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  • BS 2574-2:1994

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    Lower limb orthoses Specification for hip, knee and ankle joints for lower limb orthoses

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-12-1994

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 References
    3 Definitions
    4 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
    5 Investment castings
    6 Workmanship
    7 Assembly of the joint and side members
    8 Packaging, marking and instructions
    Annex
    A (informative) Recommendations regarding information
         to be exchanged between the supplier(s) of
         materials and castings, and the joint manufacturer
    Table
    A.1 Information to be supplied to the foundry by the
         joint manufacturer
    List of references

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    Specifies requirements for orthotic joints, except those for trauma cases.

    Scope - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This Part of BS2574 specifies performance requirements for hip, knee and ankle joints that are to be incorporated in the side members to be used in lower limb orthoses.

    This Part of BS2574 is not applicable to joints for use in the immediate treatment of trauma cases.

    NOTE Guidance on the design of orthotic joints is given in BS2574-1:1991.

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    Committee CH/168
    Development Note Supersedes 93/507765 DC, BS 2574-2(1985) and BS 2931(1957) (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2009. (11/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 6324-3:1983 Terms relating to surgical implants Glossary of terms relating to materials
    BS 6324-2:1983 Terms relating to surgical implants Glossary of terms relating to mechanics
    BS 7313-1.1:1990 Prosthetics and orthotics. Terminology Glossary of general terms relating to external limb prostheses and external orthoses
    BS 6324-1:1983 Terms relating to surgical implants Glossary of general medical terms
    BS 2574-3:1990 Lower limb orthoses Method for the determination of mechanical properties of metal knee joint and side member assemblies
    BS 7313-1.3:1990 Prosthetics and orthotics. Terminology Glossary of terms relating to external orthoses
    BS EN 46001:1997 Specification for application of EN ISO 9001 to the manufacture of medical devices
    BS EN ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems. Fundamentals and vocabulary
    BS 6324-4:1983 Terms relating to surgical implants Glossary of orthopaedic surgical terms
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