Re: Grip Aids for Hooks
John Billock
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Re: Grip Aids for Hooks
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John Billock
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In a message dated 2/27/99 6:46:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
<Email Address Redacted> writes:
<< Two possibilities that come to mind are plastisol coating like that used on
the children's hooks, or heat-shrink electrical tubing. >>
In a message dated 2/27/99 6:46:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
<Email Address Redacted> writes:
<< Two possibilities that come to mind are plastisol coating like that used on
the children's hooks, or heat-shrink electrical tubing. >>
We have used heat-shrink electrical tubing successfully in situations where
the need for a friction is not an issue. Surgical tubing is still the best
for a soft high coefficient of friction surface!! Their are two types of
surgical tubing, chlorinated and non-chlorinated. The chlorinated is smoother
to the touch and will not pick up stains quite as easily. It does, however,
have a lower coefficient of friction than the non-chlorinated.
You might try to lightly lubricate or apply powder to the inside of the
surgical tubing with a cotton tip before sliding it on to the fingers of the
hook. Using a lanolin-based hand creme of the type that dissipates into one
skin is a good lubricant for this application. Bathing surgical tubing in
rubbing alcohol before applying it will also help but also makes the outside
slippery and hard to hold on to. Once the lanolin-base skin creme or alcohol
have dissipated into the tubing they will not tend to slide off.
Hope this is of some help to you and your patient!!
John N. Billock, CPO, Clinical Director
Orthotics & Prosthetics Rehabilitation Engineering Centre
Warren, Ohio USA
<Email Address Redacted> writes:
<< Two possibilities that come to mind are plastisol coating like that used on
the children's hooks, or heat-shrink electrical tubing. >>
In a message dated 2/27/99 6:46:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
<Email Address Redacted> writes:
<< Two possibilities that come to mind are plastisol coating like that used on
the children's hooks, or heat-shrink electrical tubing. >>
We have used heat-shrink electrical tubing successfully in situations where
the need for a friction is not an issue. Surgical tubing is still the best
for a soft high coefficient of friction surface!! Their are two types of
surgical tubing, chlorinated and non-chlorinated. The chlorinated is smoother
to the touch and will not pick up stains quite as easily. It does, however,
have a lower coefficient of friction than the non-chlorinated.
You might try to lightly lubricate or apply powder to the inside of the
surgical tubing with a cotton tip before sliding it on to the fingers of the
hook. Using a lanolin-based hand creme of the type that dissipates into one
skin is a good lubricant for this application. Bathing surgical tubing in
rubbing alcohol before applying it will also help but also makes the outside
slippery and hard to hold on to. Once the lanolin-base skin creme or alcohol
have dissipated into the tubing they will not tend to slide off.
Hope this is of some help to you and your patient!!
John N. Billock, CPO, Clinical Director
Orthotics & Prosthetics Rehabilitation Engineering Centre
Warren, Ohio USA
Citation
John Billock, “Re: Grip Aids for Hooks,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/211238.
