Teaching Prosthetics in Iraq: Performing Under Fire - December 2006

New Lamination Pyramid Features Deeper Groove

The P20-WH is a new titanium lamination pyramid with a deeper groove for tie off. It is manufactured out of solid bar stock titanium and offers a 300-lb. weight limit. As always, high quality and low cost is what you can expect from Bulldog Tools.

For more information, contact:
Bulldog Tools
877.962.0205
www.bulldogtools.com

S.W.A.S.H. from SPS Improves Sitting, Standing

The unique S.W.A.S.H.^® (Sitting Walking And Standing Hip) orthosis, available from SPS, utilizes a complex angular structure engineered to maintain good hip alignment.

While standing or walking,S.W.A.S.H provides enough abduction to prevent scissoring and medial femoral rotation.

As the hips are flexed into the sitting position, S.W.A.S.H. automatically abducts the hips into a tripod base for enhanced sitting stability, creating an upright posture.

Benefits of S.W.A.S.H. include improved sitting and standing postures, improved stability, and for the ambulatory user, improved gait.

S.W.A.S.H. does not interfere with children's ability to play and does not interfere with most walkers, wheelchairs, or standing frames.

For more information, contact:
SPS
800.767.7776
www.spsco.com

Comfort Products Introduces X Silver Shrinker

The Comfort Products BK Shrinker, made with X-Static^® fiber, received very favorable comments when it was introduced at the AOPA national trade show.

• X-Static fiber has proven antimicrobial properties
• Tapered compression from the closed to open proximal end
• Easy-on grip top
• Value priced versus competitive product
• Available in five widths and three lengths

Practitioners are invited to call for a complimentary product.

Comfort Products: The innovation leader in knitted O&P products.

For more information, contact:
Comfort Products
800.822.7500
www.comfortoandp.com

Liven Up Your Life with BRIO Adjustable Heel Device

The BRIO allows instant heel height changes while maintaining optimal alignment.

• Pyramid receiver attaches to any foot with a proximal male pyramid
• Single push button allows wearer to quickly adjust the foot for different shoes or activities
• Maintains optimum alignment, reducing stress on residual limb
• Adjusts up to 1 ¼ in., 26cm foot
• 275-lb. weight limit
• Two-year warranty

For more information, contact:
Endolite
800.548.3534
www.endolite.com

medipro Knees Offer Versatility, Craftsmanship

The new line of medipro knee joints, distributed by SPS, offers versatility, durability, and expert craftsmanship.

The OFM1SF knee provides adjustable stance flexion in a 4-bar polycentric joint design. Versatile swing-phase control allows either manual friction OR manual locking as needed.

OFM2 is a lightweight monocentric knee joint providing stance flexion with a stable aluminum frame. Suitable for low functional level amputees with poor voluntary control of the prosthesis and/or weak extensors, the OFM2 can be used as both a locking joint with manual release and as a free-swing knee joint. The weight-activated stance control brake releases before toe-off for smoother gait and easier transfer.

For more information, contact:
SPS
800.767.7776
www.spsco.com

PEL Supply Offers AEGIS Ultimate Liners

ESP created the original transtibial AEGIS Ultimate Liner with a preflexed design to insure an anatomically correct and custom-like fit, maximizing comfort and mobility. Now ESP has added a flexible shuttle umbrella that allows the liner to move and track with the limb while soft, pliable silicone gel enhances durability, comfort, and pin-to-lock alignment. In addition, ESP has added two additional sizes--extra small and extra large--for a total of five convenient sizes. Available in locking and cushion versions.

For more information, contact:
PEL Supply Company
800.321.1264
www.pelsupply.com

CPI Trés Foot Affordable, Service-Free

The Trés Foot provides a service-free option for individuals with moderate activity. By incorporating a full-length toe lever and soft components to articulate inversion/eversion, this dynamic response foot helps restore function at an affordable price.

Trés key features:

• No service required
• Sandal-toe design allows shoe of choice
• Anatomical Emulation
• Dynamic response for moderate activity individuals
• Light weight
• Worry-free one-year warranty
• Integrate Foot Shell without a Spectra Sock

Trés: Dynamic Performance, Right Out of the Box.

For more information, contact:
College Park Industries
800.728.7950
www.college-park.com

Ossur Wave Design Reduces Effort

The Wave, distributed exclusively in the US by SPS, describes a circumferential wave design on the fabric cover on the NEW ICEROSS^® liners manufactured by Ossur. Similar to the bending section of a drinking straw, this feature allows the liner fabric to extend over the front of the knee with less effort. This additional elasticity reduces the effort used in bending the knee and reduces the pressure over the patella.

Both the Stabilo and Dermo Wave configurations are retrofitable with Standard 3mm ICEROSS locking liners.

Features and Benefits:

• Supplex^® outer cover, non-ravel stitching, and superb abrasion tolerance
• Size-Specific Umbrella, minimizing distal elongation (pistoning)

For more information, contact:
SPS
800.767.7776
www.spsco.com

Custom Spinal Orthoses for Less than Prefab!

Leading orthotists, orthopedic surgeons, and neurosurgeons agree: custom-molded LSOs and TLSOs are superior to prefabricated versions in biomechanical motion control and patient compliance.

Prefabricated spinal orthoses do not control lateral flexion and rotation and are unable to control motion in all planes as well as a custom. They do not accommodate pendulous patients or provide adequate means to lock on the patient pelvis.

