AUTOMATED PROSTHESIS SHELL SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A system and method for automated manufacture of prosthesis shells using removably mountable mandrel is described. The mandrels are mounted onto cassettes 110, which are then moved through various dipping, devolatilization and curing steps by a robot 120, improving the uniformity of the shells and reducing cost of manufacture. The cassettes may include a motor 50 to rotatably drive spindles upon which the mandrels are mounted on the cassette. The motor may be driven by a battery housed within the cassette to provide for untethered use of the cassette.