Friday, November 8, 2024

Re: Rapid closure device for a below knee corset.

Raymond Francis

Al;

The devise you speak of is called a “patented corset clasp”. It was

made by the the J. E. Hanger’s metal shop in Washington, D.C.

They stopped production of the clasp when they shut down their

metal shop. Your only hope of getting one is if they have one or two

stuck under; behind; wrapped up in; some old box on the shelf;

under the bench somewhere in the back,etc. etc.and are willing to

go look for it. Maybe some older prosthetic facility out in the field

has one (kept in the same place) that they will let you have. I have

one, but no you can not have it. Good luck.

At one time PEL Supply carried a one handed rapid closure device

for a

below knee corset. The laces of the leather corset were threaded

into this

metal device and tightened to the proper tension. The leather corset

could

be donned in the normal manner and then the amputee would hook

metal

eyelets over metal tabs and by moving a thin lever about 5 inches

long the

corset would be pulled tight around the thigh.

I have a below the knee client that has arthritic hands and this device

would serve him better then the Velcro straps he is now trying to use.

This was a unique product with a limited but, niche market. The folks

at

PEL supply said they got them from OWW and OWW said they got

them from

WPS.

Does anyone know who may still be making this device or a source

where to

obtain one?

Al Pike, CP

Raymond Francis, C.P.

Chief Prosthetist

The Ohio Willow Wood Company

15441 Scioto Darby Road

Mt. Sterling, OH 43143

Phone: 740-869-3377, Fax: 740-869-4374

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