Product Showcases
July 2013
New From College Park—Endo Components
College Park Industries has increased its offerings to include a line of commonly used endoskeletal components. Utilizing knowledge from 25 years of material research and product design, these endo components are carefully engineered for structural integrity and noise abatement. Tested to the highest quality standards, the endo components perfectly complement the performance and outcomes that College Park prosthetic feet are known for.
College Park Industries
800.728.7950
www.college-park.com
All New CoolBlue Prosthetic Socks
Exclusively from SPS and made in the U.S.A., CoolBlue prosthetic socks are cool, comfortable, and durable.
- Made of 98% Premium CoolMax® and 2% Lycra® fibers, moisture is drawn away from the skin and evaporates quickly.
- Now available in closed distal end and reinforced distal end options.
- Can be trimmed to fit without unraveling.
- Color coded for ease in sock ply identification. Available in one-, three-, five-, and six-ply.
- Thirty-day satisfaction guarantee against manufacturing defects.
SPS
800.767.7776
www.spsco.com
Endolite Introduces the avalon
The avalon foot provides 12° of controlled ankle motion, allowing the user to safely negotiate stairs, ramps, and environmental obstacles with increased confidence and security.
Benefits include:
- Dorsiflexes from midstance to toe off for a smooth rollover.
- Remains dorsiflexed through swing phase for improved toe clearance, to minimize the risk of falls.
- Provides a more natural gait; reduces the need to compensate by hip hiking, circumduction, or lifting the knee to clear the toe during swing phase.
- Biomimetic ankle motion encourages equal loading during ambulation, which leads to less stress and thereby preserves the sound side.
Endolite
800.548.3534
www.endolite.com
The Ortho Remedy Offers the BTS G-Walk
The BTS G-Walk is the first
pocket-size gait lab that provides
evaluation of spatial temporal gait
parameters. This cellphone-
size
wireless unit provides accurate,
objective, and measured gait
symmetry data. Graphical
analysis is instantaneously
transmitted to your computer,
comparing your patient's gait to the normal average.
Think of the benefits to your patients, your practice, your referral sources, and your claims justifications.
The Ortho Remedy
800.662.7993
www.orthoremedy.com/catalog
Prepreg from Ottobock
Give your patients the most advanced KAFO technology combined with the most advanced fabrication! Ottobock's line of KAFOs is now available in prepreg, creating KAFOs up to 40 percent lighter than laminated alternatives. Prepreg also creates more consistent fabrication outcomes that avoid unwanted buildups.
Ottobock Fabrication Services offers decades of expertise, exceptional customer service, and an unparalleled reputation for quality. Our expert services include water transfer, lamination, and prepreg carbon fiber. You can count on timely turnaround and delivering the results you want.
Ottobock
800.328.4058
www.professionals.ottobockus.com
Hersco Ortho Labs Announces the Patented Arch Suspender from Richie Labs
The medial Arch Suspender is an innovation that provides an adjustable lifting strap under the talonavicular joint to resist collapse of the medial arch and ankle and hindfoot eversion. This modification is indicated for severe PTTD and severe pronation disorders of the hindfoot.
The lateral Arch Suspender resists ankle or hindfoot inversion. Indications include peroneal tendinopathy and varus deformity of the ankle and rearfoot.
Casting methods and tips are available on our website. Certified pedorthists are available to answer questions regarding Richie products.
Hersco Ortho Labs
800.301.8275
www.hersco.com
The Most Adaptable Sports Knee Available
New for 2013: The AMP CAM Attachment Kit. The game changer!
The BTK AMP CAM Kit allows the highest tuning of tendon response within further progression of knee flexion.
Features and benefits include:
- Mimics natural muscle function.
- Adjustable tendon durometers.
- Adjustable extension stops.
- Adjustable dampening and rebound.
- 350 lb., K4+ activity.
- Use in any environment.
- Light and strong.
- Military approved.
