Measuring In-Socket Residual Limb Volume Fluctuation

University Of Washington, Seattle WA

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clinic[unreadable][unreadable]analysis[unreadable][unreadable]and[unreadable][unreadable]interpretation,[unreadable][unreadable]providing[unreadable][unreadable]a[unreadable][unreadable]quick[unreadable][unreadable]and[unreadable][unreadable]quantitative[unreadable][unreadable]indication[unreadable][unreadable]of[unreadable][unreadable]a[unreadable][unreadable] patient's[unreadable][unreadable]diurnal[unreadable][unreadable]limb[unreadable][unreadable]volume[unreadable][unreadable]fluctuation[unreadable][unreadable]status,[unreadable][unreadable]insight[unreadable][unreadable]into[unreadable][unreadable]its[unreadable][unreadable]source,[unreadable][unreadable]and[unreadable][unreadable]methods[unreadable][unreadable]for[unreadable][unreadable] treatment.[unreadable][unreadable] 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visualization.[unreadable][unreadable][unreadable][unreadable]Because[unreadable][unreadable]insight[unreadable][unreadable]gained[unreadable][unreadable]from[unreadable][unreadable]our[unreadable][unreadable]previous[unreadable][unreadable]bioimpedance[unreadable][unreadable]studies[unreadable][unreadable]on[unreadable][unreadable] amputee[unreadable][unreadable]subjects[unreadable][unreadable]is[unreadable][unreadable]extensive,[unreadable][unreadable]these[unreadable][unreadable]needs[unreadable][unreadable]are[unreadable][unreadable]clearly[unreadable][unreadable]defined.[unreadable][unreadable][unreadable][unreadable]A[unreadable][unreadable]clinical[unreadable][unreadable]instrument[unreadable][unreadable] ready[unreadable][unreadable]for[unreadable][unreadable]beta[unreadable][unreadable]testing[unreadable][unreadable]and[unreadable][unreadable]commercialization[unreadable][unreadable]should[unreadable][unreadable]be[unreadable][unreadable]completed[unreadable][unreadable]within[unreadable][unreadable]a[unreadable][unreadable]two[unreadable]ryear[unreadable][unreadable] time[unreadable][unreadable]frame.[unreadable][unreadable][unreadable][unreadable] The[unreadable][unreadable]health[unreadable][unreadable]relatedness[unreadable][unreadable]of[unreadable][unreadable]the[unreadable][unreadable]project[unreadable][unreadable]is[unreadable][unreadable]a[unreadable][unreadable]novel[unreadable][unreadable]and[unreadable][unreadable]useful[unreadable][unreadable]clinical[unreadable][unreadable]instrument[unreadable][unreadable]for[unreadable][unreadable] diagnosis[unreadable][unreadable]and[unreadable][unreadable]treatment[unreadable][unreadable]of[unreadable][unreadable]a[unreadable][unreadable]major[unreadable][unreadable]challenge[unreadable][unreadable]in[unreadable][unreadable]limb[unreadable][unreadable]prosthetics:[unreadable][unreadable]limb[unreadable][unreadable]volume[unreadable][unreadable] fluctuation.[unreadable][unreadable][unreadable][unreadable]This[unreadable][unreadable]instrument[unreadable][unreadable]could[unreadable][unreadable]be[unreadable][unreadable]extended[unreadable][unreadable]towards[unreadable][unreadable]the[unreadable][unreadable]implementation[unreadable][unreadable]and[unreadable][unreadable] 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