ORIGINAL POST:
Dear list,
This subject was discussed some time ago. Please advise, what is your
lock of choice for a SwimLimb? I want to use the original Fillauer
lock for it’s simplisity. Has anybody had positive or negative
experience with it in water conditions?
RESPONSES:
Thanks for your posting. We do not recommend the original Fillauer
shuttle lock to be use in water or swim legs.
We agree that it is probably the most simplistic lock on the market
however it is not for water use.
A couple of years ago we introduced the Gator Grip lock (available in a
flexible or smooth pin) to be used in fresh water, salt water, muck, or
grime. Dirt and water simply wash through its corrosion resistant frame,
so Amputees can enjoy activities in any environment without fear of
causing harm to their locking device.
You can find out more by calling Fillauer or at www.fillauer.com
I hope this helps and good luck,
Dennis
Dennis S. Williams, CO, BOC(O)
Executive Vice President
Fillauer Companies, Inc.
P.O. 5189
Chattanooga, TN 37406
Coyote lock.
Mark Benveniste RN BS CP
MEDVA Medical Center
Houston, TX
USA
Why don’t you use the Fillauer Gator Grip. It is corrosion resistant and
lets water flow through it.
–Gerry Stark
I have about 15 patients who scuba dive with the Fillauer simple lock,
if they salt water swim they just need to rinse it out when they are
finished. they have been in those leg for more then a year with no
malfuntions, once in a blue moon spray them with wd40.
Jan Saunders
I would advise using a suction socket and avoid the lock problem. I’m
assuming this is a BK. I use an Ossur Dermo liner, icecast as normal,
fabricate the socket with a Lynn BK expulsion valve and seal the
proximal with an ALPS Easy Sleeve. All are available through SPS.
It’s watertight and nothing to corrode. It is fully locked onto the
leg.
Bill Arrowood, CP
Consider the airlock by coyote design, I believe it to be all plastic,
nothing to rust
I used the Aqualimb from Endolite with their locking pin system. They told
me the lock was safe for water use.
If you are going to use the Fillauer Lock, make sure you flush it with clean
water, blow it out with air and spray with WD-40 to displace moisture. The
spring inside is spring steel which can corrode and cause the lock to fail
in an open (non-lock) position. I thought someone had designed a better lock
perhaps Coyote Company. You may be able to replace the spring with a
non-corrosive one or use urethane rubber in of the spring .
Good luck!
Erik
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