Re: Uses for Surlyn
Bill Lifford
Description
Collection
Title:
Re: Uses for Surlyn
Creator:
Bill Lifford
Date:
5/14/1999
Text:
>To OandP list members:
>We used to use Surlyn for flexible AK sockets in our office but now use
>modified PE.
>What are other uses of Surlyn in your practices?
>Thanks,
>
>Randy McFarland, CPO
Randy,
Some folks use Surlyn for check sockets, especially with myoelectric
sensors. I've also used Surlyn as an onion-skin layer in pediatric BE
sockets, in hopes that once the child grows he/she can still use the
prosthesis by removing the liner.
Bill Lifford, C.P.
Brooklyn, NY
>We used to use Surlyn for flexible AK sockets in our office but now use
>modified PE.
>What are other uses of Surlyn in your practices?
>Thanks,
>
>Randy McFarland, CPO
Randy,
Some folks use Surlyn for check sockets, especially with myoelectric
sensors. I've also used Surlyn as an onion-skin layer in pediatric BE
sockets, in hopes that once the child grows he/she can still use the
prosthesis by removing the liner.
Bill Lifford, C.P.
Brooklyn, NY
Citation
Bill Lifford, “Re: Uses for Surlyn,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 8, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/211931.
