Barr Foundation Seeks Amputee Candidates for Donated C-Leg

The Barr Foundation, Boca Raton, Florida, has received an Otto Bock C-Leg® donated by the Corbin family in memory of their recently deceased son, Paul. The tax-deductible donation is in the name of the Paul Corbin Memorial.

"We are soliciting for appropriate candidates, referred from certified C-Leg providers, to submit applicants for the microprocessor-controlled knee device," said Anthony "Tony" Barr, president. No service warranties, manufacturers' representations, or guarantees will be provided and the applicant must execute waivers to any future claims or liability issues, Barr added.

"The sponsoring prosthetist is required to be a certified C-Leg practitioner and be willing to examine and review the unit as to its current workable and functioning condition and submit individual appropriate applicants who otherwise have no funding, and would considered be good candidates for this high-tech prosthetic device," Barr said.

Barr said that the C-Leg is appropriate for persons who:

* Are transfemoral amputees, including those with bilateral limb deficiencies or hip disarticulation amputations;

* Are involved in activities that require a high level of stance stability ;

* Walk or have the potential to walk on uneven terrain;

* Frequently descend stairs or negotiate slopes.

Barr added that the C-Leg is deal for people who:

* Currently are or have the potential to be unlimited community-ambulatory;

* Can utilize Second Mode for varied activities such as bicycling, rollerblading, or extended periods of standing;

* Have the ability or potential to walk faster than three mph (five kph) and walk up to or more than three miles (five km) a day;

* Are involved in activities requiring a high level of stance phase safety as well as efficient swing phase control;

* Change direction and speed suddenly for work, sport, or home activities;

* Would benefit from automatic swing phase adjustments because of their activity level;

* Would improve their gait when using stance extension damping.

Candidates may be submitted via e-mail: foundation@t-barr.com or call phone: 561.394.65014; or fax: 561.391.7601.

With the help and support of the O&P community and others, the Barr Foundation has helped more than 1,200 amputees become whole again who otherwise would not have the financial resources to do so, Barr noted.

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