Re: AK Continuous Covers & Skins Question
Janette Morris
Description
Collection
Title:
Re: AK Continuous Covers & Skins Question
Creator:
Janette Morris
Date:
8/14/2001
Text:
Thank you so much for the rapid (& somewhat
overwhelming) response.
Here's a synopsis:
Try a U- Flate sleeve from PRS. You can get them
through most vendors.
You
will need to buy a kit (it's cheap) for blowing them
up but it is well
worth
it. I have found them to be better quality than the
Dawskins. The real
advantage is you heat them up then expand them with
air pressure to be
bigger than you need . Once you pull the skin over the
prosthesis you
reheat
it and it shrinks. You may still have to manipulate it
a little if you
have
a small ankle.
overwhelming) response.
Here's a synopsis:
Try a U- Flate sleeve from PRS. You can get them
through most vendors.
You
will need to buy a kit (it's cheap) for blowing them
up but it is well
worth
it. I have found them to be better quality than the
Dawskins. The real
advantage is you heat them up then expand them with
air pressure to be
bigger than you need . Once you pull the skin over the
prosthesis you
reheat
it and it shrinks. You may still have to manipulate it
a little if you
have
a small ankle.
Citation
Janette Morris, “Re: AK Continuous Covers & Skins Question,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/217051.
