O&P Education Reaching Master's Level - December 2008

Brighten Up 2009 with Stealth and Vertamax

Now you can have a choice. OPTEC is offering the revolutionary Stealth and Vertamax orthoses in new, appealing colors. The Stealth and Vertamax will be offered in white and beige respectively. Both spinal systems will continue to be available in black.

The Stealth and the Vertamax continue to offer superior support and comfort, which your patients deserve. Call today for a free 30-day trial sample of the Stealth and Vertamax.

OPTEC
888.982.8181
www.optecusa.com

Ossur Launches the New Flex-Foot Assure

Ossurs new Flex-Foot® Assure is the perfect solution for diabetic and vascular amputees, as it incorporates basic Flex-Foot technology, which allows for a soft, smooth rollover, creating a stable gait with the benefits of dynamic response. The Assure, designed specifically for slower walkers, incorporates an active heel and full-length keel that work together to protect the vulnerable sound limb. The simply designed, simple-to-fit Assure restores symmetry, reducing impact on the sound side and allowing basic ambulators to take advantage of premium technology that is just right for them.

Ossur Americas
800.233.6263
www.ossur.com

TRS Black Iron Trainer

The new Black Iron Trainer is a lighter version of the heavy-duty, high-performance Black Iron Master. While the Black Iron Trainer is smaller and lighter in weight, it is capable of handling the wide range of handle diameters that are encountered in modern fitness and exercise facilities.

The completely manual operation and positive locking and unlocking design provides uncompromising security and stability for bench pressing, dumbbell flys, dead lifts, pull-downs, and more. The Black Iron Trainer, with a load-rating of 440 lb., also carries a smaller price tag than its larger cousin.

TRS Inc.
800.279.1865
www.oandp.com/trs

PEL Offers New Fillauer External Locks

Three external locks, available from PEL Supply, offer Fillauer function and quality in a new modular design, suitable for use with any 36mm threaded adapter.

Using high-strength titanium cores, each lock offers a 300-lb. weight rating. The External Shuttle Lock uses the same simple, rugged, tool-steel lock insert found in other Fillauer shuttle designs. The clutch insert has a greater density of engagement teeth and a left-handed thread to avoid loosening. The adaptable Razor lock is an ultra-thin nickel-plated design with through holes to allow any number of distal attachments.

PEL Supply Company
800.321.1264
www.pelsupply.com

College Parks New Onyx Foot

Integrating a dynamic pylon, the multiaxial Onyx^TM Foot allows active users to demand more. Highly customizable with four degrees of plantar-dorsiflexion Angle Control" and adjustable Stride Control® for fine-tuning gait, the sleek Onyx Foot delivers balanced energy with ideal comfort and enhanced terrain compliance.

Key benefits of the Onyx Foot include:

• Dynamic pylon foot.
• Superior terrain compliance.
• Precision gait matched for out-of-the-box performance.
• Adjustable Stride Control to fine-tune foot stiffness from heel strike to heel off.
• Three-year warranty.
• Onyx balanced energy, ideal comfort.

College Park Industries
800.728.7950
www.college-park.com

New from Becker: Model 1017, Automatic, Angled Lever-Lock Knee Joint

Model 1017 is a modular, lever-lock knee joint with a locking mechanism that will automatically engage when the joint reaches full extension. The modular design increases manufacturing options and allows for easier maintenance of the orthosis. The long, angled lever is easily operated by the patient and can be shortened or contoured to suit individual needs. Model 1017 comes with an optional anterior pull-cable that allows the patient to simultaneously disengage both locks by pulling on it.

Becker Orthopedic
800.521.2192
www.beckerorthopedic.com

Universal Attachment Plate

Our new Universal Attachment Plate is meticulously machined from Nylon 66 material, making the unit extremely light and strong. The attachment plate far exceeds torque recommendations, due to a full ¾-in. threaded four-bolt pattern. The helical sidewall configuration makes this unit ideal for diagnostic, laminated, and thermoplastic socket attachments. It comes equipped with the necessary screws, and the price is out of this universe.

The Ortho Remedy
800.662.7993
www.orthoremedy.com

Alpha Flex Sleeves: Flexible and Durable

The Alpha® Flex Sleeve features Kevlar®-reinforced Alpha gel for greater durability, greater puncture resistance, and greater abrasion resistance, while still providing increased range of motion.

Alpha Flex Sleeve fabric is highly flexible and provides comfort and flexibility when wearing. Designed to use with the LimbLogic^TM VS, the Alpha Flex Sleeve is also compatible with traditional suction and locking suspension methods.

An interior polyurethane pad at the socket brim line provides extra protection for sleeve longevity. Available in black and buff fabric. The sleeve has a 90-day warranty.