The Spinal Solutions Custom Anterior Overlap LSO/TLSO is the most cost-effective way to provide superior fit and support. An all-inclusive price enables cost-effectiveness while providing the patient with the ultimate in triplanar motion control.

For more information, contact:
Spinal Solutions Inc.
770.922.2434
www.spinalsolution.net

COMING SOON! Motion Control’s lineup of new and exciting products!

1. Multi-Flex Wrist--NEW Flexible Wrist--also lockable! The Multi-Flex Wrist is an exciting new concept for the MC Hand and Motion Control ETD. It offers more comfort, more secure grip, and natural feel. (Beta models available call for availability.)
2. MC ETD--rugged and water resistant, quick response. Options: 4-position Flexion Wrist and Titanium Hook fingers.
3. U3--improvements to the U3 Arm are in process--watch this space for more!

More new products and improvements coming in 2007.

For more information, contact:
Motion Control Inc.
888.696.2767
www.UtahArm.com

OMEGA Tracer Provides Solutions for Practitioners

OMEGA^® Tracer^® is the one solution for multiple challenges practitioners face in today's market.

• Quick and accurate shape capture via various user-friendly CAD tools.
• Powerful software for adjusting captured shapes for sockets, custom liners, and orthotic devices.
• Software tools use the same principles as traditional fabrication methods, yet yield more accurate and precise results in less time.
• Patient documentation abilities within OMEGA Tracer enable practitioners to provide thorough and clear-cut records to insurance providers, Medicare, and Medicaid.
• Works seamlessly with the OMEGA Carver.

For more information, contact:
Ohio Willow Wood
800.848.4930
www.owwco.com

TRS Lamprey Gun Turret

The Lamprey Gun Turret was designed for the M-16, but functions well on sporting carbines, bolt action or lever action rifles, over and under, side by side, pump style and semi-automatic shotguns. It has a lockable ball and socket to allow firing from a variety of positions and a pivoting platform for smooth gun rotation.

A flexible synthetic polymer "yoke" conforms to various stock surfaces without marring. It snaps onto the forearm of the stock and can be pulled back tightening up for precise control.

Limited production FALL 2006.

For more information, contact:
TRS Inc.
800.279.1865
www.oandp.com/trs

OCSI/NEUROFLEX • ‘THERAPY IN MOTION’

Ongoing Care Solutions/NeuroFlex Inc.'s complete orthotic line includes the DynaPro^TM Flex Hand, DynaPro^TM Finger Flex Hand, DynaPro^TM Thumb Ease, and SoftPro^TM CHAMP^TM Resting Hand Splints!

The DynaPro Flex Hand features two different sized palmar rolls to gradually increase finger extension. The DynaProFinger Flex Hand features a flexible finger platform, flexible wrist, and two gel inserts to treat thumb abduction. The DynaPro Thumb Ease has a rigid finger platform and two gel inserts in thumb portion.

The SoftPro CHAMP Hand for treating moderate wrist/hand/finger contractures features a unique, color-coded strapping system for optimal support. Thumb is "Bend-To-Fit." All our superior hand orthoses are SADMERC-approved with Code L-3807.

For more information, contact:
OCSI/NeuroFlex
800.375.0207
www.ongoingcare.com

Knit-Rite Introduces Resolve MRI-Compatible Halo System

The Problem: Traditional titanium halo systems are no longer functional with today's more powerful MRIs. Incidents of arcing, vibration, and burning have been reported when patients underwent MRI treatment while in a titanium halo system.

The Resolution: Resolve--The first halo system developed completely with electronically non-conductive materials, compatible with all high-speed MRIs, that still maintains the integrity and strength of the halo apparatus, providing safety and image quality.

The keystone is the glass ring, combined with unique ceramic-tipped "fat" halo pins. These unique, non-conductive materials allows for the Jerome Halo system to meet L-0859 code requirements for MRI-compatible halo componentry.

For more information, contact:
Knit-Rite Inc.
800.821.3094
www.knit-rite.com

BAHA: Better Performance for BP Prosthesis Wearers

The Biomechanically-Aligned Harness Anchor (BAHA), is a high-strength, lightweight, non-metallic component which improves the efficiency and biomechanical characteristics of the Figure Eight Harness.

Based on the Vertically-Arrayed Dual Ring (VADR) system designed by Randall Alley, CEO of biodesigns inc. (www.biodesigns.com), the BAHA opens the angle of the axilla loop, improving comfort over the standard Northwestern ring harness and possibly reducing the potential for nerve entrapment syndrome.

It lowers the attachment of the control cable, allowing it to operate along a pathway that significantly improves the mechanical advantage of the entire Figure Eight Harness system.

The BAHA is available exclusively through TRS Inc.

For more information, contact:
TRS Inc.
800.279.1865
www.oandp.com/trs

Otto Bock’s Trias+ Foot Delivers Unique Design

Otto Bock introduces the 1C31 Trias+ Foot. The foot offers the high functionality of carbon fiber feet specifically designed for moderate walkers. The design concept of the Trias+ was modeled from the natural human foot. It provides exceptional walking function--easy rollover to reduce effort and conserve energy, improved gait symmetry, and a reduction of excessive forces on the contralateral limb. The Trias+ foot offers a secure, controlled action while improving amputee confidence and the ability to vary cadence. The superior gait characteristics of the Trias+ are a direct result of the unique dual spring elements incorporated into its design.

For more information, contact:
Otto Bock HealthCare
800.328.4058
www.ottobockus.com