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    LOWER LIMB ORTHOSES - GUIDE TO THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF LOWER LIMB ORTHOSES, EXCLUDING FOOT ORTHOSES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1991

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Guide
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 Categories
    4 Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs)
    5 Knee orthoses (KOs)
    6 Knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFOs)
    7 Orthoses for the hip (HpOs, HKOs and HKAFOs)
    8 Toxicity and skin sensitivity
    9 Marking, packaging and accompanying documentation
    Appendices
    A Materials
    B Manufacture of components
    C Bibliography of sources of typical designs for lower
       limb orthoses
    Tables
    1 Typical values for physical properties of plastics
       materials used in orthoses
    2 Typical metallica materials found to be satisfactory
       for use with lower limb orthoses

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    Gives guidance on the design, manufacture, marking and packaging of lower limb orthoses, except foot orthoses. Guidance on the materials used and on the manufacture of lower limb orthoses is given in appendices. Does not apply to orthotic devices for use in the immediate treatment of acute trauma cases, nor to resting splints. Covers definitions, categories, ankle foot orthoses, knee orthoses, knee ankle foot orthoses, orthoses for the hip and toxicity and skin sensitivity.

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    Committee CH/168
    Development Note Supersedes 90/56564 DC and BS 2574-1(1977) (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2009. (11/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

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    BS 2574-2:1985 LOWER LIMB ORTHOSES - SPECIFICATION FOR METAL KNEE JOINTS
    BS 7313-1.1:1990 PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS - TERMINOLOGY - GLOSSARY OF GENERAL TERMS RELATING TO EXTERNAL LIMB PROSTHESES AND EXTERNAL ORTHOSES
    BS 2574-3:1990 Lower limb orthoses Method for the determination of mechanical properties of metal knee joint and side member assemblies
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    BS 2931(1957) : 1957 SPECIFICATION FOR STEEL ANKLE JOINTS FOR STEEL ORTHOPAEDIC APPLIANCES
    BS 5736-8:1984 EVALUATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES FOR BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS - METHOD OF TEST FOR SKIN IRRITATION OF SOLID MEDICAL DEVICES
    BS 4781:1990 SPECIFICATION FOR PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE PLASTICS LABELS FOR PERMANENT USE
    BS 5736-7(1983) : 1983 EVALUATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES FOR BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS - METHOD OF TEST FOR SKIN IRRITATION OF EXTRACTS FROM MEDICAL DEVICES
    BS 4443(1969) : LATEST
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    BS 1664-8:1974 Specifications for woven cotton webbings of five qualities
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