At 09:43 PM 9/28/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>I just took delivery on a new leg a week ago. The focus on this leg is the
>socket interface system. It’s the Tec Harmony system. The Harmony uses the
>VASS technology, basically a suction / vacuum socket with positive vacuum
>assist off the shock pylon. I never thought I’d go with a suction socket,
>but this system blows all other systems out of the water!!! I haven’t had
>time to give it a real good test, BUT the few days I’ve worn it I can tell
>the Harmony is going to find a home on my stump!
>
>We’re using the Flex Foot Allurion foot, we need to do a little tweekin on
>the alignment so I’m not even going to say much about the Allurion yet.
>
>I hope to get back down to my prosthetist this coming week so we can reduce
>the socket by 3 or 4 ply, and play around with the trim lines. You can get
>pretty radical with the lateral and medial trim lines with the VASS
>technology.
>
>I wonder if there are any list members using the Harmony system? If so I’d
>love to hear your thoughts on it. Good or Bad!
I’ve been fitting a few clients with this system, I’m very impressed. The
reports regarding comfort and stability of suspension are consistently
positive in the extreme.
>How about a blast from the past in the foot talk. I loved a foot called the
>Cirrus, made by a company called Second Nature. They have long since gone
>belly up, but man that was one sweet foot! I used it on a OWW Stratus shock
>pylon. It was one of the lightest shock pylon foot systems I’ve ever used.
I’ve still got a Second Nature T-shirt………………..
>Mikey Dodd
Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, MI, USA
www.amputee.com
