Silicone Adhesives
John Mooney
Description
Collection
Title:
Silicone Adhesives
Creator:
John Mooney
Date:
6/16/2002
Text:
I have a young female patient, very concerned about the cosmesis of her
BE myo prosthesis.
She is a school teacher and mother of 2 very young children. She is an
active user of her myo
prosthesis during the day.
I had a custom fabricated silicone glove made with acrylic fingernails.
The patient is very happy
with the cosmesis, and the ability to have the acrylic nails.
The problem has been that the thumb nail keeps falling off. I have
retunred the glove to the
manufactureer to have the nail re-attached. The nail fell off after one
wek of use.
In my office, I have attempted to re-attach with silicone adhesive,
epoxy, and super glue
( all per the manufacturer's suggestions). None of these have worked
because the bonding
agent is not adhering to the base of the nail bed which is the silicone
glove itself. I am hoping
someone has suggestion for how I could better prepare the silicone base,
so an adhesive
will work better. All the options tried so far work for a few days, then
fail.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
John Mooney, CPO
BE myo prosthesis.
She is a school teacher and mother of 2 very young children. She is an
active user of her myo
prosthesis during the day.
I had a custom fabricated silicone glove made with acrylic fingernails.
The patient is very happy
with the cosmesis, and the ability to have the acrylic nails.
The problem has been that the thumb nail keeps falling off. I have
retunred the glove to the
manufactureer to have the nail re-attached. The nail fell off after one
wek of use.
In my office, I have attempted to re-attach with silicone adhesive,
epoxy, and super glue
( all per the manufacturer's suggestions). None of these have worked
because the bonding
agent is not adhering to the base of the nail bed which is the silicone
glove itself. I am hoping
someone has suggestion for how I could better prepare the silicone base,
so an adhesive
will work better. All the options tried so far work for a few days, then
fail.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
John Mooney, CPO
Citation
John Mooney, “Silicone Adhesives,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/219167.
