Analysis of Additive Manufacturing Methodology for Limb-Part Prosthetics: Advancements and Challenges in Additive Manufacturing for Limb-Part Prosthetics

Abstract

The concept of Additive manufacturing is deeply studied, observed, and measured as a meansof makingprosthetic devices for custom-made lower limbs. With the help of custom-made prostheticdevice Amputees seems to be largely beneficial. Moreover, in increasing reachability for custom-madehand prostheses, additive manufacturing yielded good outcomes successfully, however there persist arequirement for evaluation of additive manufacturing that can be deployed for making lower limbprostheses systems. Elaboratelythis technique will be studied as a potential fabrication schemes, theirclassifications, various materials which can be applied, and a sequence of examples focusing how it haspreviously been effective in health sector will be explained. Proposed techniques focusses on virtualmodellingof residual limb of patients and virtual procedure is highly combined and flow of data is as inliquid state as possible. There exist identification of three main phasesvalidation, design, andproduction of socket. Primarily, technician utilizes Socket Modelling Assistant (SMA) tool for designingof socket shape. Later, for validation of socket shape and regulating pressure distributiona numericalsimulation is executed. Lastly, for making socket a multi-material 3D printer is applied. Firstly outcomesare shown andresults are drawn taking into account challenge of multi-material 3D printing of sockets.