Fabtech Systems
800.322.8324
www.fabtechsystems.com
Try It! The New 3S80 Fitness Knee from Ottobock
Have your patients experience the 3S80 Fitness Prosthesis—ask for a trial kit, which includes the 3S80 Fitness Knee, a variety of adapters, and a series of 1E90 Sprinter feet. The 3S80 Fitness Prosthesis makes it possible for your transfemoral patients to get up and move again, thereby increasing strength and mobility and enhancing overall health. Contact your sales representative to schedule a trial fitting. If you know which products your patients need, simply call our customer service department to order.
Ottobock
800.328.4058
www.professionals.ottobockus.com
The New Wave Feature
Available on all Custom Origin Liners for greater freedom of movement.
Evolution Industries Inc.
888.839.6213
www.evoii.com
Becker Oregon Offers the FullStride Shadow
The FullStride™ Shadow from Becker Oregon is a lightweight KAFO that combines structural strength and cosmetic appeal with the FullStride mechanical stance-control orthotic knee joint. The inherent rigidity of the FullStride Shadow ensures that optimal joint alignment and function are maintained throughout the gait cycle.
Constructed of lightweight and rigid composite materials, the FullStride Shadow's sleek and open design offers patients an unparalleled blend of form and function.
Becker Oregon
800.866.7522
www.beckerorthopedic.com
Allard USA’s Cut-4-Custom HFO
Finally, a humeral fracture orthosis (HFO) that will fit—because you fabricate it! The innovative, lightweight, and breathable 3D-LITE™ thermoplastic is pre-cut to fabricate an HFO. The 3D-LITE can be softened in three to five minutes using a heat gun or oven, allowing it to be custom molded to your patient's anatomy or easily remolded to assure continued intimate fit as any edema subsides. The kit includes straps and hardware, which are ready for you to attach and position to achieve optimum stabilization. Fabricate your own custom HFO in less than 30 minutes!
Allard USA
888.678.6548
www.allardusa.com
medi USA Introduces the Genu Sleeve
The Genu Sleeve is a transtibial suspension sleeve that provides the ultimate in comfort, suspension, and ease of use.
- Inner TPE gel surface provides optimal sealing and suspension.
- Longitudinal-knit cuff allows generous radial stretch for a secure and comfortable fit.
- Round-knit textile cover means no seams to unravel or irritate.
- Comfort zone knitting in patella and popliteal region for greater freedom of movement during knee flexion.
- Smooth outer textile slides easily against itself for simple donning.
- Includes free inner protector sleeve (also available separately).
- Can be used with the new medi Vacu-Valve with simple fabrication.
medi USA
800.633.6334
www.mediusa.com
PROTEOR Introduces Matik
New Pneumatic Swing Phase Control Four-Axis Knee.
Matik, the latest release from PROTEOR, is designed to provide an affordable yet efficient and maintenance-free polycentric knee.
Features include:
- Pneumatic knee with extension spring to provide full extension during stamping and slow walking.
- Secure four-axis geometry for high stability during stance phase.
- One inch of toe clearance during swing.
- Compact and lightweight: 26.21 oz.
- Rated up to 275 lb.; adapted for K2 users.
- Proximal connection, pyramidal or M36 threaded.
- Separated flexion-resistance and extension-dampering adjustments.
Nabtescoproteor-USA
855.517.4414
www.nabtescoproteor-usa.com
Orthomerica Introduces New PDAC-Coded California Catalina 637 and 631
The California® Catalina™ 637 and 631 deliver effective compression to the painful region to localize the patient's therapy while maintaining comfort. The Catalina 637 also contains rigid side panels to provide additional lateral support.
The Catalina's unique two-pull closure system makes it easy to fit and simple for the patient to don and doff. It limits motion and provides effective compression for the relief of lower back pain, making it ideal throughout rehabilitation treatment.
Available in sizes XS through 4XL.
Orthomerica
800.446.6770
www.orthomerica.com
Becker Orthopedic Offers the PreStride4
The PreStride4™ Model 9008 utilizes our new Stride4 (Patent Pending) stance control knee joint that comprises a four-bar linkage mechanism and three modes of operation: stance control, free motion, and locked with stance phase flexion. An integral extension-assist spring housed within the midsection assists with knee extension, while an adjustable extension stop allows the clinician to adjust and fine-tune the point at which the joint enters its stable/locked state.
