Responses to CAPP inquiry

Responses to CAPP inquiry

Juan Manuel Castro

8/31/2000

Here are the responses I have received regarding my inquiry about
CAPP. I have translated the Spanish message into English.

Dear Juan:
We offer the CAPP device routinely, so most of our children are fit
with this
terminal device. The hook, of course, is the MOST functional
terminal
device. We do not routinely use hooks because most of our parents
(and
society) have negative feelings about it. Most parents want hands!!
Some of
our older children will choose a hook later on. We have some teenage
boys
and a few girls wearing hooks.
We fit all our bilaterals with hooks. The CAPP TD does not provide
good
enough prehension for the bilaterals. It was specifically designed
for
unilaterals, to be used as an assistive grasp, not for dominant
tasks -
eating, writing, etc.
The CAPP TD works in the same manner as a hook. It is a voluntary
opening
device. The control motion is the same. It was designed to be
center pull,
but can be modified to be dorsal pull (as the hook). The device is
controlled by a Dacron line (rather than a cable). It screws into
threaded
wrist unit. The CAPP TD can be purchased through Hosmer.
Hope this helps.
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The CAPP-TD is a terminal devise for upper extremities. If you have
never
seen one the best was to describe it is it looks like a lobster
claw. Only
available in pediatric size. Available from Hosmer.
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Juan:
The CAPP TD (Child Amputee Prosthetics Project - Terminal Device) was
developed by the UCLA CAPP program many years ago. It was designed
as a
voluntary opening terminal device for small children (infant to about
10
years of age). We primarily use it on unilateral prostheses. It is
a very
functional device and young children quickly learn how to use it.
Unfortunately it is not very cosmetically appealing since it does not
look
like a hand.
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Estimado Juan Manuel, me imagino que a estas alturas ya habras
recibido
bastantes respuestas acerca del CAPP terminal device. No te mano
informacion ya que he leido los e-mail que te han enviado y lo mio
es lo
mismo. Este tipo de gancho (si es que se le puede llamar asi) fue
diseñado
ya hace muchos años especialmente para niños y es muy poco usado. Si
vos
tenes un catalogo de la Hosmer ahi aparece, si no tenes y necesitas
mas
informacion adicional me podes contactar a la siguiente direccion.


Translated to English:

Dear Juan Manuel,

I imagine that at this point you have already received many responses
about the CAPP terminal device. I have not sent any information to
you because I have read the messages and mine is the same. This type
of hook (if you can call it as such) was designed many years ago
especially for children and it is not used much. If you have a
catalog from Hosmer it appears there, if you don’t and need more
information you can contact me at the following address.



Juan Manuel Castro
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