Date: 7.16.18
Time: 10:00-10:35 AM
Location: 5280 Prosthetics LLC, 1501 West Campus Drive, Suite J, Littleton, Colorado 80120
1-800-460-0288
720-344-1217
www.5280prosthetics.com
Project Team Members: Mr. Johnston
Staff Interviewed:
Clint Accinni, CPO
1. 5280 worked with a business to develop a kinetic charging device for its Smart Puck. Nothing came from it and the company was eventually purchased by Apple Computer.
2. The main problem is the vacuum pump. It takes 3.7 volts to run. Kinetic devices could supply enough electricity for the Bluetooth and data systems, but not the pump.
3. The pump is in a vacuum so any hole drilled in the casing would compromise that. They tried inductance charging but it was hard for patients to manage so they now use a standard JST connector for charging.
4. The battery in the Smart Puck is currently 1000 mv.
5. The Smart Puck is really an elevated vacuum system. The limb gets smaller though the course of the day. The negative pressure created by the device prevents a volume change in the residual limb and allow the patient to apply more or less pressure.
6. There is room in the Smart Puck housing to create a device to charge it.
7. Clint is checking with their attorney to see if they can send us a smart puck to work on.
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