Clarification on Shuttle locks with expulsion valves
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Title:
Clarification on Shuttle locks with expulsion valves
Text:
Colleagues,
After a conversation with the designer of the shuttle locks at Coyote Design,
I realized that I had made a mistake. The shuttle lock does not have an
integrated expulsion valve. However, it does NOT allow for air flow through
the pin site, and therefore contributes to creating a vacuum environment with
a well fitting socket. A suspension sleeve and an expulsion valve can be
added to create maximum vacuum suspension.
The Alpha lock does have an integrated expulsion valve.
Mark Benveniste CP
VA Med Ctr
Houston, TX
After a conversation with the designer of the shuttle locks at Coyote Design,
I realized that I had made a mistake. The shuttle lock does not have an
integrated expulsion valve. However, it does NOT allow for air flow through
the pin site, and therefore contributes to creating a vacuum environment with
a well fitting socket. A suspension sleeve and an expulsion valve can be
added to create maximum vacuum suspension.
The Alpha lock does have an integrated expulsion valve.
Mark Benveniste CP
VA Med Ctr
Houston, TX
Citation
“Clarification on Shuttle locks with expulsion valves,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213393.
