Method for fabricating artificial body parts

Details Method for fabricating artificial body parts Method for fabricating artificial body parts

1986-08-18

1988-04-05

Thurlow, Jeffery

Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes

With measuring, testing, or inspecting

156 62, 264135, 264154, 264156, 264221, 264222, 264223, 264227, 264317, 264338, 623 27, 623 28, 623 31, 623 32, 623 55, 623DIG1, B29C 3340, B29C 3944

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047357541

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a method of fabricating a prosthetic member (112) having personalized features of the patient, and being formed to provide an individualized fit to the patient's extremity (18). A rigid jacket (30, 32) is first formed around the uninsured foot (10) and the amputated extremity (18). The limb characteristics are impressed into an alginate (44) lining within the jackets (30, 32). A stone material poured into the alginate lining (44) forms stone models (48, 50) of the patient's limbs. A wax preliminary model (64) is scuplted in the likeness of the stone foot model (48) and used to form final stone mold halves (100, 102). The contour of the stone extremity model (50) is adjusted according to the tissue texture of the patient to provide an individualized fit. A gelatinous silicone is injected inside the final mold (100, 102) and allowed to form around the extremity model (50) to thereby provide the body of the prosthetic member (112) and the conformal sleeve (132 ). During the silicone curing process, silicon material is selectively removed from the member (112) to provide the desired flexibility.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3520002 (1970-07-01), Wellington
patent: 3909855 (1975-10-01), Barredo
patent: 3953900 (1976-05-01), Thompson
patent: 4619661 (1986-10-01), Axelsson

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