Ohio Willow Wood
800.848.4930
www.owwco.com

Lets Get Your Patients Back on Their Feet

With one of the largest and most extensive selections in diabetic and orthopedic footwear, stepping out in style and color has never been so easy!

Our footwear stock includes BoxerDogs, Mt. Emey, and Answer2. We also offer Medicare-approved, custom diabetic inserts, as well as toe fillers, prefab diabetic inserts, and other products pertaining to diabetic foot management. We guarantee value pricing, huge product selection, and a commitment to excellent service that you have to experience to believe. Our 2008 catalog is available.

Apis Footwear Co.
888.937.2747
www.bignwideshoes.com

Becker Oregon offers the BRAE Orthosis

The BRAE Orthosis manages forearm-rotation contractures using a static, progressive stretching protocol. The orthosis treats forearm contractures caused by upper-extremity fractures and injuries. Forearm rotation is adjusted by means of a dual-offset channel with a patented overlapping,adjustable rotation component.

Benefits:

• Maintains post-surgical forearm rotation positioning.
• Decreases substitution that can result from misalignment of the mechanical to anatomical axis for forearm rotation.
• Maintains static progression of infinite positions in both supination and pronation.
• Controls forearm rotation position while allowing free motion in the sagittal plane.

Becker Oregon
800.866.7522
www.beckerorthopedic.com

Royal Knit Royal Flush Socks Now Available at Friddles

Friddles Orthopedic is proud to now offer the Royal Flush line of socks from Royal Knit. These wonderful socks stretch in both length and width, are form fitting, andthe best partare simply wash and wear. The Royal Flushsocks are latex free, resist shrinking, and are odor and mildew resistant. They are offered with and without a distal rubberized reinforced opening. Visit us online for pricing.

Friddles Orthopedic Appliances
800.528.9339
www.friddles.com

Brightree for O&P A new way. A better way.

Brightree is a proven solution that gets you paid faster and manages all aspects of your business better than ever. Brightree is the only solution of its type endorsed by VGM and OPGA.

 Brightree includes the following features:

• State-of-the-art data center: secure, Internet-hosted platform and automated IT management.
• Billing: real-time Medicare eligibility; automated eClaims; on-demand EOBs; and remittance management.
• A/R management.
• Patient scheduling.
• Patient management.
• Inventory management.
• Retail sales.
• Reporting.

Brightree
888.598.7797 x5
www.brightree.com

SiliconGel Liner 6Y75 with SKINGUARD Technology

This unique new liner protects against bacteria that cause odor. By using the natural antibacterial effects of Sanitized® silver, the SiliconGel Liner 6Y75 preserves the material, helps improve hygiene, and protects against odor.

The SiliconGel Liner is durable yet soft and is ideal for people who meet low to moderate activity levels. Available in 15 sizes, it is ideal when used in combination with 6A30 or 6A20 shuttle locks and is retrofittable with the current SiliconGel 6Y70 liners. Contact your local sales representative to find out more!

Otto Bock HealthCare
800.328.4058
www.ottobockus.com

Restore Function with the Allsport Wrist

Allsport Wrist^TM products help restore functional and structural characteristics of the wrist that have been negatively affected by injury. All Allsport Wrist models are designed to enable patients to return to activities sooner, while reducing the risk of reinjury, even in activities with a high incidence of wrist trauma. The patented biaxial articulating hinge system limits extension and flexion, as well as ulnar and radial deviation. The open-palm design is comfortable and limits the obstruction of the patients grip. The rigid dorsal frame provides stability and support. Available in custom and off-the-shelf models.

Allsport Dynamics
800.594.5350
www.allsportdynamics.com

Smart Adaptive MPK for K3-K4 Active Amputees

The Smart Adaptive is an MPK for K3-K4 active amputees with a moderate to high level of voluntary muscle control. The new Smart programming mode reduces programming time. Using hydraulics for stability and pneumatics for efficient swing control, the Smart Adaptive learns how amputees move to allow greater confidence during locomotion.

The Smart Adaptive includes the following features and benefits:

• Gives support for stairs and slopes.
• 140-degree knee flexion.
• Stumble and support mode.
• Stanceflex for comfort and smooth progression through the gait cycle.
• Amputee may use any foot of his or her choice.

Endolite
800.548.3534
www.endolite.com

Medis OFM2-HD Knee Available with 275 lb. Weight Limit

The OFM2-HD boasts an innovative combination of friction-brake and manual-lock features. Easy conversion between functions allows changes between K1 and K2 activity levels.

