3D Printed Below-the-Knee Prosthetic Leg

Authors

Sam Jamison, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Katelin Fournier, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Isabelle Agostini, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Publication Date

Fall 12-10-2017

Document Type

Final Report

Problem Statement

There are over 2 million amputees in the United States and more than 90 percent of amputations done today are for lower limbs. While there are highly advanced options on the market today, there are still several areas of improvement. For instance, there are not many options that are completely waterproof, and the more advanced ones are extremely expensive and heavy. Our project idea is to create a below-the-knee prosthetic leg that is water resistant, affordable, and promotes comfort. The leg will be designed to disperse the loads and stresses over the whole structure using 3D printing and supporting metal rods. The model will be analyzed in Solidworks Motion in order to see how the forces under an applied load are acting.

Author's School

McKelvey School of Engineering

Author's Department

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Class Name

Mechanical Engineering Design Project (MEMS 411)

Comments

3D Printing Prosthetic Leg Senior Design Project Foot PLA Amputation

Recommended Citation

Jamison, Sam; Fournier, Katelin; and Agostini, Isabelle, "3D Printed Below-the-Knee Prosthetic Leg" (2017). Mechanical Engineering Design Project Class. 69.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mems411/69