Patent ID: 8423167
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: A61F,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for using a computing device for assessing a prosthetic socket to determine an interior shape of the prosthetic socket and a deviation of the interior shape relative to a shape of a reference, comprising the steps of: (a) scanning an interior surface of the prosthetic socket to produce data indicative of a shape of the interior surface; (b) using the data, constructing an initial estimate for a B-spline surface that corresponds to the interior surface of the prosthetic socket; (c) optimizing the initial estimate of the B-spline surface to more accurately reconstruct a three-dimensional surface corresponding to the interior surface of the prosthetic socket; (d) comparing data for the three-dimensional surface defining the shape of the prosthetic socket, to data defining a shape of the reference, to determine deviations between the shape of the prosthetic socket and the reference; and (e) providing an indication of a magnitude and a location where the shape of the prosthetic socket deviates from the shape of the reference.