Key features of the OFM2-HD:

• Single-screw adjustment makes functional conversion simple and quick.
• Friction brake can be adjusted to release before toe-off for smoother ambulation.
• Internal extension-assist eliminates noise and hassle of external spring systems.
• Lightweightonly 425g.
• Enhanced braking-system durability provides reliable response for the K2 amputee weighing up to 275 lb.

See page 31 for details on our OFM2-HD promotion!

Medi USA
800.633.6334
www.mediusa.com

Lyn Valve RV SLIDEUSA Quality

The new Lyn Valve RV SLIDE^TM by ESP is compact, reliable, and easy to use. The RV SLIDE provides reliable auto-expulsion with the added feature of maintained, hands-free operation. Simply slide the operator button in any direction, and the valve stays open, eliminating back-pressure for easy prosthetic donning and doffing.

The RV SLIDE includes the following features:

• Auto expulsion with ½-psi release pressure.
• Great for both AK and BK applications. Perfect with Seal-In liner.
• Audible "click" indicates manual operation; "click" back to center position restores auto-expulsion function.
• Install in ANY socket material.

ESP LLC
888.932.7377
http://wearesp.com

Knit Rite’s New Infant Cranial Interface

Designed for children who wear a cranial orthosis, Knit-Rites new Infant Cranial Interface is used to protect the skin, wick moisture, control rashes, and guard against dermatitis. If skin eruptions occur, changing interfaces two or three times a day and washing the head area and garments daily are helpful. Available in Mullet and Balaclava styles and in both anti-microbial CoolMax® and X-Static®.

Knit-Rite Inc.
800.821.3094

Shaped by Perfection

Dycors ADL-LCD Lisfranc/Chopart Energy Returning Foot provides maximum flexibility and resiliency, strength of attachment, and anatomical support of hindfoot, with minimum weight (12.5 oz. with foot shell, 26cm med) and socket clearance (3/8 in. including foot shell).

The forefoot is horizontally split into five segments to maintain the same degree of forefoot flexibility, regardless of medial and lateral shift of the floor reaction. Integrated carbon fiber "tie-ins" around the heel portion of the keel are epoxied directly to the end of the socket, forming a stronger lap joint between the heel segment of the keel and the prosthetic socket.

Dycor
800.794.6099
www.dycormfg.com

Big or Small, Provel Has the Right Automation

Provel offers cost-effective, fast, easy-to-use, and reliable O&P automation. The D2 digitizer, C5 carver, and T6 thermoformer are appropriate for small clinics as well as large central fabs. All are AOP-file compatible and backed by a two-year warranty. The D2 digitizer allows automated shape capture of prosthetic casts with unmatched accuracy. The C5 carver is not only fast and precise, its self-contained dust-collection system is extremely quiet. The T6 thermoformer consistently produces high-quality thermoplastic sockets from industry-standard preforms.

Provel Inc.
509.857.2009
www.provel.us

Knit-Rite Offers Acor Quikstrip Wheels

Acor Quikstrip® Wheels are sheets of materials in easy-to-use wheels. The 4½-in.-wide strips are available in many different material combinations. Quikstrip Wheels improve fabrication efficiency, minimize wasted materials, and decrease the bulk of flat sheets. The protective dispenser box keeps materials clean and dust-free and reduces damage to the product. Perfect for making foot orthotics.

Knit-Rite Inc.
800.821.3094

The Dobbs Bar A Revolution in Clubfoot Treatment

Matthew Dobbs, MD, designed this new dynamic clubfoot bar to allow active movement, preserve muscle strength in the foot and ankle, and be less restrictive to the child than traditional fixed-bars. Children using the Dobbs Bar can crawl and kick their legs independently.
Children will sleep better because they can get comfortable in the DobbsBar, and heel blisters commonly associated with fixed bars are no longer a problem. The Dobbs Bar is adjustable from 8 to 14 inches to accommodate growth; no need to buy replacement bars. The foot plates are universal and can be attached to shoes and AFOs. The results are better compliance, a more active child, and happier parents.

D-Bar Enterprises LLC
314.968.8555
www.dobbsbrace.com

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BridgePoint Medical
859.260.8576
http://bp-medical.com/page8.php

New Colors for SmartKnit KIDS

These seam-free, wrinkle-free AFO and KAFO socks for kids now come in pink, purple, blue, grey, and black, as well as traditional white. SmartKnit KIDS AFO and KAFOsocks feature a "heelless" design to ensure a perfect fit every time.  Each sock is knit with CoolMax®, polyester, or X-Static®the silver fiber with spandexfor superior moisture wicking and antimicrobial properties to inhibit bacteria for improved skin health and odor control.

Knit-Rite Inc.
800.821.3094