosen, the respondent was asked for additional comments. The
responses were as follows:
- This is a difficult question to answer, as it depends alot on where the
amputee is (new amputee vs older residual limb)
- it just varies too much to set a time range
- maintaining fit is always dependent on residual limb maturity and patinet
weight gain and loss
- depends upon patient anatomiical changes, not universal
- Differs depending on age of amputation and weight change
- New amputee 1-2 yrs- seasoned-3-5 yrs
- Depends on unique histological dynamics
- 6-12 months for a new amputee and 12-18months for a mature lim
- Too many patient variables
- as long as there is no pysiologic change to teh pateint
- It depends on many things - age of amputee (child or adult) how long
since amputation you can expect the residual limb to lose volume as it
matures,
- I don't have a preconceived expectation. Patients limbs change at
different rates.
- Initial socket while limb is changing... 6mo to a year, definitive socket
on mature limb... 3 years ideally
- Patient dependent
- Depends on the patient's weight/volume changes
- deoebds ib age of limb and lifestyle
- Too many factors to predict ever
- 5-6 years was the lifespan of a prosthesis in the 1960s
- depends on the patient being fit, and the age of the patient. A less
active patient the socket should fit for a longer period of time vs an
active patient.
- depends on how new the pt is/rate of volume fluctuation
- Too many variables to predict.
- Depends on the patient. Weight fluctuation and limb volume changes vary
greatly patient to patient.
The responses from questions 3-5 to follow in part 2 of this post.
If you have any questions regarding the survey, please feel free to contact
me.
Best regards,
Cara Negri, CP
<Email Address Redacted>
--
*P** P**lease consider the environment before printing this e-mail.*
Citation
Cara Negri, “Results from Survey for Prosthetists for Senior Design Project,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/236313.
