Responses:Suspension sleeves

Responses:Suspension sleeves

Cindy Whitehurst

4/11/2001

First off, I want to thank you all for the huge response. I sure
don't feel like the lone guy out here frustrated with the sleeves! I
got over 30 responses and about 29 were also having problems. I hope
you manufacturing types are reading!
  A summary of the responses is as follows:
 Some of the durable products were, in order of popularity were;
 -Alps heavy duty Silicone Fabric Reinforced
 -Iceross Endurance
 -OWW new Alpha Spirit Suction Seal
 -Durasleeve...although only partial suction
 -Daw's Ultralink
 -Mica Sleeves
 -Active sleeve
 Now all these sleeves all still failed for these people.
  Some good ideas were as follows;
 These responses did not specify a brand but a way to keep whatever
brand lasting longer.
 - Polypro or Co-poly socket has eliminated the problem for one
person. It was the sharp edges of carbon type sockets that tore up
his sleeves.
 -Deflecting the sheath 2 over the edge of the socket to eliminat
the shear on the sleeve during the ROM of the knee.
 -The TEC double wall socket in combination with deflecting the
sheath.
 -Not too tight of a sleeve so as not to have a lot of pressure of
the shear of the socket walls.
 -Pelite molded over brim or the Becker Shearban over the brim.
 -Go with a shuttle lock with a sleeve so if sleeve tears the person
will not be SOL.

  Thanks again. There was a lot of good info. I think a combination
of these suggestions will help. There is a great deal of room for
improvement. We're all definately buying too many sleeves!
  Tom Whitehurst CPO

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