Becker Orthopedic
800.521.2192
www.beckerorthopedic.com
Foot Orthotic Technology That Is Out of This World
Amfit is the world leader in equipment and software for manufacturing custom foot orthotics quickly, accurately, and at a low cost. Choose either of our 3-D scanners—the Contact Digitizer™ or the Impress Scanner—and combine it with the Amfit CAD/CAM Mill to fabricate superior custom foot orthotics in your own facility. Our Correct & Confirm™ software is highly accurate and easy to use. Amfit combines cutting-edge technology and more than 25 years of global experience—making us the best choice for any foot care professional.
Amfit Inc.
800.356.3668
www.amfit.com
SLEEQ
medi USA is proud to introduce the SLEEQ® series of spinal bracing solutions. The SLEEQ Spinal Therapy System's InvisAdjust™ technology enables a universal fit for nearly all patients while dramatically reducing the hassle and cost of unwanted inventory. SLEEQ's state-of-the-art TruGlide™ tightening makes it easy to achieve optimal compression for the most effective pain relief. The advanced eco-friendly Q-Lex™ OrthoSport Material promotes air flow to keep patients cool and dry. The low-profile ventilated AeroFlex™ support system automatically conforms to the patient's anatomy for a custom fit, providing optimum comfort and pain management or operative treatment support.
medi USA
800.633.6334
www.mediusa.com
New for the Kiddos—KiddieROCKER
KiddieROCKER™ is the newest addition to Allard's pediatric dynamic response AFOs. Developed for your pediatric population with more involved pathology, the extra rigidity offers enhanced balance and posture control, especially for weak quadriceps.
Features and benefits include:
- Carbon composite with anterior shell, lateral strut, and engineered footplate with open calcaneal design.
- Allows integration of your custom foot orthotic to help control ground-up forces.
- Lateral strut can serve as a base for a T-strap to control excessive ankle eversion.
- Anterior shell assists in management of proximal deficits by helping manage either knee hyperextension or crouch gait.
Allard USA
888.678.6548
www.allardusa.com
New VALOR Compression Liner Sock
SPS is proud to carry the new Valor compression liner sock from Swiftwick.
Made in the U.S.A., the VALOR is the most advanced moisture-managing compression liner sock ever created for amputees. This revolutionary new solution-worn under the liner and against the skin-is made with Olefin, a Nobel Prize-winning, environmentally friendly fiber.
The VALOR's sculptured compression construction incorporates Swiftwick's patented active antimicrobial technology, providing superior moisture, bacteria, and volume fluctuations control. Ask your rep about the Swiftwick liner sock today!
SPS
800.767.7776
www.spsco.com
Spinal Technology Orthotic Symposium: August 15-17, 2013
- Scoliosis Management
- Spinal Trauma Management
- Lower-Limb Orthotics Management
Spinal Technology is hosting the annual Scoliosis Symposium, with the addition of lower-limb orthotics management, in Boston, Massachusetts. The course will cover measurement techniques and brace options for lower-limb orthotics, full-time scoliosis bracing protocol for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, and the Providence Nocturnal Scoliosis System, with hands-on demonstrations in each segment. Presenters include Tufts Medical Center orthopedic surgeons, a Tufts neurosurgeon, and ABC-certified practitioners. Eligible practitioners can earn 16.25 ABC credits for attending the full presentation. Contact Nancy Francis at or 508.775.0990 x8374.
Spinal Technology
800.253.7868
www.spinaltech.com
Hersco Ortho Labs Announces the New Tri Lam Custom Foot Orthotics
Hersco has a new line of Tri Lam custom foot orthotics with several material choices. Tri Lam technology layers materials of different durometers, giving the practitioner the ability to vary thickness and shock absorption. Hersco Tri Lams include Plastazote and PPT for accommodative devices, or more durable Sky for active patients. You can also choose the base layer of firmer cork or softer EVA.
More information and pictures are available on our website. Certified pedorthists are ready to answer any questions you may have regarding our custom products.
