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September 12, 2021
Updated on October 12, 2020
·Created on October 12, 2020
Nonspec is committed to providing affordable and adjustable prosthetic limb systems to all amputees.
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
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.
Craftsmanship required
Skilled prosthetist
Patient satisfaction
Unknown
Patient compliance
Unknown
Comfort
Unknown
Materials
Plastic
Water resistant (yes/no)
Yes
Amputation level
Foot amputation and transtibial amputation
Weight (kg)
0.36
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
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
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