DocumentCode :
171277
Title :
Aquatic prosthesis design for individuals with disabilities
Author :
Ebai, Paul ; Schreiber, Nick ; Gettens, R.T.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Western New England Univ., Springfield, MA, USA
fYear :
2014
fDate :
25-27 April 2014
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
Amputees at the Springfield YMCA and other YMCAs in the greater Springfield area want a prosthesis that would improve their swimming skills and mimic healthy body swimming mechanics. This way they can swim a lot better than they normally do with the prosthesis that they use for swimming now. Design Requirements include that the prosthesis should be able to do a breast stroke and the butterfly because the ones that they have now cannot do it. The task is to design a below the knee prosthesis that solves these swimming problems that amputees might face with their current prosthetic devices.
Keywords :
biomechanics; handicapped aids; medical disorders; prosthetics; Springfield YMCA; Springfield area; aquatic prosthesis design; breast stroke; butterfly stroke; disabilities; healthy body swimming mechanics; knee prosthesis; prosthetic devices; swimming problems; swimming skills; Fabrication; Fitting; Foot; MIMICs; Materials; Prosthetics; Shape; Aquatic prosthesis; Prosthesis; lower limb;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2014 40th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972780
Filename :
6972780
Link To Document :
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