Hersco Ortho Labs
800.301.8275
www.hersco.com
Aura and Echo Now Available in Black
The soft silicone ring creates an airtight seal, an alternative to suspension sleeves.
Evolution Industries Inc.
888.839.6213
www.evoii.com
Endolite Introduces the echelonVT
The echelonVT merges the fluid movement of our hydraulic ankle with the responsive function of our e-carbon foot springs and machined titanium spring. This combination results in a smooth heel-to-toe transition on all surfaces, absorbs ground forces, and provides energetic tibial progression and up to 15° of axial rotation.
- Self-aligning feature provides comfort while standing or traversing varied terrain.
- Independent, hydraulic-controlled plantarflexion and dorsiflexion.
- Hydraulic ankle dorsiflexes, which allows for greater toe clearance in swing phase.
- A dynamic, precision-engineered spring enhances the ankle's fluid movement.
- Foot shell and glide sock included.
Endolite
800.548.3534
www.endolite.com
Mt. Emey 3D System
Capture 3D data for custom foot orthotics and custom shoes in no time. The ultra-portable 3D camera is super convenient, easy to use, and provides significant cost savings and enhanced turnaround time. Stay in control, stay ahead, and stay cleaner! Call to find out how you can get yours free.
Apis Footwear Co.
888.937.2747
www.bignwideshoes.com
Adjustability When You Need It
Revolimb™ Powered by Boa.™
Revolimb® kits allow clinicians to make any socket or brace adjustable. With a simple click of the Boa® dial, patients have the ability to change the fit and feel of their device any time of day. Revolimb kits are available for various designs and configurations. With one hand, your patients can:
- Adjust fit for changing activities.
- Change compression to match volume changes.
- Release compression when needed.
Revolimb is bringing a whole new level of comfort
and control to your patients.
U.S. Patent No. 8443501.
Revolimb
801.641.3398
www.revolimb.com
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Amar Publications
888.344.5440
www.amarpublications.com
Limbguard
The practitioners who developed Limbguard™ know the importance of effective early care and the impact this has on building a lasting relationship with patients. Limbguard's unique design considers volume management, wound care, and knee range of motion. The product line consists of four sizes designed to fit both left and right residuum. Limbguard is available from Friddle's Orthopedic Appliances at www.friddles.com.
Limbguard
800.528.9339
www.limbguard.info
Comfort Products:
The One-Stop Shop for ALL of Your Stockinette Needs.
• Cotton • Nylon • Perlon
• Nyglass • Multi-Size • Aralon
• Spectralon • SpectraCarb • SpectraCarb/Aralon
• Fiberglass • Carbon/Fiberglass • Carbon/Fiberglass Kevlar
• Nylon Helanca Stretch • Modelsoft
For more information, e-mail
Comfort Products
800.822.7500
www.comfortoandp.com
NUPOC Master's in Prosthetics-Orthotics
Accepting Applications Now!
Begin your P&O career at NUPOC! Learn from leaders in the P&O profession! The NUPOC MPO is a 21-month graduate curriculum that prepares you to enter an accredited residency, sit for certification examinations, and become a P&O practitioner.
The online portion of the program includes live and streamed lectures, videoconference discussions, group projects, and case-study sessions that help you learn, apply, and review knowledge.
The on-campus practicum offers supervised opportunities to practice technical and clinical skills with patient models who have neuromusculoskeletal impairments.
Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center
Feinberg School of Medicine
NUPOC
312.503.5700
www.nupoc.northwestern.edu
New K2 Foot: DuraWalk
Clinicians have a new option when it comes to K2 feet. WillowWood's new DuraWalk is a sleek, low-profile K2 foot with an adjustable heel.
Features include:
- Flexible toe spring allows for smooth gait while maintaining stability.
- Provides multiaxial function.
- Maximum weight limit of 350 lb.
- Low-cut, modular foot shell allows for easy access to the foot for clinical adjustments.
- Suitable for both transtibial and transfemoral amputees.
- Affordably priced with suggested L-Codes of L-5972 and L-5986.
WillowWood
800.848.4930
www.willowwoodco.com