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Towards a Product Service System Framework for Lower Limb Prosthetic Devices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

N. Patiniott*
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
J. C. Borg
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
E. Francalanza
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
A. Gatt
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
P. Vella
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
J. Zammit
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
K. Paetzold
Affiliation:
Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

Abstract

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Amputees face challenges with prosthesis such as cost, long delivery periods, as well as social discomfort. Simultaneously, the prosthetists and manufacturers have a difficulty to handle such diverse issues. We thus contribute a Prosthetic Life-Cycle Service System (ProLiSS) Framework, prescribed to involve amputees in different life phases. From an evaluation of ProLiSS, we conclude that it influences how prosthetics need to be designed and that it is beneficial to perform further research to provide manufacturers with a systematic, amputee-centered development and servicing framework.

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