Function; Maintenance - Blatchford SBWTTCP22 Guia Del Usuario

4 Function

Cushion
The device, used in connection with an air-tight suspension sleeve and corrosion resistant
components, provides control, secure connection and cushioning between the limb and the
socket. The perforations and the corrosion resistant expulsion valve of the device allow moisture
to escape during stance.
Locking
The device provides control, secure connection and cushioning between the limb and the socket.
The perforations of the device allow moisture to escape during stance.
During stance, the valve opens to allow moisture and air to escape through the perforations
in the distal cap. During swing, the valve closes and stops air from re-entering the device, thus
creating a vacuum, which both improves proprioception and reduces pistoning.

5 Maintenance

Advise users to report the following to their practitioner:
• Tears in the fabric or the silicone
• Tissue damage on the residual limb
• Enlarged perforations
• Changes in either body weight or activity level
• Deterioration/changes to the residual limb
• Changes in the performance of the device.
• Moisture in the distal end of the device.
• Loss of vacuum.
Note... Perspiration discolors some socket materials.
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