4
3
Construction
Distal cap
Spacer*
Washer
Valve
Perforated Fabric
Unperforated Fabric
Principal parts:
• Fabric (polyamide and lycra)
• Valve (silicone)
• Washer (nylon)
• Umbrella (nylon)
• Spacer* (silicone)
* For use with some locks. (See
Fitting the Spacer
section.)
Main Body
Umbrella
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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, for example:
• Moisture in the distal end of the device.
• Loss of vacuum.
Note… Perspiration discolors some socket materials.
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