12) Pull the carbon UD hose over the plaster positive up to the socket edge.
Tie the upper section of the carbon UD hose and fold the remaining
length over the plaster positive.
13) Loop a piece of string around the lamination adapter in the groove and
tie tightly.
14) Pull a tube sock over the plaster positive.
15) Cut a piece of carbon fibre woven hose (1.3 times the length of the
plaster positive).
16) Pull the carbon fibre woven hose over the plaster positive to the socket
edge. Tie the upper section of the carbon fibre woven tube and fold the
remaining length over the plaster positive.
17) Cut a piece of Perlon stockinette (twice the length of the plaster posit
ive).
18) Pull the Perlon stockinette over the plaster positive up to the socket
edge. Tie the upper section of the Perlon stockinette and fold the
remaining length over the plaster positive.
19) Soak the longer PVA bag and pull it over the plaster positive.
20) Perform the casting process with Orthocryl.
21) Finish the prosthetic socket (see Page 22).
5.1.5 Finishing the Prosthetic Socket
Required materials:
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Snap Bushings
1) Mark and trim the contour of the prosthetic socket.
2) Sand the distal end of the socket down to the vacuum forming dummy
and the heads of the cap screws (see fig. 12).
3) On a level surface, check whether the sanded surface is flat. Rework as
needed.
4) Remove the vacuum forming dummy and the cap screws from the pros
thetic socket.
5) Remove the prosthetic socket from the plaster positive.
6) Sand the contour of the prosthetic socket.
7) Insert the snap bushings into the openings from which the cap screws
were removed (see fig. 13).
5.2 Installing the Shuttle Lock and Socket Adapter
CAUTION
Using liquid thread lock
Risk of injury due screw connections ripping out
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