A miniaturized load cell for lower extremity amputees.
The PRS-Moore Load Cell for below-knee and above-knee amputees that gives an audible warning when the wearer applies more than the predetermined weight on the affected limb is described. The sensing unit is a screw-adjustable compression spring that is enclosed in a machined housing that fits inside a machined base. Several prototypes have been produced and are now undergoing clinical analysis.
D001186:Artificial Limbs; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008124:Locomotion; D011312:Pressure; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical