Feature
O&P Community Rallies Support for Katrina Victims
By Sherry Metzger, MS
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many in the O&P field have offered financial assistance, support, and relief to the victims of what has been called the greatest natural disaster the US has ever faced.
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Feature
Prosthetist/Orthotist Rescues Animals from Katrina Disaster
By Sherry Metzger, MS
A well-known member of the O&P community, Ronnie Graves, CO, BOCPO, LPO, RTP, heroically assisted in the rescue of hundreds of animals in Mississippi.
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Stepping Out
Pedorthics: Helping People Get Back to Work
By Miki Fairley
Not every pedorthist faces a first-time workers-compensation case like this one!
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Industry Leader
Karl Fillauer: Passionate about O&P
By Jodi Mills
From left: Michael, CPO; Karl, CPO, FAAOP; the late Carlton, CPO; and David, CPO. The Fillauer Companies have a longhistory of success in O&P. A collection of companies with veryspecific goals which they work daily to reach, The FillauerCompanies...
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Industry Insight
Hans Richard Lehneis, PhD, CPO, Passes
An icon in the orthotics and prostheticsprofession, Hans Richard Lehneis, PhD, CPO, died October 15 at age72. As director of the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine,New York, New York, through most of his career, he touched andinfluenced cou...
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Got FAQs?
Got FAQs?
By Lisa Lake-Salmon
The future of your practice depends onknowledgeable billing and collection information. Understanding thefull aspect of billing guidelines and procedures will effectivelyincrease your reimbursement. This informative column will helpproviders and t...
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Profile
Luci Busch, RTP
Luci Busch, RTP Dayton Artificial Limb Clinic Dayton, Ohio If you could practice anywhere in the world, wherewould you go? Why? Dayton, Ohio, because of the relationships I have establishedwith the patients entrusted to my care.
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Perspective
Please Don’t Shoot the Messenger
By John Latsko
I have been asked to write the last Perspective editorial of 2005. What have others writtenduring the year? Each editorial was an excellent presentation on avery important subject with a common theme.
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Viewpoint
From the Editor: New Managing Editor Joins The EDGE
Miki Fairley Tina Eichner, managing editor, joins TheO&P ED GE this month from the wireless industry. Shepreviously was managing editor of RCR Wireless News, a weekly tradepublication of Crain Communications Inc. "After ten years in the wireless...
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- Standard 180mm hydraulic unit
- Swing and stance hydraulic control
- Choice of four proximal adapters
- Standard stance phase hydraulic control
- The top of the knee and corresponding adapters are uniquely
designed to provide 360 degree rotation
- Adjustable yield rate
- Rated to 220 lb.
For more information, contact:
Hosmer, a Fillauer Company
800.827.0070
www.hosmer.com
Ongoing Care Solutions offers a complete line of
orthotics, including OCSI WEL-KARE NIGHT SPLINTS
at $27.00 each!
We offer two types of Night Splints to choose from:
WEL-KARETM Passive Night Splint
Nighttime solution for plantar fasciitis.
WEL-KARETM Stretch Night Splint
Adjustable solution for plantar fasciitis.
Visit www.ongoingcare.com to view these Night Splints
as well as our complete product line.
For more information, contact:
Ongoing Care Solutions
800.375.0207
www.ongoingcare.com
The NEW SilhouetteTM Prosthetic
Foot is Freedom Innovations' latest offering of
high-performance, lightweight componentry, with the added benefits
of multi-axial rotation and a slim profile facilitating ease of
refined cosmetic finishing.
A 34mm tube clamp adapter ensures an easy and secure socket
attachment. Nine stiffness categories are tailored to individual
patient weight and activity level. The component is rated up to 365
lb. and available in sizes 22-30cm, with a 60-day No Risk Trial
Period and 36-month warranty.
The Silhouette foot is the industry's best
choice for an easy-to-finish and elegantly proportioned component
that effectively combines the best of art and science.
For more information, contact:
Freedom Innovations
888.818.6777
www.freedom-innovations.com
Ohio Willow Wood announces the release of the
NEW Pathfinder® II foot. It's the right gear
for high-activity work and play.
- Improved durability and NEW 36-month warranty
- Foot weight with fixed threaded four-hole adapter: 785
grams
- Improved inversion, eversion, and up to 20 degree rotation
- Seven different toe springs available to accommodate a wide
range of patient weights and activity levels
- Available in Low-Profile Pathfinder II style
- Available in unisex sizes from 23-31cm
- Two heel heights: 3/8 in. and 3/4 in.
- 350 lb. weight limit
For more information, contact:
Ohio Willow Wood
800.848.4930
www.owwco.com
Now you can offer your patients the first 24-hour
solution to relieve phantom pain, phantom sensations, and
idiopathic residual limb pain. The Night RELAX is
now available at special introductory pricing when purchased singly
or in combination with the RELAX BK Liner or
RELAX AK Liner. All products within the
RELAX Liner family are distributed exclusively by
SPS.
Both the Night RELAX and RELAX
AK Liner are fabricated using Medipro's proprietary
Umbrellan® fabric, which shields the residual limb from
electromagnetic influences found within the environment. Umbrellan
lessens and/or arrests transmission of the phantom pain or
sensation to the receptors and neurons in the cortex of the
brain.
