Abstract: The disclosed prosthetic device may comprise a receptacle for receiving a limb of a person; a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the receptacle for maintaining an amount of vacuum used for connecting the receptacle to the limb of the person; a controller; and/or an electronically controllable fluid control device. The controller may be configured to provide a vacuum signature to be displayed at a user interface and/or to control the amount of vacuum used for connecting the receptacle to the limb of the person.

Abstract: The disclosed prosthetic device may comprise a receptacle for receiving a limb of a person; a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the receptacle for maintaining an amount of vacuum used for connecting the receptacle to the limb of the person; a controller; and/or an electronically controllable fluid control device. The controller may be configured to provide a vacuum signature to be displayed at a user interface and/or to control the amount of vacuum used for connecting the receptacle to the limb of the person.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for determining a patient's need for a specific clinical care or component and its appropriateness for the patient's needs. The system and method can comprise gathering scores for a plurality of categories having one or more questions directed to one or more characteristics of a patient. The questions can generally be directed toward understanding the patient's needs and the compatibility of the specific clinical care and the patient. The scores for each category can be used to obtain a final score, which is then evaluated to determine the qualifications of the patient for the specific care or component.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for determining a patient's need for a specific clinical care or component and its appropriateness for the patient's needs. The system and method can comprise gathering scores for a plurality of categories having one or more questions directed to one or more characteristics of a patient. The questions can generally be directed toward understanding the patient's needs and the compatibility of the specific clinical care and the patient. The scores for each category can be used to obtain a final score, which is then evaluated to determine the qualifications of the patient for the specific care or component.

Abstract: An expandable endovascular stent comprises a flexible, tubular body (1) with a longitudinal axis, the wall of which is formed by interconnected, closed lattice cells (2) arranged with at least two cells adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. Filament-shaped lattice material capable of transmitting compressive forces in the axial direction of the filament extends continuously from one lattice cell directly into the lattice cell following in the longitudinal direction. The stent can be expanded from a radially compressed state into a radially expanded state having a larger diameter. In the expanded state of the stent, the pressure transmitting lattice material in several of the lattice cells (2) forms a heart-like or arrowhead-like shape with at least two interconnected diverging, angle .beta. cell sides (5) positioned opposite to and interconnected with at least two mutually converging, angle .alpha. longer cell sides (3).