Re: URGENT: non latex shrinker
Joe Carideo
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Title:
Re: URGENT: non latex shrinker
Creator:
Joe Carideo
Date:
10/18/2000
Text:
Joe,
I have tried and successfully used the ClearGen liner from ALPS. Sizing is
no problem as they go up to the larger circumferences. I just figured that
since all my amputees were shrinking when I fabricated total surface bearing
sockets for them maybe using the liner on its own would work as a shrinker.
Guess what? It did!
Since the liner is silicone there should be no allergic reaction to it. It
has the same chemical breakdown as a drinking glass, and I don't know of
anyone allergic to those.
Good luck.
Joseph F. Carideo Jr., CP, FAAOP
-----Original Message-----
From: Joan Cestaro, C.P.
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Sent: 10/18/00 11:23 AM
Subject: URGENT: non latex shrinker
Hello all!
Have a patient allergic to latex who desires a shrinker. She is a very
large BK. We have the name of a manufacturer for Ace* wraps, but this
lady
would prefer a shrinker. Will likely need an AK size. She is not a Px
candidate. Looking for edema control only. Assistance needed. Thanks
in
advance.
Joan Cestaro, C.P.
I have tried and successfully used the ClearGen liner from ALPS. Sizing is
no problem as they go up to the larger circumferences. I just figured that
since all my amputees were shrinking when I fabricated total surface bearing
sockets for them maybe using the liner on its own would work as a shrinker.
Guess what? It did!
Since the liner is silicone there should be no allergic reaction to it. It
has the same chemical breakdown as a drinking glass, and I don't know of
anyone allergic to those.
Good luck.
Joseph F. Carideo Jr., CP, FAAOP
-----Original Message-----
From: Joan Cestaro, C.P.
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Sent: 10/18/00 11:23 AM
Subject: URGENT: non latex shrinker
Hello all!
Have a patient allergic to latex who desires a shrinker. She is a very
large BK. We have the name of a manufacturer for Ace* wraps, but this
lady
would prefer a shrinker. Will likely need an AK size. She is not a Px
candidate. Looking for edema control only. Assistance needed. Thanks
in
advance.
Joan Cestaro, C.P.
Citation
Joe Carideo, “Re: URGENT: non latex shrinker,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 8, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215236.
