Prioprio Responses
Chad Marquis
Description
Collection
Title:
Prioprio Responses
Creator:
Chad Marquis
Date:
6/7/2011
Text:
Hello All,
Only a select few responded about the Proprio Foot. There was some focus on reliability and service history when it first came to market; although more current fittings seem to be improved. I also corresponded with two others privately, one a CP who used the foot. Their opinions focused on reliability, service history patterns, weight, fabrication and real time functionality.
Here are the posts I received:
- I've had a Proprio foot on an active patient for the past 10 months without problems. A little heavy, but the pt likes it very much.
- I have an active 60 year old k-3 ambulator who has been in one for 3 years. He has destroyed the thing every 6 to 9 months. He loves the foot for its intended tricks such as stairs, ramps, but walks on level ground all day. We now have him in a vsp for work and he loves it. This guy weighs 180, so I would say don't put one on a real active guy over 200 lbs. He wears the Proprio when not at work. No maintenaince, just starts to get loose and makes noise. I have to say the foot has never stopped functioning but it sure sounded like it would fall apart at any moment.
- I have a pt who is a bilateral on them. She loves the feet but after 5 mos they are already back for service. That's all the experience I have.
I was hoping to receive more posts about this foot.
Chad Marquis, CPO
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Only a select few responded about the Proprio Foot. There was some focus on reliability and service history when it first came to market; although more current fittings seem to be improved. I also corresponded with two others privately, one a CP who used the foot. Their opinions focused on reliability, service history patterns, weight, fabrication and real time functionality.
Here are the posts I received:
- I've had a Proprio foot on an active patient for the past 10 months without problems. A little heavy, but the pt likes it very much.
- I have an active 60 year old k-3 ambulator who has been in one for 3 years. He has destroyed the thing every 6 to 9 months. He loves the foot for its intended tricks such as stairs, ramps, but walks on level ground all day. We now have him in a vsp for work and he loves it. This guy weighs 180, so I would say don't put one on a real active guy over 200 lbs. He wears the Proprio when not at work. No maintenaince, just starts to get loose and makes noise. I have to say the foot has never stopped functioning but it sure sounded like it would fall apart at any moment.
- I have a pt who is a bilateral on them. She loves the feet but after 5 mos they are already back for service. That's all the experience I have.
I was hoping to receive more posts about this foot.
Chad Marquis, CPO
________________________________
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, and any attachments, is a confidential business communication that may contain proprietary information, and is intended for the exclusive use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, be aware that you have received this document in error and that any discussion, review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message may be prohibited by or actionable under law. If you have received this communication in error, please discard any copies and notify me at <Email Address Redacted> immediately.
Citation
Chad Marquis, “Prioprio Responses,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/232709.
