Description
Product Type:
Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis (KAFO)
Indications:
- Multiple sclerosis
- Apoplexy (stroke)
- Peripheral paresis
- Paralysis
- Myopathy
- Poliomyelitis
Contraindications:
- Flexion contracture greater than 10 degrees
- Spasticity
- Hip contracture
- Person weight greater than 100 kg (for one-sided joint)
- Varus malalignment (for one-sided joint)
- Valgus malalignment (for one-sided joint)
Description:
Leg orthosis for functional support, stabilization, relief or support
The basis is only a plaster negative and the measurement form: Custom Orthotic Solution concept (C.O.S concept). The process works as follows:
1. Delivery of the patient: Plaster negative and the completed form with the measurements
2. Specialists manufacture the orthosis (carbon) at
3. Patient receives the custom-made carbon orthosis.
Features / components:
- Swing Phase Lock 2 (SPL) - knee joint
- knee locking without ground contact/ankle movement
- stability in case of knee extensor insufficiency
- pendulum mechanism locks the joint based on the respective angle to the center of gravity
- by using the plumb line, the orthosis is stabilized by using the plumb line, the joint stabilises during extension shortly before heel contact and unlocks automatically before the swing phase
- improved gait
- available as an orthosis or joint component
- easy to use
- adjustment of the swing phase, to prevent excessive knee flexion
- Satellite function setting: automatic function, one-time unlocking, permanent locking
- no batteries
- no fault-prone electronics
- no system requiring ground reaction force to lock
- joint that locks and unlocks mechanically
- locking even with incomplete extension
- 15 and 32 degree assurance stop, full extension
Versions:
- Item number COS-SPL001L/R, one-sided foot and knee joint
- Item number COS-SPL002L/R, two-sided foot and knee joint
Price (without guarantee):
The price is available on request from the manufacturer / distributor.
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