ak covers

Clyde Massey

Description

Title:

ak covers

Creator:

Clyde Massey

Date:

10/21/2005

Text:

Dear List,

I recently asked for techniques for attaching ak foam covers to sockets. Results are summarized below. Thank you to everyone who responded.
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1. Laminate 2nd shell over socket
    (or use scotch cast to make shell)
    Glue cover to shell
    Attach using screws

2. Otto Bock Method:
    Coat inside of cover with Kleber glue
    Attach with velcro

3. Sew or glue on velcro tabs

4. Use Gorilla glue

5. Use Double-stick tape from Ace Hardware (fiberglass mesh type)
    Roll back top to cover and apply tape
    Secure to socket before shaping

6. Pelite method
    This is a method we've been using that works good, but the attachment to the socket needs some work. Pull a pelite cone over the socket instead of laminating. Glue to cover and shape as normal. Fast and easy. If anyone tries this and can come up with a really secure attachment method, let me know.

7. Bill Contoyannis sent in a technique where you use firmer density foam for the distal cover bonded to softer foam proximally (seam at knee joint). He even forwarded a powerpoint presentation for cad-cam covers.


Thanks again to everyone who responded. This thing really works!

Clyde Massey
Snell's Limbs & Braces
Shreveport, LA

                          

Citation

Clyde Massey, “ak covers,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/225512.