About
I Designed the SlingShot Socket™ To Give All Amputees Access To Comfort and a Restored Quality of Life.
– Jay Martin CP, FAAOP
history
Nasa Genesis
Jay Martin, CP, FAAOP was invited by NASA to help them create Ironman-like exoskeleton suits for space and military applications. Through his work with NASA he discovered and created counter- intuitive new methods of how to make prosthetics more comfortable, using fabric-based materials.
He transitioned his NASA work into a new way of fitting prosthetics, and invented and grew the revolutionary Socket-less SocketTM technology and brand. Since then Jay has fully re-imagined his socket concepts from the ground up, to maximize comfort and make that comfort accessible to all amputees. Now his latest and most advanced socket design, the SlingShot SocketTM is the most comfortable and accessible socket on Earth,
Thousands of amputees around the world have experienced a restored quality of life through his life-changing comfortable sockets.
Through time
The Evolution of a More Comfortable Socket.
Wooden Socket
There was a time when wooden sockets were common. Fiberglass resins replaced using wood, and carbon fiber ultimately replaced fiberglass. The evolution of socket eras has been catalyzed by the invention of simpler fabrication methods, but the underlying socket designs have seen very little change for many decades. Wooden sockets are categorically similar to conventional carbon fiber sockets – both force the dynamic human limb to fit into a static, rigid, and unforgiving bucket.
Our Technology
Comfort is Now Accessible to All Amputees
It is core to our company DNA to not only have the most comfortable sockets that exist, but also to make that comfort reachable to amputees around the world who otherwise do not have access to prosthetics. In many parts of the developing world, there is a lack of trained practitioners and specialized equipment needed to fabricate and fit prosthetics, leaving over 30 million amputees without access to even antiquated hard sockets.
Even in developed countries like the United States, many amputees do not have time and financial resources available for the costly multi-day fitting and fabrication processes required to make conventional prosthetics.
Gel/silicon liners have greatly advanced socket comfort since their inception in the 1980’s, but they remain hot and sweaty, and the vast majority of the global amputee population does not have access to them. So we created a better solution.
Our Revolutionary Sock-et™ with SSR™
Provides a long-lasting comfortable socket without needing gel liners. We’ve also eliminated the need for time-consuming traditional fabrication methods and equipment. This changes the paradigm for amputees around the world who otherwise do not have access to comfortable prosthetics.