MEMS-based bubble pressure sensor for prosthetic socket interface pressure measurement.

Autor: Wheeler JW; Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM87185, USA. jwwheel@sandia.gov, Dabling JG, Chinn D, Turner T, Filatov A, Anderson L, Rohrer B
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference [Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc] 2011; Vol. 2011, pp. 2925-8.
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090805
Abstrakt: The ability to chronically monitor pressure at the prosthetic socket/residual limb interface could provide important data to the research and clinical communities. With this application in mind, we describe a novel type of sensor which consists of a MEMS pressure sensor and custom electronics packaged in a fluid-filled bubble. The sensor is characterized and compared to two commercially-available technologies. The bubble sensor has excellent drift performance and good sensing resolution. It exhibits hysteresis which may be due to the silicone that the sensor is molded in. To reduce hysteresis, it may be advisable to place the sensor between the liner and the socket rather molding directly into the liner.
Databáze: MEDLINE