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Have some plastic bottles?

by Daniel Shope | Submitted Saturday Jan 31, 2009 [06:25 PM]


In resource-limited areas worldwide, individuals with amputations may not be able to gain access to prosthetics devices due to a lack of the materials needed to fabricate them. This simple technique utilizes a 2-liter soda bottle to create below-the-elbow prosthesis suitable for a number of light duty activities.

User CIRnetwork has released a great instructable detailing how to create a custom prosthetic limb using simple household materials. The process involved making a negative mold of the residual limb and plastic casting a stump interface attached to a PVC end that can accept different "hands".

This "light-duty" prosthesis allows for static loading of at least 4 kgs while on the plaster model.

Multiple sockets can be quickly, easily, and inexpensively created and combined with various terminal devices for functional light-duty activities such as feeding, showering, drawing, or cosmesis.

Note: A Technical Note has been submitted to the Prosthetics and Orthotics International Journal for publication.

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Tags:prosthetics  robot+arm  rehabilitation+engineering  instructables 

(http://www.instructables.com/id/Plastic_Soda_Bottle_Prosthesis)

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