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2026-11-04 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-11-04

Qadam’s prosthetics clinic in a case

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Qadam describes an open-hardware kit intended to help field teams fit mechanical prostheses using phone-based guidance and reusable tools.

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Field teams fitting below-knee prostheses off-grid
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Qadam says one case is meant to support 15–20 fittings before standardized-part resupply, not a verified deployment result.

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The proposed workflow uses a phone or tablet as an offline fitting brain: scans and reusable sensors inform settings that a technician dials into reconfigurable formers by hand. A low-temperature plastic check socket is described for fit checks before a definitive socket; the site says a certified prosthetist would set accuracy targets and red-flag criteria remotely. The kit’s stated capacity is 15–20 fittings before standardized-part resupply.

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