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There is currently no Healthcare Common Procedure Coding which include Establishment Registration (21CFR 807), System (HCPCS) code to describe the Genium X3. Therefore Medical Device Listing (21 CFR part 807), Quality System a miscellaneous code must be used to describe it until a new Regulation (21CFR part820), Labeling (21CFR part 801), HCPCS code can be secured.
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Genium X3 Features and Benefits Hydraulic Swing and Stance Phase Knee Genium X3 has hydraulic swing and stance phase • Pre-flexion facilitates earlier foot-flat and increased • control. prosthetic weight bearing resulting in improved safety and more physiologic step-over-step gait •...
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Highsmith MJ, Kahle JT, Lura DJ, Lewandowski AJ, long step. Genium X3 is safe while loaded bent past Quillen WS, Kim HS. Stair ascent and ramp gait training the obstacle (1-3, 5, 6). All other MPK´s require with the Genium knee.
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Stumble Recovery Feature prosthetic knee joint: a comparative biomechanical evaluation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2012; 93(3): 541-549. The Genium X3 provides resistance if the toe • catches during midswing. As soon as the knee stops flexing and maximum heel rise is achieved, Inertial Motion Unit this feature is immediately activated;...
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1 • Patient App: In addition to the remote control, meter. Genium X3 has a Cockpit app designed for Android • The X3 is ideal for patients working in or near smartphones. With this app the user can switch water and allows unprecedented contact with between the five MyModes.
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Research Article Summary Swing Phase Control (Knee Flexion Symmetry): Immediate Effects of a New Microprocessor- Insufficient flexion (bent knee) during the swing phase Controlled Prosthetic Knee Joint: can result in inability to clear the foot, which may A Comparative Biomechanical Evaluation result in a stumble or fall.
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Genium X3 Clinical Studies Aldridge Whitehead JM, Wolf EJ, Scoville CR, Wilken JM. Does a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee affect stair ascent strategies in persons with transfemoral amputation? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Feb; DOI 10.1007/s11999-014-3484-2. http://www.clinorthop.org/journal/11999/472/10/3484_10.1007_s11999-014- 3484-2/0/Does_a_Microprocessor-controlled_Prosthetic_Knee_Affect_Stair_Ascent_ Strategies_in_Persons_With_Transfemoral_Amputation.html Bellmann M, Schmalz T, Ludwigs E, Blumentritt S. Stair ascent with an innovative microprocessor-controlled exoprosthetic knee joint.
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