Limbkit

The Namaste Limbkit is a self contained prosthetic fabrication system for transtibial prostheses which enables mobile care in rural settings and conflict zones.  In less than half a day, the Limbkit system enables production of custom prostheses, without a conventional prosthetic fabrication facility and expensive/cumbersome equipment.  

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Limbkit uses a user-friendly, end to end system contained in two easily transported trunks with hybrid digital and traditional workflows.  Namaste’s primary workflow is to scan a patient's limb via web app using a smartphone, create a model of the limb with remote support by a clinical mentor, 3D print, reinforce the socket for strength, and assemble into a complete transtibial prosthesis.  Because this kit is self-contained and easy to transport, it can be set up in any medical clinic to provide care which is especially valuable for rural regions with multi-use clinics. 

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The kit includes two mobile trunks: 1) Fabrication Trunk: includes 3D printer, UPS battery backup, computer, scanner, grinder, vise, electric/ hand tools, and fabrication supplies to make patient-specific prostheses, and 2) Inventory Trunk: includes socket supplies, liners, modular feet, and components to fit at least 10 patients before restock. 

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Limbkit use

Collaborative CAD Software 

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Through extensive conversations with our partners and our own experience in countries like Haiti and Nepal, we learned that prosthetic care education opportunities in low-resource countries are extremely limited.  There are few local conferences and even fewer manufacturer workshops to teach new prosthetic care methods and train care-givers on current technology.  As a result, there is great disparity in the quality of prosthetic care received by amputees living in poverty.

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Operation Namaste’s Collaborative CAD Software was built to overcome this barrier by providing a tool that brings knowledge, resources and design capabilities to prosthetic care providers in under-resourced settings. Through the use of digital scanning, multi-channel computer aided design, online training and real-time collaboration, our CAD software is helping patients in developing countries obtain customized treatment previously not available.