Need simple low cost AK design for a "third world" country
Randy McFarland
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Title:
Need simple low cost AK design for a "third world" country
Creator:
Randy McFarland
Date:
4/2/2008
Text:
Hello list members,
A physician friend in a local Rotary Club has asked me to determine what
exists regarding a simple-to-fabricate low cost trans-femoral prosthesis
with a low maintenance knee joint and a SACH type foot. The existing lab
that would manufacture the prostheses is currently able to vacuum form
trans-tibial prostheses with copolymer. He realizes that additional
equipment like a transfer jig will be needed for AKs.
If you are aware of information about a system that could be
inexpensively fabricated/assembled in a third world country, or if you
have any ideas, please forward the information to me. I'll be checking
with a clinic in Sri Lanka we're aware of.
Thank you!
Thanks,
Randy McFarland, CPO
Fullerton, CA
A physician friend in a local Rotary Club has asked me to determine what
exists regarding a simple-to-fabricate low cost trans-femoral prosthesis
with a low maintenance knee joint and a SACH type foot. The existing lab
that would manufacture the prostheses is currently able to vacuum form
trans-tibial prostheses with copolymer. He realizes that additional
equipment like a transfer jig will be needed for AKs.
If you are aware of information about a system that could be
inexpensively fabricated/assembled in a third world country, or if you
have any ideas, please forward the information to me. I'll be checking
with a clinic in Sri Lanka we're aware of.
Thank you!
Thanks,
Randy McFarland, CPO
Fullerton, CA
Citation
Randy McFarland, “Need simple low cost AK design for a "third world" country,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/229213.
