I see a 38yo transtibial amputee who works as a sales rep and does a lot
of traveling. I have not made his previous limb but have been fixing
his shuttle lock for a year. He now needs a new prosthesis and doesn’t
want one that sets off the airport security. His current prosthesis is
a 3S suspension, endo, with a Seattle/ Carbon copy foot. Next time he
comes in I’ll check for sure if it matters. All I ever do is fix his
shuttle so I apologize for not looking too close. Anyway, this
prosthesis sets off all dectectors (except DFW?) His old prosthesis,
from his description, sounds like an exo with supracondylar suspension,
foot unknown. The airport tells me the dectectors use magnets to work.
Patient states he would prefer endo but would go back to exo if
necessary. My question is how much metal, and what types can I get away
with. Foot bolt, Shuttle lock, Flex foots attachment bolts. How much is
too much. I understand each airport sets its own sensitvity but any
ideas?
Paul Edman, CP
