Exton’s Kinetic Revolutions has developed an adjustable pylon to solve an ongoing issue for people with a prosthetic leg, writes Jennifer Cruden for Penn State News.

MacDonald Heebner IV and Jeffrey Brandt co-founded the company to tackle the issue of creating and fitting leg prosthesis for patients who have had their leg amputated below the knee. This means that specialists have to measure and hand-cut every pylon to fit the patient’s height, reducing the time they can spend with their patients.

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Also, the pylon often needs adjusting, especially for children who are growing, and for adults to compensate for the effects of swelling after the operation. The length of the pylon is crucial; if it’s set incorrectly, it can cause other issues like back pain.

Heebner and Brandt, therefore, have developed an adjustable pylon that can be easily altered at home.

“For a child, when they get an amputation, they don’t stop growing,” said Heebner. “That means every six weeks you’re an eighth of an inch off. These little micro adjustments can really impact a patient’s happiness and life function.”

Read more about Kinetic Revolutions at Penn State News here.

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