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The present invention facilitates the use of the rapid manufacturing systems in the manufacture of prosthetic limb sockets by providing a substantially flat and strong distal attachment plate or base for the deposition of the fused-deposition-modeling materials thereon. The present invention also pr

The present invention facilitates the use of the rapid manufacturing systems in the manufacture of prosthetic limb sockets by providing a substantially flat and strong distal attachment plate or base for the deposition of the fused-deposition-modeling materials thereon. The present invention also provides a method for fabricating a socket of a prosthetic limb which comprises the steps of: (a) providing a substantially flat distal attachment plate, where the attachment plate includes a coupling mechanism carried thereon for coupling a prosthetic upright assembly thereto; and (b) repeatedly depositing layers of solidifying material to the proximal surface of the attachment plate, controlled, at least in part, according to the dimensions of the patient's residual limb, so as to form a socket for receiving the patient's residual limb. The attachment plate may have a notch machined or formed into its proximal surface, about a periphery thereof, for receiving a first layer of the solidifying material and providing at least two bonding surfaces for the solidifying material.

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1. A method for fabricating a socket component for a prosthetic limb comprising the steps of:(a) providing an attachment plate, the attachment plate including coupling means carried thereon for coupling a prosthetic limb upright assembly thereto, and the attachment plate including a proximal surface

1. A method for fabricating a socket component for a prosthetic limb comprising the steps of:(a) providing an attachment plate, the attachment plate including coupling means carried thereon for coupling a prosthetic limb upright assembly thereto, and the attachment plate including a proximal surface; and (b) repeatedly depositing layers of solidifying material to the proximal surface of the attachment plate so as to form a socket for receiving a patient's residual limb.