Re: Impulse foot and Earth ankle
Jan Stokosa
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Title:
Re: Impulse foot and Earth ankle
Creator:
Jan Stokosa
Date:
9/29/2002
Text:
To: Mickey Dodd & Ted Trower
I am curious, why I received this email message?
Jan Stokosa, C.P.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ted A. Trower < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] Impulse foot and Earth ankle
> At 09:43 PM 9/28/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >I just took delivery on a new leg a week ago. The focus on this leg is
the
> >socket interface system. It's the Tec Harmony system. The Harmony uses
the
> >VASS technology, basically a suction / vacuum socket with positive vacuum
> >assist off the shock pylon. I never thought I'd go with a suction socket,
> >but this system blows all other systems out of the water!!! I haven't had
> >time to give it a real good test, BUT the few days I've worn it I can
tell
> >the Harmony is going to find a home on my stump!
> >
> >We're using the Flex Foot Allurion foot, we need to do a little tweekin
on
> >the alignment so I'm not even going to say much about the Allurion yet.
> >
> >I hope to get back down to my prosthetist this coming week so we can
reduce
> >the socket by 3 or 4 ply, and play around with the trim lines. You can
get
> >pretty radical with the lateral and medial trim lines with the VASS
> >technology.
> >
> >I wonder if there are any list members using the Harmony system? If so
I'd
> >love to hear your thoughts on it. Good or Bad!
>
> I've been fitting a few clients with this system, I'm very impressed. The
> reports regarding comfort and stability of suspension are consistently
> positive in the extreme.
>
>
>
> >How about a blast from the past in the foot talk. I loved a foot called
the
> >Cirrus, made by a company called Second Nature. They have long since gone
> >belly up, but man that was one sweet foot! I used it on a OWW Stratus
shock
> >pylon. It was one of the lightest shock pylon foot systems I've ever
used.
>
> I've still got a Second Nature T-shirt....................
>
>
> >Mikey Dodd
>
> Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
> A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
> Jackson, MI, USA
> www.amputee.com
>
>
I am curious, why I received this email message?
Jan Stokosa, C.P.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ted A. Trower < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] Impulse foot and Earth ankle
> At 09:43 PM 9/28/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >I just took delivery on a new leg a week ago. The focus on this leg is
the
> >socket interface system. It's the Tec Harmony system. The Harmony uses
the
> >VASS technology, basically a suction / vacuum socket with positive vacuum
> >assist off the shock pylon. I never thought I'd go with a suction socket,
> >but this system blows all other systems out of the water!!! I haven't had
> >time to give it a real good test, BUT the few days I've worn it I can
tell
> >the Harmony is going to find a home on my stump!
> >
> >We're using the Flex Foot Allurion foot, we need to do a little tweekin
on
> >the alignment so I'm not even going to say much about the Allurion yet.
> >
> >I hope to get back down to my prosthetist this coming week so we can
reduce
> >the socket by 3 or 4 ply, and play around with the trim lines. You can
get
> >pretty radical with the lateral and medial trim lines with the VASS
> >technology.
> >
> >I wonder if there are any list members using the Harmony system? If so
I'd
> >love to hear your thoughts on it. Good or Bad!
>
> I've been fitting a few clients with this system, I'm very impressed. The
> reports regarding comfort and stability of suspension are consistently
> positive in the extreme.
>
>
>
> >How about a blast from the past in the foot talk. I loved a foot called
the
> >Cirrus, made by a company called Second Nature. They have long since gone
> >belly up, but man that was one sweet foot! I used it on a OWW Stratus
shock
> >pylon. It was one of the lightest shock pylon foot systems I've ever
used.
>
> I've still got a Second Nature T-shirt....................
>
>
> >Mikey Dodd
>
> Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
> A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
> Jackson, MI, USA
> www.amputee.com
>
>
Citation
Jan Stokosa, “Re: Impulse foot and Earth ankle,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/219623.
