Resources
Coding
RECOMMENDED LCODES: L5781 or L5782
Socket Designs
Single Wall TT
Flexible Inner Liner
Single Wall TF
TF Two Stage Distal Puck
TF Zero Puck Two Stage
Distributors
Clinical Papers
Below are links to several clinical papers going into further detail on the benefits of elevated vaccum:
- Residual limb wounds or ulcers heal in transtibial amputees using an active suction socket system. A randomized controlled study. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2264124
- Outcomes Study of Transtibial Amputees Using Elevated Vaccum Suspension in Comparison With Pin Suspension. http://www.oandp.org/jpo/library/2011_02_078.as
- Elevated Vauum Suspension Influence on Lower Limb Amputee’s Residual Limb Volume at Different Vaccum Pressure Settings. http://www.oandp.org/jpo/library/2010_04_252.asp
- Using Elevated Vaccum to Improve Functional Outcomes: A Case Report. www.oandp.org/jpo/library/2011_04_184.asp
- Vaccum Suspension and its Effects on the Limb. http://www.ottobock.com/cps/rde/xbcr/ob_us_en/im_646d277_gb_vacuum_suspension.pdf