As per Karl Entenmann LPO recent request, any individual or manufacturer
having access to the below described required hook and cable component(s)
and is willing to provide it as a donation for this gentleman ,please
contact me and the Barr Foundation will accommodate you with tax deductible
donation benefit, to the extent allowable by law, and possibly pay a
discounted price for it.
Thank you,
Tony Barr
Barr Foundation
561-394-6514
www.oandp.com/barr
www.ertlreconstruction.com
—– Original Message —–
From: “Karl Entenmann”
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:49 PM
Subject: [OANDP-L] Need cable hand for Iraqi soldier
> To my esteemed colleagues,
> I have been asked to help in the treatment of an Iraqi soldier in Iraq
> who is a left BE amputee. He had been fitted with a cable powered
> prosthesis with a hook terminal device at the American hospital in Bagdad.
> He is a Lt in the Iraqi army and apparently there is some concern about
> his ability to lead his men because the prosthesis “makes” him look less
> able to lead. I am aquainted with a physician here near Seattle who’s
> husband is stationed over there and she asked me if I could help. It
> appears that the prosthesis is fairly conventional with fig 8 harness,
> triceps pad, dacron hinges, friction wrist, and #7 hook. The prosthesis
> was made a bit long and he has self modified the #7 hook to shorten it a
> bit. I would like to provide him with a cable operated hand and a smaller
> hook. They originally thought I could provide a myoelectic prosthesis but
> that would be impossible both technically and cost wise. I am looking for
> a donation of a left cable operated hand and !
> a shorter
> hook. The hand would need to be fairly large because the circumferential
> measurement they sent to me is almost 10 inches. I first questioned that
> but they sent a photo with the tape around the mp joints and it’s 9 7/8,
> so a size 8 or 9 would work. Does anyone have any of these laying around
> that we could use?
> Thank you all for sharing in this forum.
> Sincerely,
> Karl W. Entenmann, CPO
> Preferred O and P
> Federal Way, WA
>
