SILICON INSERT AVAILABLITY
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Title:
SILICON INSERT AVAILABLITY
Date:
11/17/1997
Text:
Dear OANDP-L members:
Does anyone have information on the availability of the following type of
silicone insert:
-3mm thick
-no distal attachment mechanism
-at least 43cm long
-sized to fit distal circumference of 26cm at 5cm from the distal end
We have a number of clients using the Zeroshear insert, formerly distributed
by Silicone Systems South. These clients are knee disarticulation amputees
without a bulbous distal end. The liners extend up and over the proximal
trim line of the sockets and suspend with suction. The Zeroshear liners
were the only liners long enough to accomplish this suspension method.
Silicone Systems South is out of business, to our knowledge, and we are not
aware of any other manufacturers with long enough liners. Your help is
appreciated!
Thank you
Craig Smith C.P.(c)
Does anyone have information on the availability of the following type of
silicone insert:
-3mm thick
-no distal attachment mechanism
-at least 43cm long
-sized to fit distal circumference of 26cm at 5cm from the distal end
We have a number of clients using the Zeroshear insert, formerly distributed
by Silicone Systems South. These clients are knee disarticulation amputees
without a bulbous distal end. The liners extend up and over the proximal
trim line of the sockets and suspend with suction. The Zeroshear liners
were the only liners long enough to accomplish this suspension method.
Silicone Systems South is out of business, to our knowledge, and we are not
aware of any other manufacturers with long enough liners. Your help is
appreciated!
Thank you
Craig Smith C.P.(c)
Citation
“SILICON INSERT AVAILABLITY,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/210117.
