RESPONSES: Techniques
zach harvey
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Title:
RESPONSES: Techniques
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zach harvey
Date:
6/15/2012
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Following up with my post last week askin
Orthotists and Prosthetists,
Following up with my post last week asking for small scale techniques that have made your practices more efficient or produced better outcomes, I am posting just two responses. Friday nights may not be the best time of the week! I received interest from a person with the idea of starting an O&P techniques website and another response encouraging this idea of openly sharing our experience for newcomers in the field and in order to progress our collective experience as a whole.
I believe the listserv has abundant potential to reach out to thousands of colleagues (thanks Paul!) and I again would like to ask if there is interest in developing an open source website related to clinical techniques in O&P.
Thanks, Zach
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Original post:
Orthotists and prosthetists,
It seems we all develop and acquire little techniques throughout our experience that makes our jobs easier and our results better. When visiting other facilities there is usually an exchange of ideas or a notice of something different that is taken away.
For example, I've recently discovered 1 minute composite, a god send, when needing to attach something to a carbon socket or do a build up on a trimline. And the black dot valve, a non- auto expulsion valve; when a patient is not reaching the bottom of an AK socket, the black dot valve can buy some time before a new socket is made, reducing the syringe effect common with a plugged out fit and auto expulsion valves.
Following suit with these examples, I would like to compile a summary of responses of other techniques that we could all possibly benefit from.
What small scale technique or techniques have made your practices more efficient or produced better outcomes?
Respectfully,
Zach Harvey, CPO
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Is it FabTech60? If so, I do not use the mixing tips, put desired amt on shiny cardboard, mix & smear in place w/tongue deprsr. Then using gloved hand, I use Dual thinner to smooth & shape epoxy. You'll see it start getting very tacky -time to stop touching it. You can get really nice surface w/o grinding & buffing.
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Funny about the black dot valve, bit of history there in the 50's and open socket design, they thought that positive pressure would support the distal AK stump and used similar valves.
My timesaver? Not exactly what you asking for, but I'll share: Flexible inner liner in a non-fenestrated carbon frame BK. Remove if there is a unexpected volume issue, pad between the flex liner and the frame for socket adjustments using duct tape (duct tape = controlled thickness buildup, add too much, remove, need more, add more). Time saver and extender of life of socket.
Orthotists and Prosthetists,
Following up with my post last week asking for small scale techniques that have made your practices more efficient or produced better outcomes, I am posting just two responses. Friday nights may not be the best time of the week! I received interest from a person with the idea of starting an O&P techniques website and another response encouraging this idea of openly sharing our experience for newcomers in the field and in order to progress our collective experience as a whole.
I believe the listserv has abundant potential to reach out to thousands of colleagues (thanks Paul!) and I again would like to ask if there is interest in developing an open source website related to clinical techniques in O&P.
Thanks, Zach
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Original post:
Orthotists and prosthetists,
It seems we all develop and acquire little techniques throughout our experience that makes our jobs easier and our results better. When visiting other facilities there is usually an exchange of ideas or a notice of something different that is taken away.
For example, I've recently discovered 1 minute composite, a god send, when needing to attach something to a carbon socket or do a build up on a trimline. And the black dot valve, a non- auto expulsion valve; when a patient is not reaching the bottom of an AK socket, the black dot valve can buy some time before a new socket is made, reducing the syringe effect common with a plugged out fit and auto expulsion valves.
Following suit with these examples, I would like to compile a summary of responses of other techniques that we could all possibly benefit from.
What small scale technique or techniques have made your practices more efficient or produced better outcomes?
Respectfully,
Zach Harvey, CPO
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Is it FabTech60? If so, I do not use the mixing tips, put desired amt on shiny cardboard, mix & smear in place w/tongue deprsr. Then using gloved hand, I use Dual thinner to smooth & shape epoxy. You'll see it start getting very tacky -time to stop touching it. You can get really nice surface w/o grinding & buffing.
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Funny about the black dot valve, bit of history there in the 50's and open socket design, they thought that positive pressure would support the distal AK stump and used similar valves.
My timesaver? Not exactly what you asking for, but I'll share: Flexible inner liner in a non-fenestrated carbon frame BK. Remove if there is a unexpected volume issue, pad between the flex liner and the frame for socket adjustments using duct tape (duct tape = controlled thickness buildup, add too much, remove, need more, add more). Time saver and extender of life of socket.
Citation
zach harvey, “RESPONSES: Techniques,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/233770.
