| abstract |
An apparatus and method for securing a prosthesis to the residuum of a limb of an amputee and for providing pressure therapy to the residuum so as to manage fluid within the residuum. The apparatus includes a socket (504) shaped to receive a residuum of a limb (502) of an amputee and configured to connect to a prosthetic limb. The socket (504) forming a chamber (505) between the socket (504) and the residuum (502) when the socket receives the residuum. The apparatus also includes a pressure control device (520) operably connected to the chamber (505) and capable of creating a positive pressure and a negative pressure within the chamber to provide pressure therapy to the residuum, as well as provide securement of the socket to the residuum. The apparatus may also include a liner surrounding at least a portion of the residuum. The control device adjust pressure within the chamber based on manual and automatic inputs. |