For more information, contact:
SPS
800.767.7776 x245
www.spsco.com
The Ortho Remedy, Inc. has developed a new clamp
allowing the EndoFlex Prosthesis to be mounted
onto newer high-tech prosthetic feet, using their four-bolt pattern
adaptor and pyramid receptacle.
The four-bolt pattern adaptor comes with 6mm attachment screws
(four) and is used in the same way as the standard
EndoFlex foot clamp by incorporating an anterior
dynamic alignment screw and two posterior pylon screws. The center
plug is still threaded so it can be used for foot bolt
attachments.
This new component permits the usage of the
EndoFlex design with many of the new feet that
have an integrated pyramid.
For more information, contact:
The Ortho Remedy
800.662.7993
www.orthorem.com
Realize a 35 percent cost reduction in the price
of the Tresia 760 Breast Form, exclusively
through SPS.
Revolutionary "white layer" with Shapes2U" technology from
Amoena conforms to the unique shape of the chest wall and holds
that shape until the form is removed. The unique symmetric shape is
designed to be worn on either the left or right side. The shorter
side extensions allow the breast form to fit in the bra cup and
prevent crossover to the other side. The form is designed to meet
the needs of newer surgeries that remove less tissue under the arm
and near the sternum.
For more information, contact:
SPS
800.767.7776 x245
www.spsco.com
Unique fitting versatility is the hallmark of the
new Flex-SymesTM by Ossur, now distributed
exclusively within the US by SPS.
The new Flex-Symes foot design incorporates an
improved alignment adapter that is easy and flexible. The circular
alignment wedges provide the ability to adjust up to 6 degrees
angulation in the ML/AP plane, allowing for easy alignment and
fitting.
Available in sizes 22-30cm, the Flex-Symes foot
is shipped with a standard split toe and incorporates the
Carbon-XTM heel, a trademark of all Flex-Foot products.
A solid toe option is available as a special order. In addition,
foot covers with a sandal toe are available in brown or beige.
Flex-Skin silicone cosmetic cover also is available for women.
SPS
800.767.7776 x245
www.spsco.com
LIVINGSKIN prostheses are
individually made to recreate the color, shape, and size of an
amputee's missing finger, hand, arm, toe, foot, leg, or facial
feature.
At our Premier Service Centers in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, or
Toronto, clients can sit with artists while having their
high-definition, custom silicone prostheses painted. Artists may
also paint from photographs, if travel is not feasible.
LIVINGSKIN prostheses look so real that many
clients tell us they actually use them more than any other
prostheses they have ever worn.
For more information, contact:
LIVINGSKIN
800.208.SKIN(7546)
www.LIVINGSKIN.com
The King PinTM Lock,
manufactured by Fillauer, is now available from PEL Supply. Made of
durable, rugged stainless steel, the King Pin
accepts 3/16 in. or 1/4 in. uprights and requires no lubrication.
Stronger than many popular locking knee joints, the King
Pin Lock features a release lever that allows for
finger-pull or bail rod. The joint has a sleek appearance and
offers secure, automatic locking at full extension, and has a
contained mechanism to keep out debris.
For more information, contact:
PEL Supply Company
800.321.1264
www.pelsupply.com
November 1, 2005, through December 31, 2005,
you will receive an additional 10 percent discount on SPS purchase
orders for the GenuPro Brace, manufactured by
Thuasne North America.
GenuPro's distinctive features help achieve
improved patient compliance and comfort:
- Easy-Adjust, Anatomically Correct R.O.M. Hinge minimizes
"postponing motion" and prevents distal migration.
- Distinctive Strapping System textile wrap encloses posterior
portion of the leg increasing comfort and support.
- Unique Anti-Slip Silicone Tibial Pad proprietary silicone
traction pattern provides irritant free suspension, eliminating
distal migration.
- Ultra-Lightweight Construction aluminum construction and large
contact-surface frame design allows for low-level pressure loading.
Total weight, including straps and padding, is a mere 1.1 lb.
For more information, contact:
SPS
800.767.7776 x245
www.spsco.com
CareCredit® is adding an 18-Month No
Interest Payment Plan to help more patients get the care
and technology they want and need.
The new plan is ideal for patients who desire smaller monthly
payments but still want the benefits of a convenient no interest
payment plan for treatment fees from $1 to more than $25,000. The
18-Month Plan complements CareCredit's popular 3-,
6-, and 12-Month No Interest and 24-, 36-, and 48-Month Low
Interest Payment Plans and gives practices an even
wider range of options to make care and the latest technology
accessible to more patients. The new 18-Month No Interest
Payment Plan is particularly useful to O&P patients
who often face large deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses.
For more information, contact:
CareCredit
800.300.3046 x4519
www.carecredit.com
The latest addition to the BioSculptor CAD/CAM
solutions is the Scorpion Laser Line Scanner.
The Scorpion Laser Line Scanner is capable of
scanning any body segment. Practitioners can directly scan to
produce a prosthesis, orthosis, custom liner, knee brace, AFO,
seating, TLSO, or cranial helmet. The laser scanner produces
extremely detailed scans due to its dual-camera system. The two
cameras give the scanner the ability to "see" the laser line from
both sides, which captures the cleanest data. The data is imported
directly into the BioSculptor software where shape manipulation is
performed.
For more information, contact:
BioSculptor Corporation
305.823.8300
www.biosculptor.com
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