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Best
Commercial WEB
Presence
OSSUR
The
Ossur site combines great
artistic style with professional
and consumer support in an
extensive site. Look for the
Ossur interactive CD ROM
available from the site.
Check
out the Ossur WEB
Site
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Best
Knee Unit
ULTIMATE
KNEE BY ORTHOLITE
Designed
in the United Kingdom this
innovative knee unit combines
user control led hydraulic unit
with a ruggedly designed
aluminium frame. Already touted
as the next best thing by the
Brits, this unit has been
recently introduced to the North
American market.
Check
out the Ortholite web
page
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Non
Profit Support
Group
AMPUTEE
COALITION OF AMERICA
The
support group to which all others
aspire. Their annual meeting is
the largest gathering of amputees
on the planet, this year in
Kansas City.
Check
out the ACA WEB
Site
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Best
Supplemental
Product
EASY
PROSTHETIC PULL SOCK
UNABLE
TO CONTACT
MANFACTURER
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Best
Technological Advance for
Practioners
PATHFINDER
BY OHIO WILLOW WOOD
If
there is one product that has
taken the world of prosthetics by
storm in 2000 it is Ohio Willow
Wood's Pathfinder. Suitable for
both AK and BK leg amputees, this
product is a serious challenge to
Flex Foot's Re-Flex VSP. This
unit is adjustable by means of an
air valve and pump which is
supplied with the
unit.
Check
out Ohio Willow Wood's WEB
Site
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Best
Upper Limb
Innovation
TEXAS
ASSISTIVE DEVICES N
Abler
For
the third year running the good
ol' boys down in Texas have been
award a Top Ten Award. The TAD
line up of products is simply
incredible and simply practical.
From wrenches and screwdrivers to
cup holders and other innovative
terminal devices TAD provide
practical solutions for an ever
increasingly complicated
world.
Check
out the TAD Site
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Best
Shock Pylon
RE-FLEX
VERTICAL SHOCK PYLON BY FLEX
FOOT
Only
one prosthetic product could
obtain an award in two
categories. The Re-Flex VSP maybe
on the expensive side but it sure
makes a lot of amputees
happy!
Check
out the Flex Foot web
site
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Best
Support Site
OANDP.COM
More
commonly know for its commerical
aspects, the OandP web site also
has a lot to offer amputees.
Operated by prosthetist Paul
Prowsoski OandP is the largest
site of its kind on the net. Paul
also runs the oandp mailing
list.
Check
out the OandP
site
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Lower
Limb Innovation
Profile
by TEC
The
Profile is the first anatomically
shaped, prefabricated, uethane
interface available on the
market. Available in 17
prefabricated sizes, the Profile
can be purchased with or without
a one-piece outer
cover
Check
this page for more
details
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Best
Foot
Flex
Foot VariFlex
The
Vari-Flex® is second to the
Modular III in energy return.
It's light weight and ease of
assembly and alignment make it a
simple choice for both
prosthetists and amputees.
Because of its slender profile,
the Vari-Flex® is the choice
for most female
amputees.
More
information on the Flex Foot
Variflex
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