Adjustable prosthetic limb

Product Description

Adjustable prosthetic limb by Nonspec is an adjustable prosthetic limb that can be taken off-the-shelf and adjusted in height and angle to meet any amputee’s need. It is quick and easy to fit, high quality, lightweight, and durable so that amputees worldwide can have access to a limb that lets them accomplish anything they want to.

Market Suggested Retail Price

$200.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

This product is distributed by the Lowell sales team and 22 clinics in India.

Manufacturing/Building Method

This product is mass-produced (injection-molded) in India.

Intellectural Property Type

Patent Protected

User Provision Model

Users can aquire this product by reaching out to the manufacturer directly, through the Lowell sales team, or at one of the 22 clinics in India that currently house this product.

Distributions to Date Status

As of September 2019, 200 units have been distributed.

Design Specifications

This product allows for adjustment in height and angle to meet the needs of a range of amputees. Further design specifications include over 7 cm of adjustment to compensate for anything from changing shoes to a growth spurt, and 9 Degrees of Freedom to correct for all gait adjustment needs, without new parts or components.

Technical Support

Provided by manufacturer

Replacement Components

None

Lifecycle

4 years

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

Designer specified performance targets include: lightweight, durable, and low-cost.

Vetted Performance Status

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards tests for high impact and cycle testing.

Safety

Prosthetics can result in physical discomfort and pain to the patient.

Complementary Technical Systems

None

Academic Research and References

Furse, A, et al., 2011, “Development of a low-technology prosthetic swing-phase mechanism,” J Med Biomed Eng. 31(2), pp. 145-150

Andrysek, J., 2010, “Lower-limb prosthetic technologies in the developing world: a review of literature from 1994 to 2010,” Prosth Orth Int. 34(4), pp. 378-398

Wyss, D, et al., 2013, “Application of Quality Function Deployment for the development of a prosthetic knee joint,” AES Technical Reviews Part C: International Journal of Advances and Trends in Engineering Materials and their Applications (IJATEMA). 1 (1), pp. 67 – 75

Compliance with regulations

Nonspec's limb kit is designed to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards, which tests for high impact and cycle testing of four years of walking.

Other Information

None