Surgical Solutions, Techniques, and Trends - February 2007

Dependability and Value: GP Liner from SPS

ALPS General Purpose (GP) Gel Liner, distributed by SPS, provides the ultimate in durability and economy. Providing the softness, strength, and elasticity of the ALPS EasyGel liner, the GP Liner delivers comfort and durability with an economical price tag.

Includes the following unique attributes:

• Value priced for todays market.
• New distal-end encapsulation retrofits most liners on the market.
• Warranty: 12 months (one liner); 24 months (two liners).
• Slightly tacky feel reduces bunching in the popliteal region.
• Both locking and cushion versions available in 3mm/6mm uniform configurations.
  

SPS
800.767.7776
www.spsco.com

Venture Foot’s New 275 lb. Weight Limit

Using innovative, guided ramp and microcell technology, the improved Venture^® Foot provides a wide range of motion for virtually any activity with increased durability and a new 275 lb. (125kg) weight limit.

Key features include the following:

• Multi-axial with rotation to easily adapt to any terrain.
• Energy storing capability to reduce fatigue.
• New 275 lb. (125kg) weight limit.
• Adjustable Stride Control^®.
• Smooth transition from high- to low-level activities.
• Thirty-day trial period and up to three-year warranty.
  

College Park Industries 
800.728.7950
www.college-park.com

Endolite Navigator Foot

Designed for K2-level amputees, the Navigator is the perfect foot for day-to-day-activity. Around the home, office, or walking to shops and meeting friends, the "natural feel" of the Navigator encourages wearers to expand their horizons as they explore their world.

• Realistic ankle joint position for a more natural look and feel.
• Controlled ankle motion enhanced for natural and symmetrical gait.
• Improved rollover characteristic given by the ergonomically shaped resilient keel.
• Lower build height to maximize individual assembly options.
• Limited three-year warranty.

Endolite
800.548.3534
www.endolite.com

Coming Soon from Motion Control

Motion Controls lineup of new and exciting products includes the following:

• Multi-Flex Wrist: New flexible wrist - also lockable! Exciting new concept for the MC Hand and Motion Control ETD. Offers more comfort, more secure grip, and natural feel. (Beta models available. Call for availability.)
• MC ETD: Rugged and water resistant with quick response. Options include four-position flexion wrist and titanium hook fingers.
• U3: Improvements to the U3 Arm are under way. Watch this space for more.

Motion Control, A Fillauer Company 
888.696.2767
www.utaharm.com

Achieve More Natural Movement with Versatile New Torsion Adapter

SPS introduces the new Torsion Adapter from Ohio Willow Wood, which provides up to 25 degrees of internal and external rotation and up to 50 percent of smooth rotation for TT and TF amputees to achieve more natural movement.

Includes the following unique attributes:

• Internal torsion spring provides minimum fixed resistance to twisting.
• High-performance polyurethane rods in three stiffnesses allow customization. Cushions on both ends and center provide quiet operation.
• Threaded four-hole distal pattern and threaded proximal end accepts three-prong adapter or threaded clamp adapter for maximum versatility.

SPS 
800.767.7776
www.spsco.com

Ohio Willow Wood Introduces New Trailblazer MA

Ohio Willow Wood's new Trailblazer^TM MA foot takes the original Trailblazer foot to the next level of motion and performance with its built-in multiaxial ankle. The Trailblazer MA is perfect for high-activity amputees.

Includes the following key features:

• Customize amount of ankle movement using choice of three Flexion Rings.
• Customize heel spring with three stiffnesses available.
• 8.95cm minimum clearance.
• Weighs 460g.
• 250 lb. weight limit.
• 36-month warranty.

The Trailblazer utilizes U.S. Patent 6,719,807 and EP Patent Application 01303759.3 under license from Chas. A. Blatchford & Sons Ltd.

Ohio Willow Wood
800.848.4930
www.owwco.com

HOPE Orthopedic 3XL Hip Abduction Brace

HOPE Orthopedic now offers its best-selling HippO^TM hip abduction brace in size 3XL for your larger patients. A 3XL pelvic band and a 3XL thigh cuff are also available.

The price remains unchanged. The low-profile, universal HippO delivers world-class quality and function at a far lower cost than comparable braces.

Known for its superior customer service, HOPE Orthopedic offers same-day order fulfillment until 8 PM EST, three-day shipping for the price of ground, and NDA shipping subsidies on all products.

HOPE Orthopedic is a division of HOPE Inc. "When you need it right fast."

HOPE Orthopedic Inc. 
800.613.8852
www.hopeortho.com

Achieve Greater Energy Return with Carbon Ankle Seven

The latest in Otto Bock's line of innovative orthotic products, the Carbon Ankle Seven gives patients an orthosis that returns more energy for walking and uniquely fits natural movement. The Carbon Ankle Seven was designed with seven degrees of outward rotation to fit the natural pattern of the human foot. Manufactured from carbon fiber to provide energy return during the gait cycle, the movement of its high-tech spring avoids abrupt stopping. The Carbon Ankle Seven replaces traditional ankle joints.

Otto Bock HealthCare 
800.328.4058
www.ottobock.com

PEL Supply Now Offers TT PRO

The new TT PRO manufactured by Endolite, offers a perfect balance of shock absorption and energy management.

Features include the following:

• Energy-efficient coil spring for vertical compression.
• New torsion rod provides 30 degrees of rotation in each direction from neutral position.
• New bearing surface responds over a greater range of the stance phase.
• Instant compression at heel strike, and smoother energy return at toe-off.
• 30mm pylon and clamp option available.
  

PEL Supply Company 
800.321.1264
www.pelsupply.com

Becker Distributes SpineCor in the U.S.

SpineCor® is a dynamic system that uses postural re-education to target four key progression factors of idiopathic scoliosis: neuro-musculoskeletal dysfunction, growth asymmetry, postural disorganization, and spinal deformation.

SpineCor advantages include the following:

• Clinically proven 89 percent effective in a 400-patient, ten-year study.
• Documented Cobb angle reductions maintained for five years after treatment.
• Dedicated U.S. technical/clinical support staff.
• Increased patient acceptance; better compliance.
• Custom-made-to-measurement from Becker Central Fabrication.

L-1005; U.S. Patent No. 5,599,286

Becker Orthopedic 
800.521.2192
www.BeckerOrthopedic.com

Freedom Launches Knee Pyramid Adapter

Freedom Innovations' Knee Pyramid Adapter is now available. The adapter provides compatibility between prosthetic knees that accept a 30mm pylon and the company's Silhouette^TM Prosthetic Foot. Clinicians have experienced tremendous clinical outcomes with the Silhouette Prosthetic Foot. With the addition of the Knee Pyramid Adapter, that success can be more easily transferred to the transfemoral patient population.

The Knee Pyramid Adapter is constructed of anodized aluminum, rated up to 300 lb., and is sold with a 24-month warranty. It is available for purchase direct from Freedom Innovations or through the company's distributor, SPS.

Freedom Innovations
888.818.6777
www.freedom-innovations.com

Strength, Stability, and Cosmesis Appeal

The Shadow Series ultra-lightweight orthosis combines the structural strength and stability of a traditional metal and leather device with the fit and cosmesis appeal of a thermoplastic device to produce a unique, cutting-edge orthosis. Patient applications include polio, post-polio, CVA, MS CMT, SCI, and TBI among others. If you are seeking to upgrade your metal and leather devices to a lighter, stronger, and more stable laminated product, then the Shadow Series is what you are looking for.

Becker Oregon
800.866.7522
www.BeckerOrthopedic.com