Back from Cardiff, where we've gone back to the drawing board on the design of my new prosthesis.
The foot we were using, made by Freedom Innovations, was comfortable but had a very high profile, making it difficult to attach the torsion adapter that allows me a greater range of movement.
So Ian, my prosthetist, is going to try a Blatchford Elite foot instead.
Billed as "the all-terrain foot" it's the gimp equivalent of a 4x4 -- but without the poor fuel efficiency and risks to pedestrians.
The foot we were using, made by Freedom Innovations, was comfortable but had a very high profile, making it difficult to attach the torsion adapter that allows me a greater range of movement.
So Ian, my prosthetist, is going to try a Blatchford Elite foot instead.
Billed as "the all-terrain foot" it's the gimp equivalent of a 4x4 -- but without the poor fuel efficiency and risks to pedestrians.
posted by Stuart at 09:40
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My legman tested the Elite foot. He liked it very much. He is very active. It was prone to failure and Blatchford wasn't good in the warranty dept. He was going to have me try one until this happened. The Renegade now comes in a low profile model. You might try that.
all the best with your new prostheses. maybee you could one day a reportage about low cost prostheses used for mine-victims, such as jaipur or ICRC???
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