Prosthetists from around the United States traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to attend the TEC® Interface Systems advanced education event at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Hilton Hotel June 29. The advanced education event featured a revolutionary technology for amputees called VASS™ Technology. VASS (Vacuum Assisted Socket System) Technology uses an elevated vacuum to secure the artificial limb to the residual limb. The elevated vacuum increases comfort, mobility, and daily activities, according to TEC spokeswoman Karin Pauly. VASS has shown significant signs to aid in healing wounds often associated with wearing a prosthesis, she added. "I knew I only had so many good steps in a day," said transtibial amputee Gary Hooks. "With the VASS System I can do what I want when I want to-all my steps are good steps!" Hooks is one of several amputees who attended the event to demonstrate and answer questions about the new technology.The VASS Technology is patent pending and available through the product line "Harmony." The Harmony product maintains a balanced volume in the residual limb, which offers greater linkage and minimizes movement between the prosthesis and the residual limb, thus reducing blisters caused by friction. "I used to remove my artificial limb and pour blood and sweat out," said Hooks. "No gain without pain is nonsense. Pain keeps you on the couch. The comfort from the Harmony system is so good it changed my life-it allows me to be the man I want to be."
Prosthetists from around the United States traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to attend the TEC® Interface Systems advanced education event at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Hilton Hotel June 29. The advanced education event featured a revolutionary technology for amputees called VASS™ Technology. VASS (Vacuum Assisted Socket System) Technology uses an elevated vacuum to secure the artificial limb to the residual limb. The elevated vacuum increases comfort, mobility, and daily activities, according to TEC spokeswoman Karin Pauly. VASS has shown significant signs to aid in healing wounds often associated with wearing a prosthesis, she added. "I knew I only had so many good steps in a day," said transtibial amputee Gary Hooks. "With the VASS System I can do what I want when I want to-all my steps are good steps!" Hooks is one of several amputees who attended the event to demonstrate and answer questions about the new technology.The VASS Technology is patent pending and available through the product line "Harmony." The Harmony product maintains a balanced volume in the residual limb, which offers greater linkage and minimizes movement between the prosthesis and the residual limb, thus reducing blisters caused by friction. "I used to remove my artificial limb and pour blood and sweat out," said Hooks. "No gain without pain is nonsense. Pain keeps you on the couch. The comfort from the Harmony system is so good it changed my life-it allows me to be the man I want to be."